How to Pronounce "of the sort"
expression
UH-v the SORT
OV the SAWT
Definition
Used to refer to things, people, or situations that are similar to the one just mentioned or described.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈəv/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈsɔɹt
British English
ˈɒv/ /ðə, ði/ /sˈɔːt
Simplified Pronunciation
US
UH-v the SORT
UK
OV the SAWT
Listen in Context
I have never seen anything of the sort before.
Please do not say things of the sort again.
Do you sell books of the sort we discussed?
He claims he never said anything of the sort.