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Grammar explanation: "A" before words starting with U. Do we use the article “a"  or “an” before a word starting with the letter U?  Find out during this episode.
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Today I chat about becoming a digital nomad. Learn pronunciation.
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Today I chat about becoming a digital nomad. Learn vocabulary and pronunciation.
Listen and learn American English from an experienced online English language teacher. 
 

Today I chat about becoming a digital nomad. Learn vocabulary and pronunciation.
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This episode of Edith Chats discusses words ending in -TAIN, particularly words that are mispronounced.

Most -TAIN endings are pronounced as [ teyn ]  /teɪn/. 

Others are pronounced as [tn] /tn/ or [tuhn] / tən /. 

Make sure  you know how to pronounce words ending in -TAIN.

Learn how to pronounce the following words correctly:

Mountain 

•  [ moun-tn ]
•  / ˈmaʊn tn /

Curtain 

• [ kur-tn ] 
•  / ˈkɜr tn /

Certain 

• [ sur-tn ]
•  / ˈsɜr tn /

Fountain 

•  [ foun-tn ]
•  / ˈfaʊn tn /

Uncertain 

• [ uhn-sur-tn ] 
•  / ʌnˈsɜr tn /

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