F2F Class Notes _6th Apr (Harmony)

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Vowels:  A, E, I, O, U (sometimes y)

 

Gin (jin)

R sound – lay your tongue flat.  Comes from your throat, not your tongue.

  • Short (more like a kiss face during the r)
  • Far
  • Floor
  • Poor (closed teeth)
  • Carpet
  • Door
  • Worse (closed teeth after r sound)
  • Severe: extreme
  • Failure (fail – yur) (closed teeth after r)
  • Are (ARRRRR matey – like a pirate)

Way (smile!)

Close (clothes)

Literally: used in situations that are actually true.  No exaggeration.  Word for word, actually.

Ex:  I literally laughed out loud.  (I actually laughed out loud and made noise)

Ex:  I literally just checked those statistics.

Figuratively:  a figure of speech, a metaphor.

Ex:

Spelled the same, make sure to read the context around it before pronouncing it.

Tear (teihr) : a drop of water

Tear (tehr):  to rip

Snare:  to trap, or a type of trap.