Speaker 1: Hey there, it's Michael here and welcome back to Speak
Naturally in a Minute from Happy English. I'm here every
Sunday with a quick one point lesson to help you
improve your pronunciation, rhythm and intonation. Today, let's talk about
something fun in American English, stretching words to show emotion
or emphasis. In natural spoken English, we often lengthen the
vowel sound in a stressed word. We do this to
show feeling like surprise, excitement, or strong emotion like that
movie was so good or I'm not going out because
I'm really tired. Hey, Michael, did you hear Jenny broke
up with her boyfriend? She did no way, So the
words don't change, only the length of the vowel changes.
Stretching the vowel sounds gives emphasis and emotion to that word.
This is part of the melody and rhythm of American English.
Try that and leave me a comment to let me
know how it goes. Hey, thanks for listening, and remember
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