207: Why is ’quarter’ so hard to say?

How to pronounce words like "thin/fin," "mouth/mouse," and "both/boat." Perfect your English fricative sounds by never stopping the air from passing through your mouth. Transcripts at pronuncian.com 

At the end of the word, the /ŋ/ doesn't need an additional /g/. The /g/ is potentially included mid-word. Transcripts available at pronuncian.com 

"Coarticulating" the /g/ and /n/ is the trick to fluent pronunciation of these two sounds. Don't release the /g/ before starting the /n/. Transcripts available on Pronuncian.com 

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Learn how to pronounce some difficult words . Make sure to practice and repeat with the audios 

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<p>These words have 2 different ways they can be pronounced! If you here them pronounced in two different ways you may scratch your head but they're both right!&nbsp;</p> 

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