I was saying, like, the Minister of Magic, he smells like fish.
I don't expect many of you to appreciate the subtle science or exact art
that is British pronunciation.
who possess the predisposition,
I can teach you how to bewitch Americans with your cute British accent.
Master the schwa and even put a glottal stop in your Ts
So do pay attention or you may risk sounding like a muggle.
Bellatrix will demonstrate the first spell of connected speech.
“ASSIMILARE!”
Assimilation is an essential spell for perfect pronunciation.
It involves changing one sound to sound more similar to the next sound,
We smooth those sounds so they're more similar to each other.
And that makes it sound better.
“COULD + YOU” are separated with a D and a Y sound,
but with connected speech, we combine those into a /dz/ sound.
Say this with me class. That includes you.
Fine.
How miss Melon would you pronounce this with
perfect British pronunciation?
They're letting muggles in Hogwarts this year.
Did you also notice I said “DiDZou”
When one word finishes in a T sound and the next word begins with a Y sound,
we connect them with a “CH” sound
Say it with me. Meet you. Nice to meet you.
and when one word ends in an “N” sound
and the next word begins with a B, W, P, or M sound
the ‘N’ in “One” becomes ‘M’ to join muggle, Why?
Because it flows together and it makes you sound more fluent and less like a robot.
One muggle Same with in between.
Ms.. Melon, you don't have any friends.
At the end of each unit, you will be tested.
So say these sentences perfectly.
When you want to connect, go away.
We intrude a W sound in the middle.
Go away, And that’s the next spell. Bella.
“INTRUSIO!”
The Intrusion spell links two words together by adding an extra sound in the middle.
Those sounds are “W”, “R”, and “Y”
your mouth naturally makes the shape o.
So if the next word begins with a vowel sound like
it sounds better to connect them with a
and when a word finishes within a
And the next word has a vowel sound connected with the sound.
You understand? Yes.
there are of course other examples in British English.
We don't pronounce the “R”like Americans do, and therefore replace the “R”
sound at the end of words like Potter with a simple schwa
however, if the next word begins with a vowel sound,
we do pronounce the RA, it intrudes
Harry Potter is over at Hagrid's Hut!
Good.
Using all three linking sounds,
“CATENATE!”
Catenation is when the final consonant sound of one word
actually joins the next word if it begins with a vowel sound.
Dark arts, say with me dark arts The same with Death Eater.
Oh, you think life isn't fair?
No. You think life isn't fair.
“ELISIO!”
Elision is when a word finishes
with a consonant sound like it to look
and the next word begins with a consonant sound
that T, D, or K will be removed
or “Elided”, particularly in a consonant cluster.
Only those severely lacking of you
will not know what a constant cluster is.
So let me give you some examples.
Only the brilliant of you will remember earlier
in our assimilation unit that we could make next year.
But with elision you also have the option to elide
any past tense verb (With a T sound ending!) when the next word starts with a consonant sound,
I helped them”No!” I help them.
just remove the sound altogether.
fine.
It's time for your final test to see if you truly are Hogwarts material.
Complete this test by saying out loud for everyone to hear
If your pronunciation matches mine, you may attend Hogwarts next year.
Let me know how you did in the comments.
And I hope to see you next year.
fine.
C Perfect.
Could you teach me about potion making?
we could expect real artificial intelligence in the next decade.
Well, it means you're bringing jobs
like your tax your life academy all completed by.
And I
know.
Yes, I'm talking to you.
Bella Then expel, please, Bella.
Bella, If you would be so kind, then expel
Now I must talk about the dark cards
Assimilation is a natural part of English.
So though you may use spells now to improve your English fluency later,
it should just come naturally.
Notice I didn't say nice shoes.
No, we're going to connect them.
You say it. Compliment my shoes.
Thank you. As a class, please.
Yeah.
How miss Melon would you pronounce this with