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Speaker 1: Hey there, it's Michael here and welcome back to speak

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naturally in a minute from Happy English. I'm here every

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Sunday with a quick one point lesson to help you

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improve your pronunciation, rhythm and intonation. And if you want

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to watch this lesson, just look for Happy English podcast

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on YouTube. As we've said before, in every day spoken

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American English, we often use reduction that means we shorten

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or soften sounds when we speak. Today, let's take a

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look at two examples of this that you hear all

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the time. Don't you and won't you? These are pronounced

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like don't you and won't you. When we say don't you,

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the tea of don't blends with the y of you,

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don't you becomes don't you like? Don't you want to go?

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Don't you know him? Don't you like it? Don't you?

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And when we say won't you, the tea of won't

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blends with the why of you? Won't you becomes won't you?

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Won't you join us for lunch? Won't you come inside?

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Won't you tell me? Won't you? So remember don't you

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and won't you? These are natural ways to say don't

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you and won't you? In American English. They help the

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rhythm stay smooth and make the whole sentence easier to say.

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And if you want to sound more natural yourself, try

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using them in casual conversation. Hey, thanks for listening, and

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remember to follow and subscribe so you won't miss the

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next Happy English podcast and next Sundays Speak Naturally in

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a minute. Until next time, keep learning and keep it cool.