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59. How to pronounce: “except”, “accept”, and “expect”
59. How to pronounce: “except”, “accept”, and “expect”
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4 minutes
Released:
Sep 4, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
English words can be really confusing sometimes.
In the how-to-pronounce episodes released every Friday, I’ll help you with the pronunciation of confusing or challenging words.
This week we’re going to talk about how to pronounce the triplet “except”, “accept”, and “expect”.
Here’s a loose transcription of the words as explained in the episode:
Except: ik-sept, or uhk-sept [IPA: ɪkˈsept]
Accept: ak-sept, or uhk-sept [IPA: əkˈsept]
Expect: ik-spekt [IPA: ɪkˈspekt]
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In the how-to-pronounce episodes released every Friday, I’ll help you with the pronunciation of confusing or challenging words.
This week we’re going to talk about how to pronounce the triplet “except”, “accept”, and “expect”.
Here’s a loose transcription of the words as explained in the episode:
Except: ik-sept, or uhk-sept [IPA: ɪkˈsept]
Accept: ak-sept, or uhk-sept [IPA: əkˈsept]
Expect: ik-spekt [IPA: ɪkˈspekt]
Join our Facebook community to connect with non-native English learners from all over the world: https://theaccentsway.com/influency-community/
If you want to improve your accent and understand spoken English better, download my free American Accent audio crash course: https://theaccentsway.com/audio-accent-course/
Released:
Sep 4, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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