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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. Today, let's look at

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two words that are often hard to hear, can and can't.

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First is can. Can is unstressed and the sound is

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more like kin and distresses on the verb after can,

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for example, I can take it, she can do it.

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We can go there tomorrow. Did you hear that can

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sounds like kin? I can take it, she can do it,

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we can go there tomorrow. On the other hand, kent

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is stressed. For example, I can't take it, she can't

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do it. We can't go there tomorrow. Listen again, I

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can go, she can't go. Can is unstressed, Kent is stressed.

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I can do it, she can't do it. Remember, pronunciation

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is half listening and half doing, so be sure to

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listen to this podcast a couple of times to get

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these sounds of English in your ears. Hey, thanks for listening,

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

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the next Happy English podcast and next week's Speak Naturally

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in a Minute. Until next time, keep learning and keep

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it coolish.