9. The Schwa: How One TINY Sound Can Make a HUGE Difference
The InFluency Podcast
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How to Find the Primary Stress in a Word
On what syllable did you clap, nod your head, snap your fingers? The first syllable, right? Al. Now the Al is the primary stress. If I try to pronounce it again phonetically, Al-co-ho, let's start with a second syllable. What happens if I drop it? Alcohol. Does it sound okay, slash, or even better? Or I can put it in brackets actually. Then I drop the sound. When you reduce something, if it doesn't feel right, if it just doesn't fit the way the word sounds in your head, then it is not a schwa.
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