That time you realized a difficult word in English is actually easy to pronounce

That time you realized one of the hardest words  to pronounce in English is actually easy. . 

I'm hearing a sound that's a little bit back  here, work. And what I want just like with Eh,  

is, is more of a that sound. Work. That think  about what that adjustment you made to Eh, work. 

Work

Yeah, exactly. A little bit more forward,  

a little more open and relaxed, work.

work 

word

worth 

earth

bird 

heard

Yeah, that was really good. I loved  

all of them, bird was a little bit of like the  darker held a little bit, the rest were really,  

I loved how you did this gesture. Yes it  is that, It is relaxing open forward down. 

I felt that I'm met that R from my throat. Instead of how would you say you were doing  

it before.

Urr. 

Uhuh.

bird 

So, are you saying before it was from  your throat or now it's from your throat? 

Before. And where is it from now? 

Um, word. Maybe middle. Uhhuh. 

Yeah. Not quite uh, forward  but maybe in the middle. 

Mhmm. Ur 

Yeah. That sound is perfect. Very  free, very clear and relaxed. 

I want to also talk about, just because  sometimes I like working on longer words  

and this is such a common word that  we use when we're talking about work. 

Organization Five syllables, zay, is our stress  

syllable. Let me just hear you say zay.

Zay

Yeah. Let me hear you say ‘organa’. 

organa

That's perfect. Can we do it even faster?

Organa 

Good. And now we're going to tack  on the stressed syllable.

organizay 

Mhm.

organizay 

Yes. That's sounding really simple and  very organa. You know, not too clear,  

not too articulated, but I'm getting it all

organizay 

Yeah perfect.

shun 

Right. That was, I was afraid it was  going to be too long and it wasn't. 

zation

Yes, oh my gosh, it's perfect. 

Organization

Yes, exactly. So the first time, it was just  

a little bit, I don't really want to use the word  over pronounced, but there was just a little bit  

more going on in your mouth than needed to be and  when you simplified it, it really let it be free  

and fast with that rhythmic contrast really dialed  in. And it also happens to sound a little bit more  

relaxed with lower placement because you're doing  a little bit less work. Do you also feel that  

you're doing a little a little bit less work? Yes, yes I do. 

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