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You're very welcome--thank you for letting me know that you found it helpful! 🙂

Well, thank you very much for that high compliment! I appreciate you taking the time to watch my videos! 🙂

@@pronunciationsnippets я люблю сниппеты. Так как я программист:) У вас прямо глаза горят, когда вы объясняете. Это не спрячешь.

You're very welcome--thanks for watching! 🙂

Yes, I discussed that partially in this video. The "cally" ending is pronounced as one syllable, "klee", by native speakers (omitting the vowel between the 'c' and the first 'l')--except for "vocally", "focally", and "locally." If there is any other consonant before the "ally", these word endings are pronounced with two syllables, so it will sound like /u-lee/ ("uh-lee").

@@pronunciationsnippets Thank you! This is helpful!

You bet--glad it helped!

Thank YOU for taking the time to comment! 🙂

Pleasure. Fighting for pronunciation authenticity is an endeavor of mine. You can judge my humble contributions for yourself by googling: Breton language Apprendre le Breton Brezhoneg dre bell Episode 1: ZO

@ Pleasure. Fighting for pronunciation authenticity is one of my endeavours. You can judge my humble contributions by googling: Breton language Apprendre le Breton Brezhoneg dre bell Episode 1: ZO

You're so welcome! I appreciate you letting me know that it helped you! 🙂

I'm very grateful to my parents for getting me braces when I was a teen, as I did have very crooked teeth before that. 😉

Thank you for watching my video (and for taking the time to comment and let me know it helped)! 🙂

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Hi! Yes, these are both very common for anyone who initially learned British English, as the Brits don't use a tapped T and they drop the /r/ sound when it occurs after a vowel. If you don't tap the T and you drop the /r/ at the end of contractions like this, they're going to sound kind of odd (such as "whatuh" instead of "what're" and "howuh" instead of "how're"). If this is a pattern that you don't think you can (or don't want to) correct, I would refrain from using those contractions. But if you want to sound more American, it's definitely doable--you just need to establish the correct mouth movement for those sounds and then get a lot of repetitions of the new way of moving your mouth until it becomes your new habit! 🙂

@pronunciationsnippets but I am used to British accent

@@olgayaresko4925 There's nothing wrong with that! A British accent is perfectly acceptable. My channel teaches the American accent for those who prefer it, but there are definitely different "flavors" of English out there. It all depends on what you prefer! 🙂

Thanks for that, Ralph, and I agree with you. I think it's a combination of "lazy tongue" and speaking too fast, but I hear the same thing (and am probably guilty of doing it myself with other native speakers in fast-moving conversation). But you're right--it's not something that should be emulated! 😉

Thanks for letting me know that this one helped you! Yes, I'll put your suggestion for a new video on my list. It may take a little while, as I have some I need to make before that, but I will get to it! 🙂

And thank YOU for taking the time to leave a comment. I sure appreciate your support of my channel! 🙂

Thank you so much. I enjoyed making this one because I know many of my students avoid these types of contractions and just use the long form. I want to make it doable for them (and you)! 🙂

Hi! Yes I do provide 1:1 instruction. My email is lorifriend@communiclinic.com if you would like to discuss that further. I'd love to hear from you! 🙂

Yes, the only difference in "taught" and "thought" is the beginning sound. The word "taught" is pronounced /tot/ and the word "thought" is pronounced /thot/ (your tongue needs to start between your teeth on this one, and you must be blowing air on this /th/ sound--you can't block the airflow with any part of your tongue, or you will get /tot/).

@@pronunciationsnippets Thank you for your swift reply! You are a very dedicated teacher who truly cares about your students. Please recommend me more of your videos especially important ones for newcomers to Canada where mostly Americal English is used.

@@yalewtefera6836 Thank you so much! I really appreciate those kind words. I think any of my videos would be very appropriate for a newcomer to Canada, but since you mentioned that you struggle with "taught" vs. "thought", probably the one from about a year ago, "Help for the TH sound", would be a good next step. If you can tell me what your native language is, I would probably have more specific suggestions for you. 🙂

Thanks for letting me know that! I hope you find my other videos helpful as well. 🙂

Wow, you just made my day, Megan. Thanks for letting me know that! 🙂

I'm very happy to hear that! Thanks for watching my video. 🙂

No, the American R is made with no part of the tongue touching the roof of the mouth.

Yes! It's surprising how often those silent consonants show up!

Thank you so much--and I'm very happy that you found it valuable! 🙂

I'm glad you found it helpful! Yes, we're all about making things easier to pronounce as Americans!😉

I will put that on my list. Any particular situations of assimilation that would be most helpful?

Thank you so much for that high compliment, and thank you for supporting my channel! 🙂

Hi! Thanks for watching my video. :-)

Wow, I really appreciate that. Thank you for watching my videos! 🙂

I agree--that's a tough combination! On the /n/ sound keep your tongue a little further back on that bony ridge, and then slide it toward your teeth for the /l/.

Thanks for letting me know it helped you! 🙂

@pronunciationsnippets our native languages don't allow us to roll or twist tongue in a manner native English speakers do. So it's a challenge for us. We have to unlearn to learn again . It's hard, fun all at the same time

Yes, I understand that! I have the same problem when I try to "trill" the /r/, as is heard in many other languages. We don't do that in American English, so it's very hard for me, but I can learn to move my tongue in a different way--it just takes time and consistent practice. Don't give up! 🙂

I'm sorry to hear that you're struggling with this sound. If I was able to work with you in a live Zoom lesson, I think I could help you with that, but otherwise all I can do is give you the examples that I have provided in the video. This is the limitation of TH-cam videos--they can't replace live instruction. However, I will tell you that your listener will still understand you if you use a light L instead of a dark L. You may not sound like a native speaker, but you will be clearly understood.

Just lightly. It's simply an anchor point, to keep the tip of the tongue low in the mouth.

@@pronunciationsnippets thanks 😊

Thank you so much for that! Be sure to check out my other videos on contractions--there's a playlist for that topic on my channel. 🙂

I appreciate that, and am so glad it was helpful! 🙂

Thanks for your suggestion. I will take it into consideration. 🙂

I'm so glad to hear that! Thank you for letting me know! 🙂

That's also a possible placement for the light L (not the dark L, though).

It makes me happy to hear that--thanks for telling me (and thanks for watching my video)! 🙂

That's the kindest thing ever--thank you! 🙂

I'll put those on my list to cover in a future video!

Thanks so much, and thanks for your comments! 🙂

You're very welcome--glad you found it helpful! 🙂

Thank you so much for watching my video--I appreciate you! 🙂

I will put that on my list! 🙂