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Podcast: The InFluency Podcast
Episode: Contractions in English: Your Essential Pronunciation Guide
Description: Download the English contractions practice sheet and the audio: https://hadarshemesh.com/contractions-freebie/ Contractions are words and phrases that are shortened by dropping sounds (in writing and in speaking). Contractions are all the you'd, she'll, we're, isn't etc. These contractions allow us to signal our listeners what is more important and what is less, and that makes our communication in English clearer. For non-native speakers these contractions might be a bit confusing. Have you ever thought to yourself, "these short words are not clear enough when they come out of MY mouth"...