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of always has the 'v' sound at the end except in (typically faster) informal conversation, where the 'v' is sometimes dropped when the following word begins with a consonant, 'of' then being identical in sound to the word 'a'. Help! Help! An alligator's got a hold of me! (a hold a me) A...

1. Instead of using the preposition “on”, you use “along”, and your expression will be OK I stride along the street. Here are numerous examples from the Internet using “stride along”: Stride along waterfront parks to riverside trails in the Storm walking shoe from Mephisto Stride along with...