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All the Sounds (phonemes) of Mainstream American and British Speech

S4 phonetic text is written in blue

the K-Sound and the G-Sound
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The Esh-Sound
ðiiy sau‛nd

ʃ
fiʃ
uk us fish
ʃop
uk us shop
ʃeip
uk us shape
ʃou‛ld‛r
us
shoulder


The Ezh-Sound

ðə sau‛nd

ʒ

te‛ləviʒ‛n
uk us
television
meʒə
uk
measure
treʒə
uk
treasure
pleʒ‛r
us
pleasure



accented syllables are in bold text

the T-Esh Sound and the D-Ezh Sound
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