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Linking is an important characteristic of spoken American English. Study linking an ending consonant to a beginning vowel or diphthong.

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Vacation is always the best!  Study real English conversation and many interesting points of pronunciation, like the consonant to vowel linking in the phrase ‘made it!’ YouTube blocked? Click here to see the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Conversation and Speech Studies, Linking, Videos, Words that Reduce Tagged With: CAN Reduction, Gonna, Linking Consonant to Vowel, THAT Reduction, Wanna

English Pronunciation – Linking: Consonant to Vowel

English Pronunciation – Linking: Consonant to Vowel

It’s important in American English to link words together so one word flows into the next.  When a word ends in a consonant and the next word begins in a vowel or diphthong, that is a great opportunity to slide the two words together. YouTube … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Linking, Videos Tagged With: Linking Consonant to Vowel

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