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Yesterday, I attended the Throwback PIRFsday class organized by Coach @Serge Gray. This class is very popular, and I love it. All members have the opportunity to try, and the coach provides valuable feedback. It's really cool! So, don't hesitate to join this class on Thursday! In the class, we discussed some pronunciation problems, especially the "intrusive R" issue common among Chinese students. Since I also face this issue, I did some research and summarized the following points. Hope it helps others. WHY? 1️⃣Erhua （儿化音） in Mandarin: The "er" sound at the end of syllables in Mandarin can lead some Chinese speakers to over-articulate or add it between vowels where it doesn’t belong. 2️⃣Pinyin "r": “r” in Pinyin is a totally different pronunciation from the R sound in English. While some Chinese may mix-up them or apply the “r” to English directly. 3️⃣"L" Sound: “l” sound in Chinese is similar with dark L in English. They have the same tongue position but Chinese need put the tongue back quickly after reaching the point to make the “l” in Chinese. This may lead to some mix-ups for us. 4️⃣……(more but not the main causes per my opinion, so waived 200 characters here...🤣) WHAT? Based on my own and some classmates' problems, I summarized the sounds we would mix-up or add the extra R sound incorrectly with some exampled words: ✖️L Sound: especially when the word is ended with L sound, such as feel / will / small / real / all / beautiful / successful ✖️Schwa: idea / media / area / umbrella / camera / famous / campus ✖️AW Sound: saw / draw / always / walk / daughter / thought / dog / lost / ✖️Long U: use / you / cute / student ✖️Long O: go / home / boat / snow ✖️Short U: study / duck / cup / mud ✖️…… (please add some more based on your scenarios) HOW? ✅Correct Pronunciation: Learn the correct pronunciation of words and pay attention while speaking. ✅Avoid Extra "R": If there's no "R" in the word, don't add one. ✅Practice Techniques - this section was given by AI but I think they're great! 😆

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