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You may think that the L sound is made with
the tip of the tongue.
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Let's go.
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But actually, at the end of a word, it's made with the
back part of the tongue.
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Able.
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Tongue tip stays down for this dark L, this L at the end of a word. Try it.
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The back of the tongue presses down and back. Able.
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tongue tip doesn't lift at all.
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Google.
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Rachel. The dark L, different from the light L,
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at the beginning of a word where
you do use your tongue tip.
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