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AE 1223 - Pete's 2c: The Weird Aussie Pronunciation of the Word 'Important'

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How to Pronounce Important

It's more because of the salabic and that we're using for the final syllable. So instead of saying ant, import, tant, we're saying important. We've blocked the air from flowing through our mouth by using our tongue to go into a T position That's not released. And then the vowel sound is made with our nose.

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