How do native English speakers say "walk away"?

Native speakers reduce "walk away" to "walk-kaway" (/wɔːkəˈweɪ/) in natural speech. To leave a place or a situation; to depart.

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Q: What is the connected speech form of "walk away"?

"walk away" becomes "walk-kaway" — a linking pattern. When 'walk' ends with a /k/ sound and 'away' begins with a vowel sound, the /k/ sound often connects smoothly to the start of 'away'. This makes it sound like 'wal-ka-way'.

walk away → walk-kaway /wɔːkəˈweɪ/ Linking

To leave a place or a situation; to depart.

When 'walk' ends with a /k/ sound and 'away' begins with a vowel sound, the /k/ sound often connects smoothly to the start of 'away'. This makes it sound like 'wal-ka-way'.

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walk away → walk-kaway

/wɔːkəˈweɪ/

To leave a place or a situation; to depart.

When 'walk' ends with a /k/ sound and 'away' begins with a vowel sound, the /k/ sound often connects smoothly to the start of 'away'. This makes it sound like 'wal-ka-way'.

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Example 1

Just turn around and walk away from the argument.

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Example 2

He decided it was best to walk away from the deal.

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Example 3

Don't walk away when I'm talking to you!

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Example 4

I had to walk away from that loud party.

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She just had to walk away from that toxic relationship.

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