9. The Schwa: How One TINY Sound Can Make a HUGE Difference
The InFluency Podcast
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The Brain Plays Tricks on Us
Most languages have pure five vowel sounds, like the five vowel letters of American English. The brain plays tricks on us and we start hearing sounds that don't actually exist. So first of all, the T here is not a T It's a j sound. And do we say G-lations or can we say congrats? Lay. That's the primary stress. But what about the first syllable? Is it congradulations or can we reduce it? To ken. Ken: Congra. Yes, we can. In English, Africa. Possibility. Are you starting to hear all those shots?"
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