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Jan 2009
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46: ’Three,’ ’through,’ ’throw’ and othe...

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The pronouncing 'unvoiced th' /θ/ in English is difficult; the r sound also is difficult. Together they are VERY difficult. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast. 
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