The word that carries 'right here' is exactly the one most easily skipped: the single-syllable here tops the list at 18.2%. The line performs well overall — 391 attempts, 82.3%, 3.7/5 — but without here, 'the reference section is on the first floor' loses its 'right in front of you' pointing.
Library orientation
Context cue
This is a locating line: the reference section is right here, on the first floor. What section, and where.
Each word is shaded by how often it was dropped across 391 attempts. Hover for the exact rate. This sentence is one case in the Listen and Repeat research across 23,000+ sessions — where endings and late words drop most.
The three most fragile words here are here (18.2%), the (11.3%), located (6.4%) — when you record your own version, check first that each of these survives.
These are sounds with substantial measurements in this sentence, not a generic pronunciation list. Automatic assessment places /ɹ/ lowest among the sounds shown.
| Sound | Measurements | Avg accuracy | Below 60 |
|---|---|---|---|
| /ɹ/ | 1,584 | 83.7/100 | 10.4% |
| /n/ | 857 | 84.3/100 | 12.3% |
| /s/ | 924 | 85.9/100 | 9.8% |
Omission rates show the pattern, not its cause. Position, word length, and endings still give us specific practice hypotheses to test.
here
18.2% omitted
Here is the deictic adverb carrying the key 'right here' meaning, yet it is a short single syllable sitting mid-sentence, so it is the most easily skipped.
Practice: Give here a little stress to point out 'right here', so it does not vanish between located and on.
the
11.3% omitted
The is an unstressed article recurring in the line.
Practice: Keep the light but preserve the grammatical frame.
located
6.4% omitted
Located is a three-syllable verb with a weak final /tɪd/, so it is easily compressed.
Practice: Say located in full, close the ending, then link to here.
Place splits between complete meaning groups, following the chunking method. The slashes are memory boundaries for practice, not mandatory audible pauses.
| Speakers paused before | Share of pauses | Placement |
|---|---|---|
| “on” | 7.7% | Natural split |
| “first” | 7.4% | Mid-phrase |
| “in” | 5.1% | Natural split |
| “is” | 4.1% | Mid-phrase |
Two blocks: The reference section is located here / on the first floor.
Steady the subject reference section and keep the deictic here — it says 'right here'.
Add on the first floor with reduced on the.
Do not rely on a vague feeling of success. Meet all four checks twice in a row before increasing sentence length.
Record it once and see your own version of the heat map above — which words you dropped and where your pauses landed.
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Use 2 meaning groups: The reference section is located here / on the first floor. Preserve the information skeleton first, then check the final words and endings.
here (18.2%), the (11.3%), located (6.4%) have the highest omission rates among the 391 attempts summarized here.
Pause between complete meaning groups rather than inside a noun or verb phrase. Use pauses as a memory scaffold, then work toward a connected delivery.