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Apr 2008
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6: American English r-controlled vowels ...

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Practice saying and hearing the difference between r-controlled vowels: /ɚ, ɑr, ɔr,/ and /ɛr/ Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast. 
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