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Iris
How does the narrator say "the Tower" at 0:43? Is it [ðə ta:] or do I mishear?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lF8byCyRJ2g
Oct 4, 2015 5:47 PM
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I've heard /ˈtaʊə/. But at elementary and pre-intermediate level it's really difficult to hear the words correctly.
October 4, 2015
Hi Irina, I agree with Hamed - the narrator clearly says /ˈtaʊə/, but the diphthong is quite smooth. If he'd said /ta:/, we'd hear a very flat vowel sound.
October 4, 2015
Thank you, @merlyn. It's really encouraging to hear that.
October 4, 2015
that's no problem Iris, many people pronounce tower with the w and and also hour with a w , it is a natural way to say it, both in America and Britain.
October 4, 2015
By the way, I've just realised that I pronounce "hour" with "w" as well.
October 4, 2015
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