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Oct 2017
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486. Difficult Words to Pronounce in Eng...

Luke Thompson
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With this one you can continue to listen to Paul Taylor and me discussing the tricky relationship between spelling and pronunciation. There are lots of jokes, impressions, funny accents and useful comments about this important area of the English language. Use this episode to avoid some very common mistakes in English pronunciation, and try not to laugh on the bus while you're listening! 

Check the episode page for word lists, transcriptions and my video of 40+ difficult words to pronounce in English.

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