Pronunciation Challenge How and Why We Read: Crash Course English Literature #1

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Like, right now, if I'm doing my job, and you're doing your job, you aren't thinking about the fact that I'm contorting my mouth and tongue and vocal chords to create sounds that then exist as ideas in your brain; it's just happening.
Original Video： How and Why We Read: Crash Course English Literature #1

Key Vocabulary

1. contort

contort

[kənˈtɔːt] (v.)

control

[kənˈtrəʊl] (v.)

contour

[ˈkɒntʊə(r)] (n.)

2. vocal

vocal

[ˈvəʊkl] (adj.)

vocalize

[ˈvəʊkəlaɪz] (v.)

vocalist

[ˈvəʊkəlɪst] (n.)

3. cord

cord

[kɔːd] (n.)

chord

[kɔːd] (n.)

strike a chord

(ph.)

4. exist

exist

[ɪgˈzɪst] (v.)

existence

[ɪgˈzɪstəns] (n.)

exit

[ˈeksɪt] (n.)

5. brain

brain

[breɪn] (n.)

drain

[dreɪn] (v.)

brain drain

(n.)

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