For example, can you say “Beer Can” without sounding like a Jamaican saying “Bacon?”
Words and Accents
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Words and Accents
any odd ones that get mixed up?
For example, can you say “Beer Can” without sounding like a Jamaican saying “Bacon?”
For example, can you say “Beer Can” without sounding like a Jamaican saying “Bacon?”
I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, "Where's the self-help section?"
She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.
She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.
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Yes, if I don't slur the words together! 
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