The 4 General Rules of English Linking/Connections | American English Pronunciation & Ear Training
One of the most difficult parts of English is the fact that what you hear doesn't always match what you see. This is even more true between words (called "linking" or "connections"), where sometimes sounds change, mix, disappear, and other strange things. In this lesson, we look at the four biggest, most general rules of linking between words in English that will help you start to categorize things and learn more specific rules more quickly and easily later.
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Best and clear explanation on linking I've ever learned ! Thank you so much Josh❤️
Excellent...!
never stop making videos ! i will recommend your channel to my friends
@NativeEnglishHacks
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thanks so much and I appreciate it 😊 Glad I can help!
Great for listening comprehension! Thank you a lot
Awesome
Awesome! I was looking forward to videos that cover additional areas of phonology besides individual sounds. Linking is quite easy to practice but very difficult to use in natural unrehearsed speech. Btw, 13:11 at thee (y)en duh vuh word haha 😄 I did notice that some native speakers don’t do it regularly and I was surprised, I thought this was one of the few rules people stick to 😞
@NativeEnglishHacks
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, so... Unfortunately, the full pronunciation of words are more common the more you enunciate or emphasize, and since I'm at least partially conscious that I'm talking to English learners while recording, I've noticed that I tend to enunciate a bit more than usual, so you'll hear me use it somewhat disproportionately compared to normal speech. It doesn't really matter. Both sound perfectly normal and natural, but I wanted to mention it because it might be easier for some learners to completely ignore the rule and always stick to the reduced version instead :)
hi I am from Colombia, yor video help me a lot.I have a question this video also applies to English linking intonation?
@NativeEnglishHacks
2 жыл бұрын
This lesson is focused on linking sounds, not intonation.
Nice video!!❤❤💜 i got a doubt about linking: in the next sentence: i started to play soccer( how can i link the Ed verb with the preposition" "did duh" did tuh" which do you recommende!!
@NativeEnglishHacks
3 жыл бұрын
Both are possible, but the most common way is probably the first one, and like one word: star-di-duh. In this case, the "d" at the end of "started" replaces the "t" in "to". This is a very special and specific linking rule that we'll see in a future lesson.
@Frontlineinvestigation71
3 жыл бұрын
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