Pronunciation Challenge7 Things That Make Others Subconsciously Attracted to You

The study states that, "Results indicated that androgyous persons were favorably perceived on the gender-linked dimensions of instrumentality and expressivity and in sex-neutral desirable traits."

“The Law of Attraction states that whatever you focus on, think about, read about, and talk about intensely, you’re going to attract more of it into your life.” - Jack Canfield

What’s the first thing you notice when someone catches your eye? Nice hair? Broad shoulders? Long legs? Hi everyone, it’s Hubert with the Pronunciation Challenge and I have to say, it’s the face that does it for me. A cute face is what draws me into someone. Call me shallow but it’s what I notice! That doesn’t mean I fall head over heels for them (an idiom that means falling madly in love with them) but at least it gets my attention. However, an attractive person can look unattractive very quickly if they have a bad attitude. What do you people notice first? For girls, I bet it’s height! We all have our preferences I guess. In today’s video though, we learn how to make ourselves more desirable! If it can raise our chances of attracting someone we may be attracted to, I say why not?! Let’s get to the featured sentence first and then come back to me so we can talk some more!

Today’s featured sentence:
The study states that, "Results indicated that androgynous persons were favorably perceived on the gender-linked dimensions of instrumentality and expressivity and in sex-neutral desirable traits."

I’ll say that again.

The study states that, "Results indicated that androgynous persons were favorably perceived on the gender-linked dimensions of instrumentality and expressivity and in sex-neutral desirable traits."

Ok, now time for the Pronunciation Tips.


For the first word, we have
Androgynous
Four syllables.
“AN” sounds like the name, “ANNE”. “DRO” sounds like “DRAW” like you’re drawing, “GY”, actually has a “J” sound connected to a short “U” sound. “NOUS” has a short “U” sound and sounds kind of like “US” with an “N” in front. Androgynous.

Next up, we have
Instrumentality
Six syllables
You’re pretty much saying the word “INSTRUMENT” here first and adding “TALITY” to the end of it. “IN” like “IN and OUT”. “STRU” has a ST sound followed by a short “U” sound. Now just say the word “MENTALITY”. Instrumentality.

And our last one would be,
Expressivity
Again, this looks more complicated than it should be but you’re essentially just saying “EXPRESS” and “SIVITY”. “EX” sounds like the letter “X”. “PRESS” like you’re pressing on something and “SIVITY” sounds like “IVITY” from “SENSITIVITY”. Expressivity


Moving onto Vocabulary!

The first word is:
1. Androgynous
Definition
not clearly male or female
Used in a sentence, you could say:
“You’ve got quite the androgynous look going on! I like it!”

Next word,
2. Perceive
Definition
to come to an opinion about something, or have a belief about something
Used in a sentence, you could say:
“The way we all perceive time is different.”

And lastly,
3. Neutral
Definition:
not saying or doing anything that would encourage or help any of the groups involved in an argument or war
Used in a sentence, you could say:
“I’m going to stay neutral on this topic. It’s too political.”

Looks like I’ll be wearing sunglasses, be kind, get a pet, and play an instrument starting from this day onwards! No wonder I had so much trouble attracting the opposite sex when I was younger, I didn’t do any of those things! Sunglasses were out of my price range when I was in high school, I was too shy to be kind (I was too afraid to talk to girls back then), my parents wouldn’t allow me to have a pet, and I have no musical talent at all. However, as I grew older, I just started doing what I liked instead of doing things I thought people would like. In turn, by doing what I like instead, it seems to have attracted people I get along with. I rather have that than to attract people I don’t like anyway. One thing that really helped me in the love department though would definitely be working out. It’s not just about the muscles you gain but it’s the confidence! As you probably heard a million times, confidence is sexy. We’ve been told to be ourselves in the past right? It’s actually harder than it seems. We’re usually trying to push out the best image to the world and cover up our flaws right? Well, confidence is being able to show those flaws in all its glory.

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