syllable stressed instead of the first. Omission of entire "r-" syllables in longer words; "difference" becomes , and "temperature" becomes . Words beginning with unstressed syllables "con" are generally pronounced its stressed form with a lower pitch, e.g. "connection", "consent", "condition". Words beginning with stressed syllable "com-" e.g. "competition", "common" and "compromise" are pronounced . The schwa tends to be pronounced as in final closed syllables; "ticket" is pronounced , and "carpet" is pronounced . The suffix -age is generally pronounced ; "message" is pronounced , "package" is pronounced etc. There is less vowel reduction in unstressed syllables, and some variation in the placement of stress. For example, chocolate may be pronounced , as distinct from in other varieties of English. Compared to other varieties of English, there is less difference between stressed and unstressed syllables. In most varieties of English, unstressed syllables are reduced, taking less time. This difference is smaller in Hong Kong English. Others In Cantonese, there is no structure of diphthong+consonant. As a result, becomes , becomes , becomes , becomes , becomes , becomes , becomes , becomes etc. For the case , or , the ending consonant is generally omitted, resulting in . Many Chinese will speak a foreign language with the same characteristic monosyllabic staccato of spoken Chinese, with varying degrees of the natural liaisons between syllables that natives employ. In a similar vein, they often pronounce syllables as if words were transliterated into Cantonese: "Cameron" is pronounced as based on its transliteration; "basic" is pronounced as . Exaggeration of certain final consonants, for example to and sounds of the past-tense form of verbs to . Differences or omission in ending sounds, as the ending consonants are always voiceless and unreleased (glottalised) in Cantonese with the exceptions of , and , similar to Basel German Pronouncing the silent , sounds in words like "Green-wich", "Bon-ham", "Chat-ham", "Beck-ham" are often reflected in the transliteration of the words, for example, Beckham is transliterated (pronounced ). Merging the contrast of voiceless/voiced consonants with aspirated/unaspirated if any contrast exists in Cantonese. This is because English voiceless consonants are most often aspirated, whereas the voiced ones are always unaspirated. The stop stays as but becomes ; stays as but becomes ; stays as but becomes ; becomes and becomes (except when preceded by s, where the English consonants are unaspirated). Merging voiceless/voiced consonants into voiceless if there is