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Enunciation, Articulation & Pronunciation
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What does enunciate mean?
Enunciate: the process of forming sounds into words that are clear and distinct. What does articulate mean? Articulate: being able to express one’s self clearly
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Examples
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Dropping the “ing” sounds
You say “goin” but it should be “going” Mornin’- should be morning Comin’- should be coming Gunna- should be going to
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Omission of sounds You say “pacific”, but it should be “specific”
‘member- should be remember Ineresting- should be interesting Probly- should be probably Dint- should be didn’t
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Middle “T” sounds You say “madder” but it should be matter
Wader- should be water Beder- should be better Wanna- should be want to
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Entire sentences You say Should be Shoulda Should have Lemme Let me
Seeya See you Whadayado What do you do Whataya gonna do d’night? What are you going to do tonight? Didna see’m doot? Did you see him do it? Doya wanna talk ter onaphone? Do you want to talk to her on the phone?
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Open your mouth more when you speak.
So how’dya fix this? Slow down. Open your mouth more when you speak. Use your tongue to produce the correct sound.
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What is pronunciation? Pronunciation: saying the sounds of a word properly and stressing the correct syllable. Putting the right emphasis on the right syllable.
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Examples of mispronunciations
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You say “warsh” it should be “wash”
ekspecially- should be especially aks- should be ask heith- should sound like heit expresso- should sound like espresso drawl- should sound like draw Febuary- should sound like February realator- should sound like realtor ekcetera- should sound like etcetera Any others?
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Look through the list of tongue twisters.
The assignment Look through the list of tongue twisters. *Find one that you like and write it in your notebook.
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The assignment continued
Once you have the tongue twister, memorize it. Be able to recite it by Wednesday.
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