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We've been blessed with some time with dear friends from G days during our sojourn here.  The S from Switzerland...



And the K from French study...



And I'll just close with a humorous note.  During my lesson yesterday I was struggling to hear the difference between the 'u' and the 'ou' sound during pronunciation drills.  I found about.com's description to be a bit of macabre humor afterwards... "In French, ou is pronounced more or less like the ou in "soup." The French u, on the other hand, has no English equivalent - the closest sound is also the ou in soup..."

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Hannatu said…
LOL! That's very helpful to know that both sound like ou as in soup. John says for the French u, round your mouth (almost like you're puckering up for a kiss) then say "e". It actually comes out sounding like the French u.
June 22, 2014 at 9:23 AM
phillybean said…
Thanks! I'm working on it....
June 22, 2014 at 12:05 PM
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