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Why can’t you make a better demonstration of tongue position???? I can’t barely see where you are placing your tongue in the video.
so difficult, I need a English second language dictionary
THIS. Finally someone who shows the tongue positiong and how it's supposed to move. It makes it so much easier to understand and give guidence to reproduce the sound. This is exactly what I wanted thank you so much.
This is what I like the best .
American accent has the flap T and D and I do love it and the rhotic " r" I'm in love of this particular sound
I prectice the develpment of the flap T and d with these tounge twister
Betty bought butter but the butter was bitter so Betty bought better butter to make the bitter butter better 😅🎉
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Thanks a lot <3
Thanks for the great videos. I just have a quick question: is it okay if the underside of my tongue touches my lower teeth a bit? In the picture you showed, it looks like it doesn’t touch at all.
Только начинаю понимать, систему флап T and D
Hopefully youll resppnd!🙏 Is the “t” in “politics “ a flap t?
😮😮 Oh teacher you're exceptional when it comes to the phonetic connotation for the American Accent🎉🥇🏅 greetings from COLOMBIAN 🇨🇴 ♥️
Thanks a lot, very appreciate
"Hello, dear Rachel. I have a very important question on which I would like to know your verdict. I had a Canadian friend who had been learning Persian, too. I asked him whether native English speakers pronounce the sounds T and D with their tongues placed further back or further forward on the alveolar ridge compared to Persian. He insisted that English speakers place their tongues definitely further back on the alveolar ridge than Persian speakers, who he claimed place their tongues right behind the bottom front teeth.
I would like you to tell me if he is wrong. The reason I ask this question is that when I position the front part of my tongue further back on the alveolar ridge while pronouncing the light L, I feel that my pronunciation is much closer to that of native speakers, and I find it easier to pronounce. This contrasts with when I place my tongue further forward, right behind the bottom front teeth. So, I was wondering if this applies to all the sounds (D, T, and the light L). What do you think?"
And dear professor Rachel, could you kindly tell me what is the best trick to pronounce D and T lke Americans? I've seen your videos and others' videos, but I still feel like I don't pronounce them like the American. It feels like something is missing.
Hello dear Professor Rachel. When pronouncing D and T, what happens to the back part of the tongue or blade? Because every time I try it, I feel like Americans pronounce d and t in a very different way like more tense in a way that has a very strong sound.
Flap t and D matter Made matter maro matter mere madder mere
Flap t and D go to the store spell It
Are (d) and (t) pronounced by placing the tip of the tongue on the alveolar ridge or the front part of the tongue on the alveolar ridge?
rachel when you put on the screen * not beginning a stressed syllable * but were you saying at that time if the T or D begins with a stressed syllable, was the correct one written on the screen?
and I also have doubts when you explained that the tongue does not rise if the next word begins with a consonant, in the example not for me, I have doubts here, the back of the tongue does it rise up to touch the ceiling or do I just lift it up like the back of the 'K' sound?
Teacher, do we use the tip of our tongue or the tongue blend the blade part to say the true /t/ consonante? Is the same like true /d/?
[ɾ] tapped R other languages.
Wow, this really help me a lot to understand American accent. Appreciate it.
미쳤다 미쳤어~~~
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After years of searching, I've reached a point with this.The jaws should be moving away from each other to give space for the air to move out and since there is an air trap for a short while and then it releases the air, you will ideally hear the sound in your head before actually hearing it or pronouncing it.
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Hello, Rachel. Thank you for your videos! I'd like to ask if I should use the blade of my tongue, or the tip of it with the true T and D?
In American English: if people drop t and d between 2 consonants, when it comes to tense, how do we know they refer to past tense? For example, I described the book and I describe the book would sound the same.
May I ask a question: "When stopping sound, do you need to hold your breath through your nose?"
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0:28 I can't speak English "D" with fast vocal cord so I'm watching this part repeatedly. Your neck and jaw shadow fluctuated before making sound but I can't figure out what the fluctuation is in the mouth and throat. My goal is Chat GPT and Google Live Transcribe doesn't recognize my "Do they~" sound as "Today~" sound any more. "Do" and "they" both voiced consonants are double hurdle combo.