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Advanced Communication Skills




                    Notes
                                   [  ] ... 'ah' as in 'father'
                                   [  ] ... 'aa' as in 'bat'
                                   [  ] ... 'eh' as in 'bed'
                                   [ ] ... 'ih' as in 'sit'
                                   [ ] ... 'ee' as in 'she'
                                   [  ] ... 'oo' as in 'boo'
                                   [  ] ... 'ur' as in 'her'
                                   [  ] ... 'aw' as in 'law'
                                   [  ] ... 'uh' as in 'pull'
                                   [  ] ... 'uh' as in 'butter'
                                   [  ] ... 'uh' as in 'supply'

                                   Diphthong is the union of two vowels in one sound or syllable. Diphthong can also be defined
                                   as "A union of two vowel sounds occurring consecutively and pronounced simultaneously".
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