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Great practice for linking ng to initial vowels. 8:40 in this video. are you devoicing the sound z in the word ( olives , apples , orchids) to to S sound or you start the sound with z sound and end with s sound, fifty percent of the sound for z sound and the rest for s sound. you partially devoiced the z like a mixture of a z and an s if yes is that in every plural words the end with s and the letter before the voiced sound . ( kitties ) ( guys ) ( pictures ) Thank you so much.
Hi, good questions: I was devoicing them a little (you have a good ear). Sometimes we do that (imperfection) but in general, it should be a Z sound. Here my V in olives sounded a little like an F, so an S came out. not a good habit. Keep it VZ. However the Z is light. Still, it should not really be an S. Apples should be LZ. Orchids should be DZ. Pardon my less than perfect diction here.
The thing about "p and K" linking vowel, it turns out, that sounds like "b and g" has been my confusion since the beginning. And now I realize what's going on. Thanks a lot.
Extremely informative and comprehensive! Could give a little more details on what's happening in "He's standing"？ You put a"z" between the two s but seems to you actually pronounced it as "s"
"He's" ends in a Z. You are probably hearing the S in "standing" The Z will turn into an S. The S will sound stronger than the Z because it begins a stressed syllable/word. "He's" is not stressed so the Z sounds quieter.
@@SmoothEnglish1 Thank you for your quick response! The explanation on Z turning into S really makes sense. I had been thinking the other way, because in other videos of yours you're talking about something like "t" is pronounced "duh" after a voiced consonant or vowel
As American tend to drop the "g" in "ing", I was wondering if we can achieve the linking of ing to vowel by linking "n" to vowel. Another video does the similar in pronouncing something like "I am trying to do my homework", where the "g" is dropped then the "t" is dropped after "n" to make the sentence end up like "I am trin nə do my homework"
Yes, Americans sometimes drop the ng and make an n instead, but this is very informal and overuse of it can sound uneducated. In a sentence such as "I'm trying to do my homework," dropping ng should feel quite natural, however.
Great video for linking. Thank you.
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Great practice for linking ng to initial vowels.
8:40 in this video. are you devoicing the sound z in the word ( olives , apples , orchids) to to S sound or you start the sound with z sound and end with s sound, fifty percent of the sound for z sound and the rest for s sound.
you partially devoiced the z
like a mixture of a z and an s
if yes is that in every plural words the end with s and the letter before the voiced sound . ( kitties ) ( guys ) ( pictures )
Thank you so much.
Hi, good questions: I was devoicing them a little (you have a good ear). Sometimes we do that (imperfection) but in general, it should be a Z sound. Here my V in olives sounded a little like an F, so an S came out. not a good habit. Keep it VZ. However the Z is light. Still, it should not really be an S. Apples should be LZ. Orchids should be DZ. Pardon my less than perfect diction here.
The thing about "p and K" linking vowel, it turns out, that sounds like "b and g" has been my confusion since the beginning. And now I realize what's going on. Thanks a lot.
great video, is the sound c (k) in the word McDonald's like (g) = MgDonald's ?
No, keep the voiceless K sound before another consonant. Some people release it and some hold it. either way is fine.
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Thank you for great reply.
Extremely informative and comprehensive!
Could give a little more details on what's happening in "He's standing"？ You put a"z" between the two s but seems to you actually pronounced it as "s"
"He's" ends in a Z. You are probably hearing the S in "standing" The Z will turn into an S. The S will sound stronger than the Z because it begins a stressed syllable/word. "He's" is not stressed so the Z sounds quieter.
@@SmoothEnglish1 Thank you for your quick response! The explanation on Z turning into S really makes sense. I had been thinking the other way, because in other videos of yours you're talking about something like "t" is pronounced "duh" after a voiced consonant or vowel
So will weekend sound like weegend?
not exactly. like weekgend. you still need to hold the K, then release a g.
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As American tend to drop the "g" in "ing", I was wondering if we can achieve the linking of ing to vowel by linking "n" to vowel. Another video does the similar in pronouncing something like "I am trying to do my homework", where the "g" is dropped then the "t" is dropped after "n" to make the sentence end up like "I am trin nə do my homework"
Yes, Americans sometimes drop the ng and make an n instead, but this is very informal and overuse of it can sound uneducated. In a sentence such as "I'm trying to do my homework," dropping ng should feel quite natural, however.
It's great tho, but I heard people say , -make up ( me kup) -jump on it(jum po nit) is this correct or less incorrect?
It's just overly careful. If you are always super careful, your rhythm will disappear.