{"id":53210,"date":"2014-06-18T10:15:52","date_gmt":"2014-06-18T10:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1\/aee\/aee-134-one-secret-pronunciation-rule-teachers-never-taught\/"},"modified":"2023-04-25T15:56:32","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T15:56:32","slug":"aee-134-one-secret-pronunciation-rule-teachers-never-taught","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/aee-134-one-secret-pronunciation-rule-teachers-never-taught\/","title":{"rendered":"AEE 134: One Secret Pronunciation Rule Your English Teachers Will Never Teach You"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Throw away your typical way of learning pronunciation and listen up!<\/p>\n<p>This special tip will also help you <a href=\"\/ielts\/ielts-speaking-shy-personality\/\">get a 7 or higher on the IELTS Speaking test.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Learn where to pause!<\/p>\n<p>Today we\u2019re looking at tongue twisters and we\u2019re going to show you how to use rhythm and tone and pauses to pronounce a really tough phrase.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The phrase for today:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>She sells seashells on the seashore.<\/p>\n<p>The shells she sells are seashells I\u2019m sure.<\/p>\n<p>For if she sells seashells on the seashore,<\/p>\n<p>Then I\u2019m sure she sells seashore shells.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/transcripts\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5418\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Presentation1-300x300.png\" alt=\"Presentation1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Presentation1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Presentation1-450x450.png 450w, https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Presentation1.png 832w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"><\/a><strong>Get today\u2019s transcripts<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ready to use this episode to become fluent in English? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Make sure you understood every word we said on the podcast!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/transcripts\"><strong>Get the transcripts now!<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You also need to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/american-english-pronunciation-with-mandy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">learn how to correct your own pronunciation.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Listen to the episode to see how we demonstrated chunking and pausing in this episode. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Give this a try and let us know how it works for you!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Throw away your typical way of learning pronunciation and listen up! 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