Taking the Mick: A Guide to British Banter (Don't Take It Personally!) - Internet Abbreviations: A Secret Weapon for Spelling Letters Clearly -  🇬🇧 Unlock the Rhythm: Mastering Stress Shifts in Word Families - Stress Shifts Drills & Quiz episode artwork

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Taking the Mick: A Guide to British Banter (Don't Take It Personally!) - Internet Abbreviations: A Secret Weapon for Spelling Letters Clearly - 🇬🇧 Unlock the Rhythm: Mastering Stress Shifts in Word Families - Stress Shifts Drills & Quiz

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. The "Democracy" Family The Person: DEMo-crat The System: De-MOCra-cy The Adjective: Dem-o-CRATic 2. The "Celebrity" Family The Action: CELe-brate The Person: Ce-LEBri-ty The Event: Cel-e-BRAtion 3. The "Diplomat" Family The Person: DIPlo-mat The Concept: Di-PLOMa-cy The Adjective: Dip-lo-MATic 4. The "Economy" Family The System: E-CONo-my The Adjective: Ec-o-NOMic The Person: E-CONo-mist 5. The "Mechanism" Family The Thing: MECHa-nism The Person: Me-CHANic The Adjective: Me-CHANi-cal 6. The "Analysis" Family The Action: ANa-lyze The Noun: A-NALy-sis The Adjective: An-a-LYTic 7. The "Origin" Family The Source: ORi-gin The Adjective: O-RIGi-nal The Concept: O-rig-i-NALi-ty 8. The "Curiosity" Family The Adjective: CUri-ous The Noun: Cu-ri-OSi-ty British Tip: Keep the 'u' in "Curious" pure (like "cure"), don't let it become "chur". 9. The "Industry" Family The Noun: INdus-try The Adjective: In-DUStri-al The Person: In-DUStri-al-ist 10. The "Biology" Family The Subject: Bi-OLo-gy The Adjective: Bi-o-LOGi-cal The Person: Bi-OLo-gist   Take The Quiz - https://learningbritishaccent.com/stress-shift-quiz/     Want to get in touch ? Email: [email protected] Want the British Accent Training Courses? Details: https://learningbritishaccent.com/bundle/ 12 month subscription: https://learningbritishaccent.com/product/british-accent-bundle-12-month-access-2/ Indian speakers mini course: https://learningbritishaccent.com/product/speak-english-with-a-british-accent-for-indian-speakers/   Support The Podcast Donate: PayPal.Me/britishaccentAlison Buy me a coffee : https://ko-fi.com/learningbritishaccent52110  Daily emails : https://learningbritishaccent.com/newsletter/   Follow me on TikTok:@learningbritishaccent   #podcast #podcastclip #speakenglishwithabritishaccent #speakenglish #britishaccent #britishenglish #learnenglish #languagelearning #esl #ielts #toefl  #speakenglishwithabritishaccent #speakenglish #britishaccent #britishenglish #learnenglish #languagelearning #esl #ielts #toefl #englishaccent #ieltsspeaking #accenttraining #communicationskills #languagelearning #english #pronunciation #grammar #intonation #adjectives #nouns #verbs   

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Taking the Mick: A Guide to British Banter (Don't Take It Personally!) - Internet Abbreviations: A Secret Weapon for Spelling Letters Clearly - 🇬🇧 Unlock the Rhythm: Mastering Stress Shifts in Word Families - Stress Shifts Drills & Quiz

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