Americans, do you do this?

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Rachel's English


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Americans, have you ever noticed  that when you say a word like this  
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that you make a CH sound? Most people  will pronounce this chry, not try.  
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Train. It's actually the most common pronunciation of  the TR cluster, CHR. And that's why you may notice  
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kids misspelling these words when they're writing  them out, because they learned the words by  
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hearing. I’ve noticed my son do this. He spelled  the word try, chry. CHR. Try. Train. Trip. Trial.
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