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The secret "W" and "Y" sounds native speakers always use (connected speech)
12 November 2025

The secret "W" and "Y" sounds native speakers always use (connected speech)

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In this English pronunciation lesson, we look more into connected speech and how the sounds /w/ and /j/ (y) are used to link vowels together.

Learning about intrusive sounds in connected speech will help you improve your English pronunciation and rhythm, as well as understand fast speech and native English speakers much more easily.

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