How to Pronounce "pure and simple"
expression
ˈpjʊɹ/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈsɪmpəɫ
PYUR and SIM-puhl
pjˈɔː/ /ˈænd/ /sˈɪmpəl
pyaw and SIM-puhl
Definition
Used to emphasize that something is only what you say it is, with no other explanation or reason—nothing more, nothing less.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈpjʊɹ/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈsɪmpəɫ
British English
pjˈɔː/ /ˈænd/ /sˈɪmpəl
Simplified Pronunciation
US
PYUR and SIM-puhl
UK
pyaw and SIM-puhl
Listen in Context
This is theft, pure and simple.
She left because she was unhappy, pure and simple.
It was an accident, pure and simple.
He was lying to you, pure and simple.