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Feb 2025
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456. The difference between color vs. co...

HADAR SHEMESH
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Cup or cop? Today we're practicing the differences between the /ʌ/ vowel and the /ɑ/ vowel in American English pronunciation. Words like wonder vs. wonder, color vs. collar, and cup vs. cop are what we're practicing today!

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