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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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something fun in American English, stretching words to show emotion

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or emphasis. In natural spoken English, we often lengthen the

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vowel sound in a stressed word. We do this to

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show feeling like surprise, excitement, or strong emotion like that

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movie was so good or I'm not going out because

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I'm really tired. Hey, Michael, did you hear Jenny broke

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up with her boyfriend? She did no way, So the

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words don't change, only the length of the vowel changes.

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Stretching the vowel sounds gives emphasis and emotion to that word.

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This is part of the melody and rhythm of American English.

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Try that and leave me a comment to let me

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know how it goes. Hey, thanks for listening, and remember

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

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Happy English podcast and next week's Speak Naturally in a Minute.

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Until next time, keep learning and keep it cool.