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313. I asked 30K students what words they confused the most, here’s what they said

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How to Pronounce a Word

The T after an N at the end of a word is usually a held T. A lot of native speakers pronounce it like that with a pop T. If you're just starting out, if you don't have a lot of experience with pronunciation work in English, please please. Just pop the T at the end. The next one is body versus buddy. Sometimes it's okay to confuse it. Depends on the context. So body has the as in father sound body. You need to drop your jaw, bah, and take your time. This is the primary stress. And when you hear the pure vowel, it is more likely that it's the negative form rather than the positive

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