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Oct 2016
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219: /g+n/ as in ”signal” and ”ignore”

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"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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