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I'm kind of insecure about the way I pronounce things. Am I saying "son" and "song" differently and correctly in this recording?

By the way, at the end of this recording, "Please, tell me your, your...(searching for words...found nothing...gave up). Thank you."

I think your pronunciation is quite good!
Indeed, "Son" is pronounced exactly like "Sun", while "Song" uses a lower and more closed sound, similar to what can be heard in Northern-English accents too.

Damien P. wrote:I think your pronunciation is quite good!
Indeed, "Son" is pronounced exactly like "Sun", while "Song" uses a lower and more closed sound, similar to what can be heard in Northern-English accents too.

Thank you for encouraging me . But did I pronounce them correctly in my recording?

Hello,

Damien is right, Charmy, your pronunciation of both words is good. I would encourage you to be a bit more relaxed when you say "song," and really pronounce that /g/ sound hard at the end. The /o/ sound sounds like you are saying it with your lips in a semi-tight circle, but your lips need to be more relaxed, with your bottom jaw dropped a bit more dramatically. Practice saying other words with the short /o/ sound, and then say "song." For example, you might say "log, frog, long, song." Sometimes, it sounds like you're completely dropping the /g/ sound.

Nice work!