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Advanced Communication Skills

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[ ] ... 'ah' as in 'father'

In "Ah" as in father, the tongue presses down, ah, ah, ah, which you'll see in the photo. Ah. The
tip of the tongue is forward, ah, lightly touching just behind the bottom teeth. In Ah, father, the
rest of the mouth has a neutral position. Here is the 'ah' as in 'father sound on the right compared
with the mouth at rest on the left. Notice how much the jaw has dropped in the 'ah' as in 'father'
sound.
[ ] ... 'aa' as in 'bat'

In The 'aa' as in 'bat', the tongue stretches up in the back, aa, towards the soft palate and roof of
the mouth, aa. The front of the tongue stretches forward and presses here behind the bottom
front teeth, aa. And the tongue sort of flattens wide, aa, aa. Because the tongue is raising and
then coming forward, you can see a lot of tongue, aa. This is different from the 'ah' as in 'father'
vowel, for example, ah, where the tongue is pressing down and you see more dark space in the
mouth. Ah, aa. You can also note the corners of the mouth are pulling back a little, aa, exposing
some of those top teeth, aa.

[ ] ... 'eh' as in 'bed'

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