3: The English /s/ and /z/

3: The English /s/ and /z/

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221: Compare ’unvoiced th’ to /f/, /s/, and /t/

How to pronounce words like "thin/fin," "mouth/mouse," and "both/boat." Perfect your English fricative sounds by never stopping the air from passing through your mouth. Transcripts at pronuncian.com 

220: The ’n-g’ spelling creates /ŋ/, as in the word ’song’

At the end of the word, the /ŋ/ doesn't need an additional /g/. The /g/ is potentially included mid-word. Transcripts available at pronuncian.com 

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