Linking: vowel sound /y, w/ + vowel sound

Опубликовано: 16 Июль 2026
на канале: Eva Easton's American English Pronunciation

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LINKING is a basic element of American English Pronunciation.
In a dictionary, words are given in isolation.
In natural speech, however, you don’t say words separately.
You connect words together. You LINK them.
In this lesson, we're going to practice linking pattern #2: Vowel Sound /y, w/ + Vowel Sound.

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