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POST OFFICE : misunderstandings with /dr/ vs /dʒr/

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Aurora’s Online Language Lessons

Aurora’s Online Language Lessons

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At the post office… Laura just wanted to ship a parcel. Instead, she ended up with sheep in a box, suspicious “drugs”, and security getting involved. 😭📦

This sketch is based on real pronunciation traps that can cause funny misunderstandings in English: dress / Jess junk / drunk jugs / drugs

Why does this happen? Because in English, tiny sound differences can completely change the meaning of a word. A short vowel vs a long vowel, or a soft /dʒr/ sound instead of /dr/, can

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