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Podcast: Wadjasay? American English Pronunciation Practice
Episode: Glottal stops in American English
Description: Send me a text message. Suggestions? Subjects for future podcasts? Let me know--thanks![https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glottis]Follow on Telegram for more info and my Tandem class and discussion schedule. If you close your vocal cords, you stop the flow of air. In linguistics, this is called a glottal stop. Listen:Uh, oh. Uh, oh. Uh, oh. Hear the break in the sound after “Uh”? That’s a glottal stop. Repeat it with me some more and pay attention to how it sounds and how it feel...