US /tɪp ʌp/
・UK /tip ʌp/
Bring your tongue tip up to the roof of the mouth or through the teeth.
Bring your tongue tip up to the roof of the mouth or through the teeth.
and not necessarily bring the tongue tip up.
and not necessarily bring the tongue tip up.
Leaving my tongue tip up.
leaving my tongue tip up.
You probably learned that when you pronounce an L, you bring your tongue tip up to the roof of your mouth, but
You probably learned that when you pronounce an L, la la la la la la la, you bring your tongue tip up to the roof of your mouth, but
raising your tongue tip up for the T, you can leave the tip down, then push the part
A trick here is rather than raising your tongue tip up for the T, you can leave the tip down, then push the part of the tongue just behind the tip to the roof of the mouth to cut off the air.
I don't need to bring my tongue tip up for that T sound.
I don't need to bring my tongue tip up for that T sound.
Now, I like to have the flat side facing forward of the ears and the nice little pointy tip up the top.
Not just the tip, up to the grip.