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5 Oct 2022

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How about my pronunciation of "full"?
I think it's not bad but AI always recognizes it as "for", as shown in the picture.😅 Is it my problem or AI’s?

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bsloan7

5 Oct 2022

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It kind of sounds like the way British people pronounce “for”. The ‘u’ sound in this word feels like it’s pronounced lower in the mouth to me if that makes sense 😅 You also have to make sure that you aren’t cutting off the ‘l’ sound at the end. But to be honest, I think this could be a combination of your pronunciation and the AI. I never realized how weird the word “full” sounds until now 😂

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VictoriaY

5 Oct 2022

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wootek402

5 Oct 2022

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As a human, I understand 😆. But I would put more emphasis/focus more on "ULL" in "fULL" - make the a "ull" a little longer.

bsloan7

5 Oct 2022

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It kind of sounds like the way British people pronounce “for”. The ‘u’ sound in this word feels like it’s pronounced lower in the mouth to me if that makes sense 😅 You also have to make sure that you aren’t cutting off the ‘l’ sound at the end. But to be honest, I think this could be a combination of your pronunciation and the AI. I never realized how weird the word “full” sounds until now 😂

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VictoriaY

5 Oct 2022

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@wootek402 Appreciate your help!🤓😆

Have a beautiful day!✨✨

VictoriaY

5 Oct 2022

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@bsloan7 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Appreciate it!!🤓

I think the pronunciation of full is kind of difficult.😆

Originally, I made dark L (my tongue tip didn't touch my upper alveolar ridge), as shown in the pic, because I feel comfortable this way, and AI thinks I was saying "for" rather than "full". Do you think my original version is not proper?😆😆😆

I listened to your recording. I found that it seemed your tongue tip touched your upper alveolar ridge, and then I tried to copy you, and the AI finally recognized the "full", not "for".😂

Dark L is hard to the Chinese because we dont have this sound..🥹

VictoriaY

5 Oct 2022

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@bsloan7

VictoriaY

5 Oct 2022

Simplified Chinese (China)

@bsloan7 This is how I pronounced originally 😂

bsloan7

5 Oct 2022

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@VictoriaY Yes, the tip of my tongue does touch the alveolar ridge/the back of my teeth. Trying to do a dark L here is probably why your original pronunciation was a little off. In my opinion, saying this word with a dark L is causing you to do a lot more work than is necessary. You have to keep both the ‘u’ and the ‘l’ sounds very low in your mouth. To me, pronouncing this word with a regular L comes a lot more naturally.

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bsloan7

5 Oct 2022

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Your pronunciation in your second recording was better! I definitely think doing a regular L sound helps. But again, I think the other slight issue is that the vowel sound you’re making sounds more like a mix between a ‘u’ and an ‘o’ instead of just a ‘u’. I tried to pronounce “full” the way that you do. And the only way I can do that is by pushing my lips out a bit when I start making the vowel sound. If that’s what you’re doing, then you don’t have to. Keeping your lips relaxed might help you pronounce the ‘u’ more accurately in this word.

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VictoriaY

5 Oct 2022

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@bsloan7

Thanks a lot! 😘💕💕

My feeling is exactly opposite from yours.🤣🤣🤣
I feel comfortable doing dark L and keeping sounds low in my mouth, but I feel uncomfortable copying you. Curling my tongue tip up and touching the alveolar ridge needs me to put effort deliberately.

Yes. You are right.😆
I tend to push my lips out when pronouncing "u" in "full". How about this time?😂