How to Pronounce Contractions in American English

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INDEX
0:00 Introduction
1:47 Contractions with IS or HAS. Adding -s, /s/or /z/?
3:20 Short dialogue with contractions
3:58 Other contractions with BE
4:56 Contractions with WILL
5:58 Contractions with HAVE, HAD, WOULD
8:28 Short comment with contractions
8:49 Negative contractions and the glottal stop
11:44 Contractions with [modal verb + HAVE]
13:02 Oral reading: a short story with contractions. "It Could've Been You"

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