How to say THROUGH vs. THOROUGH | American English Pronunciation

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Hi it's Hadar and this is the Accent's Way.
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Your way to finding clarity, confidence and freedom in English.
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Let's talk about the pair 'through' and 'thorough'.
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through and thorough
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They look almost the same and they sound almost the same but different.
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So let's talk about the difference between the two.
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The first word is 'through' we begin with a TH sound. It's a soft TH.
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The tongue comes out for the TH to release air
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and then you pull the tongue in to the middle of the mouth for the R.
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Thr-, thr -
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Make sure the tongue doesn't touch anything on the way in.
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So it doesn't sound like 'fru-' alright.
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So you bring the tongue down for the R. thr-, thr-
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and then it's a long U as in 'food'. Through
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feels like there is a W at the end, right.
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Thruw, thruw
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She always comes through.
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Through
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The word 'thorough', 'thorough' also begins with a TH but instead of moving directly for the R
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you actually have a vowel in between.
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Thuh, thuh
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It's the 'uh' as in 'cup' sound. Thuh-
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Only then you bring the tongue up for the R: thuh-row
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thuh-row
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and then you have a long O as in 'go': thuh-row.
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'Through' - one syllable, 'thorough' - two syllables.
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A thorough analysis.
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She always comes through.
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through - thorough.
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That's it. Pretty simple.
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