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334. Simplify your pronunciation with these English tricks

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How to Connect Small Function Words to Words

When we have small function words like and or, or, or of, you want to reduce it so the vowel is pronounced with a schwa. And then you want to connect it as if it's an additional syllable to the previous word or the following word. So really think of it as one word, blacker and then white, black or white. All right, that's it. I hope you enjoyed these hacks. Write them down. Remember them. You can also find them on my website, organized for you.

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