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Advanced Communication Skills

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[ ] ... 'oo' as in 'boo'

The 'oo' as in 'boo' vowel sound, the back part of the tongue stretches up towards the soft palate,
oo, oo. The front part of the tongue remains down, lightly touching, or just behind, the bottom
front teeth, oo. And here you can see the lips round, oo, into a very tight circle for this sound, oo,
boo.
[ ] ... 'ur' as in 'her'

The 'ur' as in 'her' vowel sound. It's always followed by the R, and there's no distinction between
the sounds. So it will always be written with two different IPA symbols, but it will be pronounced
rr, just one sound. It's the same sound, actually, as the schwa-R sound with one exception: the
'ur' as in 'her' vowel with the R may be in a stressed word, like a noun, like 'earth. To make this
sound, the lips will round a bit, rr, rr. So, the corners come in, and that brings this part away
from the face, rr, rr. The middle part of the tongue raises towards the roof of the mouth in the
middle, rr, and the tongue actually touches the top teeth on either side here, rr, rr. It presses
against them. The front of the tongue hangs down then, rr, rr, but it's drawn back a bit. So, it's
not touching anything, rr, her.

[ ] ... 'aw' as in 'law'

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