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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 talk about

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a very common sound change in American English. Did you

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sounds like did you? That's because the d sound of

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did and the why sound of you come together and

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they blend into a j sound. Did you sounds like

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did you? Did you eat yet? Sounds like did you

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eat yet? Did you see that movie? Sounds like did

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you see that movie? And one more thing, the ooh

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sound in you often comes out like an uh sound,

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So we have did you? Did you? Did you like?

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Did you call her? Did you eat yet? Did you

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see that movie? Let's practice repeat after me, did you

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call her? Did you eat yet? Did you see that movie?

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Notice how smooth that sounds. This kind of linking is

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very common in American English and it helps you speaking

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sound more natural and fluent. 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 week's Speak Naturally in

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