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I’m going to guess you've seen videos online talking about the "th" sounds in English, right? |
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Working on "think" vs "though" or "three" vs "tree"? |
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I’ve talked about them, too, because they’re very common sounds, and quite easy to fix. Correcting them is like a quick pronunciation hack. |
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Now, don't get me wrong—these sounds are important, which is exactly why most teachers focus on them first. |
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But here's what I've discovered after helping thousands of students: |
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The sounds you're NOT working on are usually the ones causing the most confusion. |
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There are subtle, unique sounds in English that most students pronounce incorrectly. These sounds take more time and targeted practice to master. The ones that, once you've been pronouncing them a certain way for years, become bad habits that need breaking. |
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Take my student Maria. She told me:
"I struggled with distinguishing and pronouncing certain English sounds, especially those not found in my native language. It made me feel insecure and frustrated when speaking." |
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Her /ɪ/ and /iː/ sounds were nearly identical. So "I live here" sounded like "I leave here". She thought she'd never get them right. |
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How To Actually Achieve Clarity |
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If you're aiming to speak with clear British English pronunciation (and since you're here, that's more than likely |
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