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Mar 2023
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299. How to pronounce Were, Work, and Wo...

HADAR SHEMESH
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In this episode, I’ll teach you how to pronounce the words Were, Work, and World. I call this sound the STIR sound. There are a LOT of words in English with this sound, and once you master it, these words are going to feel so much easier! Practice along with me in this episode today.

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