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Sep 2016
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216: The Cardinal Vowels--long e /i/, oo...

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All about that vowels diagram that shows the vowel sounds placed over a sort of square-like shape that’s bigger on the top than it is on the bottom. Transcripts at pronuncian.com. 
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