Claudio.teaching.abroad
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Hello all,
I'm a relatively new teacher, teaching in Barcelona.
A student asked me if there is a difference in pronunciation between they're and their. He pronunced they're longer and more like they + are but slightly more together (did sound like one word). He pronunced their differently again; shorter.
I said in England people don't say them any differently (which I think is true), but I said I'd check to be 100% sure.
Can anyone tell me if there is a difference in the accurate phonetics between they're and their?
Thanks so much, regards,
Claudio. :up:
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I'm a relatively new teacher, teaching in Barcelona.
A student asked me if there is a difference in pronunciation between they're and their. He pronunced they're longer and more like they + are but slightly more together (did sound like one word). He pronunced their differently again; shorter.
I said in England people don't say them any differently (which I think is true), but I said I'd check to be 100% sure.
Can anyone tell me if there is a difference in the accurate phonetics between they're and their?
Thanks so much, regards,
Claudio. :up: