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EPISODE · Jun 9, 2024 · 41 MIN

Mind Your Vs and Ws

from Wadjasay? American English Pronunciation Practice · host Follow on Telegram: https://t.me/NativeEnglishLessons

Send me a text message. Suggestions? Subjects for future podcasts? Let me know--thanks!English has V sounds and W sounds. But some languages only have one or the other. If your native language is missing one of these sounds, you need to learn it. Otherwise we won’t know if you want to say “wet” or “vet”. To help you practice, I wrote this poem:Mind Your Vs and WsOur teacher is a vampire,He wobbles when he walksHis voice is kind of funnyBut we like the way he talks.“I want to drink your blood,” he says,“It’s so invigorating.”But he says ‘vant’ instead of ‘want’And so ‘inwigerating’.“Mind your Vs and Ws,” We tell him with regret,“It’s ‘while’ and ‘went’ and ‘west’ and ‘wary’And ‘whale’ and ‘worse’ and ‘wet’.”“Just so!” he says, “I see, I see,I’ll get them right I bet:It’s ‘vile’ and ‘vent’ and ‘vest’ and ‘vary’And ‘veil’ and ‘verse’ and ‘vet’.”“No!” We shout, and laugh and yellAnd act like we will riotUntil he shows his shiny fangs—And then—like graves—we’re quiet.© 2024 Barry KahnPermission is hereby granted to use this poem for educational purposes only with attribution to the author.                                                                                                          Intro & Outro Music: La Pompe Du Trompe by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Support the showEmail me:  [email protected] can now support my podcasts and classes:Keep the podcasts coming! Thank you!

Send me a text message. Suggestions? Subjects for future podcasts? Let me know--thanks! English has V sounds and W sounds. But some languages only have one or the other. If your native language is missing one of these sounds, you need to learn it. Otherwise we won’t know if you want to say “wet” or “vet”. To help you practice, I wrote this poem: Mind Your Vs and Ws Our teacher is a vampire, He wobbles when he walks His voice is kind of funny But we like the way he talks. “I want to drink ...

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