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Oct 2019
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Episode 15 - Pronunciation - The Schwa

Caren Hayden
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Do you want to sound more like a native English speaker? Then you must master the most common vowel sound in American English – the schwa! Today, I will tell you what the schwa sounds like and when you should use it. 
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