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425. The Schwa: How One TINY Sound Can Make a HUGE Difference [Revisiting favorite episodes]
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We’re revisiting some of our most popular and favorite episodes on the podcast.
I mention the schwa almost every time I speak about American English. That’s because this vowel is all over the place, and once you hear it, you never stop hearing it 🙂
The schwa is a very short and “relaxed” kind of vowel. It’s a pretty tricky vowel for non-native speakers but if you get it, you get the secret to American English pronunciation and you become SO much clearer.
Also, you will find yourself investing much less energy in speaking, which is also important 🙂
Tune in and learn more about this special vowel and how to use it. And let me know what you think in the comments below.
Check out a new episode about the schwa here: https://hadarshemesh.com/podcast/157/
You can also watch my older video about the schwa: https://goo.gl/tvDJ6o
And you’ll also find my video on American Intonation helpful: https://hadarshemesh.com/magazine/american-intonation/
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