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Hello Iīm Ana and I think the English wordīs pronunciation is very difficult, I have serious problems with the th sound. When I have to say 3th, 20th, you donīt know how difficult is form me.
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If you have trouble with "3th", try pronouncing it "third".
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Default Re: What word do you think is the hardest to pronounce???

well, as far as my pronunciation is concerned. i think the pronunciation itself is the hardest to be pronounced.
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well, as far as my pronunciation is concerned. i think the pronunciation itself is the hardest to be pronounced.
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Hello Iīm Ana and I think the English wordīs pronunciation is very difficult, I have serious problems with the th sound. When I have to say 3th, 20th, you donīt know how difficult is form me.
Andy! you need to pronunce the 3th as 3rd (Third) instead of 3th
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I am having a hard time to pronounce the word, "jewelry", and I practiced more than hundred times to pronounce "entrepreneur", and now I am confident to pronounce it.
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Let a hundred Flemish speaking people read the word "variety" and you'll hear the utmost strange pronunciations.
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i think no word is difficult to pronounce, the problem is how far we use our dictionaries in knowing the correct pronunciation for certain words>
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i do not know the stress and pronunciation the word representative
can you give me the answer please,
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