actually

I am fond of playing with the word "actually" in my head. I don't pronounce it the conventional way. \`ACT·too·awlee\, I say. Might I say, it rolls off of the tongue real nicely.

Here's an example of a use in a natural environment:

Someone asks me "how am I looking today," I respond "great," then in my head play with the word: "ACT too awlee......."

Sometimes I like to give suspense to the first syllable. You know, give it some stress and drag it out.

"ACT..........................."

(but then, always gracefully, I'll wrap it up)

"too awlee."

I like to condense these last two syllables into one a lot, too.

"tooallee"


So here, I'll recap:

Other Person: I am the greatest person to have walked the planet!
Me: You bet you are!

In my head: Act..............................tooallee...