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Jan 2024
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#255 The Secret to Natural British Engli...

Michael Lavers
About this episode

Textbook English is different from spoken English, and a big part of this comes down to pronunciation and how things are said in real conversations.

You may understand English learner material easily, but then really struggle when it comes to watching TV or movies. What I discuss in this episode may be the reason why.

This is the first part of a series I’m going to do on pronunciation, and this episode will be about something called Linking.

Linking is when a consonant sound connects from the end of one word to the beginning of the next word. Listen to find out more!

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