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Uploaded by on Jan 17, 2012

In this video I explain what the American pronunciation of "r". Especially for words like EAR, HEAR, THERE, WHERE, HAIR...

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  • any chance you could do a video about the pronunciation of N vs L? Or am I missing any videos you did previously on that?

    Now I am recording how I pronounce need, lead, and lid, and I cannot hear the difference.

  • @tmacrule1 Thanks for the request^^ I'll make a video for you^^

  • Nice song!

    Shane, some natives say that in order to make R you should bend the opposite sides of your mouth in a U-shape. Some of them say exactly what you do. So where the hell do you really place your tongue so I could follow? Thanks.

  • @funfurfreak I finally uploaded a video ONLY concentrating on the "r". I hope you like it!! I got your "work out" video done, too^^

  • thank you!coach shane,i think you are doing a great job here,you are funny and being able to make watchers interested in improving their accent.most importantly,you are an real american who offers practical advices.

  • @maoisfn You are too kind! Thank you^^

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  • .Yeah it was alright & cool ^_^ 

  • You make me smile and learn!!! :D

  • Neo's here~! I have a very simple question. "Thanks vs Thank you". I know more respective and formal way is "thank you". Is that all? Please also check out "ear vs year" video. I also left a question there. Speaking of "there". People say "in there" or "in here". I heard those are not right grammatically, but commonly they just say "in there" and "in here". Could you explain this?

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