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This website was created to help people improve their American English pronunciation. At the core is a series of videos explaining in detail how each sound is created, as well as a blog.
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The 'w' Sound
How to make this sound:
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The W, ww consonant sound. As you can see, the mouth position is similar to the oo vowel. The oo vowel however feel like it comes like this, taking up my whole mouth from front to back. Oo. The consonant, ww, feels like it starts down here: uh, uh, uhww, uhww. In that respect, it's similar to uuyy, uuyy, yes Y consonant sound. The other difference: oo, oo, the tongue is a little higher and thicker in the back, oo. For the ww consonant sound, the tongue is just a little more flat, a little more neutral. Ww, ww, uhww, uhww, uhww. Sample words: wine, whisper, wish. Sample sentence: When will you want water?
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See more information on this sound, including its occurrences in other languages, on Wikipedia's page.
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