Beach or bitch?

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0 X; x" T0 c' G" ?- HPronunciation is a crucial part of learning any language. Some would even argue that it’s the most important. It doesn’t matter how much you know about the grammar rules if your pronunciation is so terrible that people can’t understand you.

+ c9 F: c7 Z8 m% s9 ]- JAre you one of the many English learners who mix up the pronunciation of the two words: BITCH and BEACH? Do not feel bad about yourself because most nonnative speakers find differentiating the two nearly impossible! Chinese do not have these two sounds, so when reading the word beach people intuitively pronounce it like bitch. Mastering the I in “bitch" is going to take training both your ears and your mouth.

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billzhao

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be  bee beach beacon bead beak beam bean beast beat beaver beech beef bean beep beet beetle belief believe beneath
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cease cheap cheat cheek cheese cheetah chief chimpanzee clean conceal creak crease creek creep

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geese genie gleam glean grease glee greed green greet guarantee
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he heal heap heat heath heathen heave heel

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needle
niece

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pea
peace
peach
peal
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precede
preen
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release
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reveal

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sheaf
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sneak
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sneeze
speak
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squeak
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squeeze
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steeple
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stream
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succeed
sweep
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teak
team
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tease
teem
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theme
thief
three
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treaty
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weary
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weave
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billzhao

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