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PER-fect? Per-FECT? Both?

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Send me a text message. Suggestions? Subjects for future podcasts? Let me know--thanks!There are some words in English which change their meaning when you change the stress. Here’s an example:Perfect - free of mistakes, problems, errors.1 - The teacher said my homework was perfect. (PER-fect)2 - She got a perfect score on the exam.3 - Your pronunciation is perfect.4 - It’s hard to be perfect all the time. 5 - That painting looks just like my grandmother. It’s a perfect likeness.6 - The forger copied my signature perfectly. Uh oh!7 - What a smile! She has perfect teeth.8 - The criminal had a perfect alibi.9 - The doctor said I was in perfect health.10 - This is the perfect place to begin our discussion of aliens.To perfect something:  per-FECT - to make something or do something as well as you can11 - It took her years of practice to perfect her violin technique. 12 - I have tried for years to perfect my pronunciation of French.13 - The car company is trying to perfect a new type of engine.14 - The chef has perfected his recipe for chicken Kiev.15 - My wife goes ice skating every day, but she has not yet perfected her jumps. Support the showIntro & 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!

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Send me a text message. Suggestions? Subjects for future podcasts? Let me know--thanks! There are some words in English which change their meaning when you change the stress. Here’s an example: Perfect - free of mistakes, problems, errors. 1 - The teacher said my homework was perfect. (PER-fect) 2 - She got a perfect score on the exam. 3 - Your pronunciation is perfect. 4 - It’s hard to be perfect all the time. 5 - That painting looks just like my grandmother. It’s a perfect likeness. 6...

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