How do native English speakers say "for sure"?

Native speakers reduce "for sure" to "f'sure" (/fʃʊr/) in natural speech. Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.

for sure → f'sure | Elision

Q: What is the connected speech form of "for sure"?

"for sure" becomes "f'sure" — a elision pattern. This happens when the 'or' sound in 'for' is completely dropped, leaving just the 'f' sound before 'sure'. It makes the phrase quicker to say and is very common in informal speech.

for sure → f'sure /fʃʊr/ Elision

Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.

This happens when the 'or' sound in 'for' is completely dropped, leaving just the 'f' sound before 'sure'. It makes the phrase quicker to say and is very common in informal speech.

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for sure → f'sure

/fʃʊr/

Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.

This happens when the 'or' sound in 'for' is completely dropped, leaving just the 'f' sound before 'sure'. It makes the phrase quicker to say and is very common in informal speech.

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Are you coming to the party tonight? Oh, f'sure!

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That's f'sure the best pizza I've ever had.

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Can you help me move this box? F'sure, no problem.

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Example 4

We should totally hit up that new brewery later. F'sure!

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Example 5

You think she'll actually finish that project on time? F'sure she will.

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for sure → f'sure