Pirf-394

How to Speak, How to Talk.

VOWEL FOUL

How many LONG A sounds in this assignment?

Observation – A visit to the doctor’s…

I love going to the doctor. You get to meet a stranger that’s like, “I went to school

longer than you so tell me every detail about yourself.” And then you get to take your

clothes off. They let you wear a gown that’s more like a picnic tablecloth with a couple

of straps. You sit on paper that resembles a huge roll of really cheap toilet paper.

Sometimes they test your dexterity by having you pee in a cup. Is that enough? And

if you’re lucky, there’ll be an intern with the doctor. They’re there to watch and learn

about all your flaws. And then you get a bill.

(What a pity, I miss the dexterity: er: long A plus R)

Practice:

2024.4.9 10 pm with Coach Richard

• Observation: b is a stop sound, there is no extra schwa sound, notice.

• a stranger: tr more r sound. question: stranger strain?

• gown: ou deep sound,like boundary, now, how.

• tablecloth: o is short o sound not aw

• sit on paper: Si-don paper

• toilet paper: oi deep sound

• be an intern: beyanintern

• there, then not flap short e sound.

2024.4.11 10pm with coach Richard

this time focus the intonation

• meet a / get to/ is that enough : flap t

• then /there're there : short e, not flap

• tablecloth: short o