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Coloraday Posted 17 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

The Beatles

Please help me with this one.

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The Second
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This is what I hear for the first one:

- Might have been a failing of mine, (to tend) to talk down to, 'cause I'd known him as a younger kid.

I'm not sure about the part in parentheses, but that's what it sounds like to me.

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And this is what I hear for the second one:

- And somewhere, it might be around..
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I don't know why, but some words sound different to my ear:


And somewhere, [they / it] might be around... it's in Liverpool, [some of / somewhere] that record, that's the actual first recording they ever made.

And I keep hearing two things at the same time (they/it). I wonder what percepion problem that is.
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KooyeenAnd somewhere, [they / it] might be around... it's in Liverpool, [some of / somewhere] that record, that's the actual first recording they ever made.
I'd agree with you about the words I highlighted in
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Yay! I got something right, lol.
But I guess you "guess", right? I mean, I would choose the words in blue too, because they are the ones that are more likely to make sense in that context (it, somewhere). But when I listen closely, I can hear no w-sound in the blue "somewhere", and it actually sounds more like "some of" to me. And in "it/they might be around", I think I am ab
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Thank you very much Amy.You always help me
Yankee- And somewhere, it might be around...it's in Liverpool, I hear something here that record, that's the actual first recording we ever made.
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Right?
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coloradayThank you very much Amy.You always help me
Yankee- And somewhere, it might be around...it's in Liverpool, I hear something here that record, that's the actual first recording we ever made.
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Right?

Oh,I didn't read your discussion about
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Hi Coloraday

I heard something in that spot the first time I listened, but forgot to include it when I posted my first response. I was in a hurry -- I don't have much free time at the moment -- so that was a careless omission on my part.
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Thanks I'm very grateful.Though You don't have much time ,you help me with these listening questions.
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