Pronunciation of əʊ

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You need to make your recording public in the Soundcloud settings. It's trying to make me log in to hear your recording. I'm not going to set up an account.
 

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I don't think you are rounding your mouth enough- they sound a little thin to me.
 

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It doesn't sound like a diphthong to me. Maybe you need to practice the sound with something a little longer that ends in a nasal, like 'phone', 'loan', 'home', which all have the same 'o' sound. With the 's' of 'most', you tend to get to it too quickly.
Also, the 'm' of 'most' doesn't sound right. What's the first word you're saying? Is it the same?
 

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Click HERE to listen to 5 native speakers saying "most". Click on the little blue arrow to the right of each name. There are 3 AmE speakers, an Irish accent and a BrE.
 
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