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Ricefarmer Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Why should the pronunciation of strong sounds not be taught in isolation?
is it because strong forms of word are sound clusters?
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Hello, Ricefarmer I'm not sure I understand your question. According to whom shouldn't the strong forms of words be taught in isolation? I did study them when I was a university student.
- Hello, Ricefarmer I'm not sure I understand your question.
- According to whom shouldn't the strong forms of words be taught in isolation?
- I did study them when I was a university student.
- I think we need to know both the weak and the strong forms and also when to use them.
- What exactly do you mean by sound clusters here, pelase?
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Hello, Ricefarmer 
I'm not sure I understand your question. According to whom shouldn't the strong forms of words be taught
I'm not sure I understand your question. According to whom shouldn't the strong forms of words be taught
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Ricefarmer, as miriam said, both strong and weak forms are taught on a need-to-know basis. I think any teacher should teach both forms because they are used in everyday speech. I usually teach these forms whenever a word appears. For example, can. As well as teaching the proper use in grammar, I also teach the two different pronunciations this verb has, depending on the situation in which
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