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Okay, there's a tricky vowel in American English,
it’s [ɜ]. And the reason why it's tricky is
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because it's not really different than the R
consonant, like in the word hurt, girl, earth.
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It's all just the R consonant stretched out.
Earth. Girl. Now here's how to make it.
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[ɜ]
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Notice the tip of the tongue in the mouth isn't
touching anything. Bird. Word. Hurt.
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