How native speakers pronounce “shouldn”

And I like university professors, but, you know, we shouldn't hold them up as the high-water mark of all human achievement.

Do schools kill creativity? — Ken Robinson · TED

I said, "He shouldn't risk missing his flight so that I could make mine."

The Love of My Life (and Why I Need to Share It with You) | Ann Patchett | TED · TED

I can't think straight. I’m irritable, and I probably shouldn’t be driving a car. But this is how many American teenagers feel every single school day.

What lack of sleep does to the teenage brain - Wendy Troxel

Now, you might be thinking, "This isn't fair. I shouldn't have to deal with gender bias at all." You're right.

What Successful Negotiators Do Differently | Kathryn Valentine | TED · TED

(Applause) I probably shouldn't make fun of the thing I'm going to try to get you to do, but ... The toilet vortex might start like this.

The Benefits of Not Being a Jerk to Yourself | Dan Harris | TED · TED

to subscribe to some fancy metaphysical program, and it shouldn't take up too much time. Maybe a few minutes a couple of times a week to start.

The Benefits of Not Being a Jerk to Yourself | Dan Harris | TED · TED

They've learned that it's not good to be vulnerable, "I shouldn't be vulnerable." Like, that's the implicit message that they have

The Secret to Making New Friends as an Adult | Marisa G. Franco | TED · TED

Didn't they deserve these opportunities now? Shouldn't they continue doing that work? Not temporarily, but indefinitely?

How to Turn Setbacks into Success | Amy Shoenthal | TED · TED

we all must invest in aspects of our lives beyond work. We shouldn't just work less because it makes us better workers. We should work less because it makes us better people.

How to Reclaim Your Life From Work | Simone Stolzoff | TED · TED

"Doctors and nurses thinking about transportation and housing? Shouldn't we just provide pills and procedures and just make sure we focus on the task at hand?"

What makes us get sick? Look upstream | Rishi Manchanda

But I haven't given up. And I'm here to tell you why you shouldn't give up either. Prior to working at the Great Barrier Reef Foundation,

A New Lifeline for the World’s Coral Reefs | Theresa Fyffe | TED · TED

We don't want to throw millions of people into the fight like they do. We can’t do it, and we shouldn’t do it. AI software allows us to build a different kind of force,

The AI Arsenal That Could Stop World War III | Palmer Luckey | TED · TED

are we contending with fundamentally a new set of questions here? Because some advocate that we shouldn't build autonomous systems or killer robots at all.

The AI Arsenal That Could Stop World War III | Palmer Luckey | TED · TED

but I'll get confronted by journalists who say, oh, well, we shouldn't open Pandora's box. And my point to them is Pandora’s box was opened a long time ago

The AI Arsenal That Could Stop World War III | Palmer Luckey | TED · TED

they license that work. Now AI companies have a bunch of reasons why this shouldn’t apply to them. There’s the fair use legal exception that I’ve already mentioned.

How AI Models Steal Creative Work — and What to Do About It | Ed Newton-Rex | TED · TED

So how do we get to that future? First, I want to tell you what I think we shouldn't be doing. The most important thing is to not focus on engagement,

Can AI Companions Help Heal Loneliness? | Eugenia Kuyda | TED · TED

I try to remind myself of all the reasons I shouldn't want that, even if I could.

I’ll Probably Lose My Job to AI. Here’s Why That’s OK | Megan J. McArdle | TED · TED

Motivation, and that shouldn't surprise you, isn't your car key or wallet.

How to Set the Right Goals and Stay Motivated | Ayelet Fishbach | TED · TED

All of us are capable of finding joy in giving. But we shouldn't expect this to happen automatically. Spending money helping others doesn't necessarily promote happiness.

Helping others makes us happier -- but it matters how we do it | Elizabeth Dunn

should it just be people who’ve consented? Or shouldn’t there be a model that somehow says that any named individual in a prompt

OpenAI’s Sam Altman Talks ChatGPT, AI Agents and Superintelligence — Live at TED2025

risk this year it is I guess a lot of people would be wondering well shouldn't the United States and I mean president

The Biggest Global Risks for 2025 | TED Explains the World with Ian Bremmer · TED

parents is they've been told that their kids shouldn't ever be frightened. You

How to Raise Confident Kids in an Age of Anxiety | Lenore Skenazy | TED · TED

adulthood and that doesn't mean you shouldn't face them and try them and if things turns out so I have to tell you

How to Raise Confident Kids in an Age of Anxiety | Lenore Skenazy | TED · TED

save on a babysitter. So, that shouldn't be considered neglect either.

How to Raise Confident Kids in an Age of Anxiety | Lenore Skenazy | TED · TED

There's a threatening, desperate and angry edge to it. Love shouldn't feel like this. A fourth marker is belittling.

The difference between healthy and unhealthy love | Katie Hood | TED · TED

power-seeking and unstable geniuses in a data center. Now this shouldn’t make you very comfortable. You would think that with a technology this powerful and this uncontrollable,

Why AI Is Our Ultimate Test and Greatest Invitation | Tristan Harris | TED · TED

And in fact, there are endless other things that AI obviously shouldn’t do while maximizing paper clips, including: “Don’t spread the fake news,” “Don’t steal,” “Don’t lie,”

Why AI Is Incredibly Smart and Shockingly Stupid | Yejin Choi | TED · TED

We’ve been told that it’s a research topic of ’70s and ’80s; shouldn’t work on it because it will never work; in fact, don't even say the word to be taken seriously.

Why AI Is Incredibly Smart and Shockingly Stupid | Yejin Choi | TED · TED

in building a fairer chatbot. Maybe I shouldn't have been surprised. As one of our participants from another process said,

How AI and Democracy Can Fix Each Other | Divya Siddarth | TED · TED

(Laughter) But you shouldn't conclude that without first putting them under a microscope.

Why you should define your fears instead of your goals | Tim Ferriss | TED · TED

When my father came home and saw this, he flew into a rage. He decided homework shouldn't be done on a lawn, it should be done at a desk.

What Losing Everything Taught Me About Resilience | Jane Marie Chen | TED · TED

Why? Seriously, don't kill your language. We really shouldn't kill our language. If we were to kill the language, we'd have to find an identity.

Suzanne Talhouk: Don't kill your language

(Laughs) Because it doesn't fit! We shouldn't kid ourselves. But to reach this point, we all have to be convinced

Suzanne Talhouk: Don't kill your language

But to reach this point, we all have to be convinced that we shouldn't allow anyone who is bigger or thinks they have any authority over us when it comes to language,

Suzanne Talhouk: Don't kill your language

in this next chapter of your life when they shouldn't be an extra. Getting over heartbreak is hard,

How to fix a broken heart | Guy Winch | TED · TED