Butthething I havetotellyouis, as a nonnative, it's goingtokeepmakingyousoundlike a nonnativeifyoudothisso I knowyoumightreallylikethecockkneeaccent, butdoingthisisgoingtomakeyousoundmorelike a nonnativebecauseit's a verycommonnonnativemissedachestonotpronouncethethsoundinitstrueforminthekindofRPformorgeneralEnglishformnext.
Thisisonewhich I getaskedabout a lot.
I have a wholelessoncomparingthesetwosoundsinmycourse.
Andit's aboutthedifferencebetweenairon a Metondmatorsetonsatisactuallyvery, verysimple, butquitedifficulttoexecute.
Okay, whatweneedtodoisexecutethedifferencebetweenatand s.
Sowe'renotsayingmetinsteadofMattforthatsoundtonguedowninthebottomofthemouth, a mouthopen, niceandwide.
Rightnow, I'm not a bigfanofpronouncingitlikethis, and I teachmodernBritishEnglishsothethingsyou'llhearthemostindailylifeAndit's notthatthemostcommonwayis a sound.
It's easier.
You'llsoundBritish.
Sowhocares?
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Nowthisis a goodonebecause I'vebeenthinkingaboutthisrecently.
Notbecause I wanttochangemyjob, butsomebodyaskedmeifyoueverchose a differentcareer.
Whatwoulditbenow?
I wouldn't changemyjobas a pronunciationteacher.
Pronunciationismyfirstlove.
It's myonetruelove.
I loveteachingit.
I lovethestudents I teachon.
Everyonewhojoinsmycoursehas a greattimewithmebecauseit's justfun.
I liketomakeitfun, but I wasthinkingtheotherdayaboutmaybeexpandingthings a littlebit.
Now I'm a busyguy, but I dohavetimeintheweekformaybestarting a secondchannelormaybestarting a podcast.
Nowhere's thething I'vebeenthinkingabout.
So I lovegaming, right?
I'm a bitof a nerdon.
I kindofhave, like, maybeonedayfreeintheweekwhere I couldspendanhourortwostreaming.
Okay.
Solivestreamingmyself.
Playinggames, listeningpracticeforyouguys.
Now, if I don't dothis, then I wouldmake a podcast.
Okay?
Now, if I made a podcast, itwouldprobablybemecomplainingaboutlotsofthings, talkingaboutcontroversialtopicsonagain.
Itwouldjustbe a listeningpracticeforyou.
Whichonewouldyouprefer?
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