The SH and 'ZH' Consonant Sounds | American English Pronunciation and Ear Training Course

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Free resources for pronunciation, prepositions, and other areas of English:
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Intro: (0:00)
Placement/How to make: (0:56)
Note about the lips: (2:37)
Some spelling notes: (3:27)
Examples for SH: (5:09)
Examples for ZH: (5:54)
Tongue Twister: (7:18)
Outro: (7:55)

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Josh, your understanding is far greater than most other teachers in the field. Thank you!

tomaszserafin
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I just realized I pronounced "SH" for the example words that should be "ZH" for many years, like pleasure, closure, occasion, Asia. Thank you!

liangxu
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Exactly. According to the Wikipedia article of General American English, /n t d l s z/ are in the same tongue position which is called alveolar ridge, whereas the position of sh and zh is further back a little bit.

mathersmarshall
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How about the tip of the tongue of this- sh and zh sound? Is it touching the back of the bottom front teeth or not?

lfzhmol
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In the final position of the "EI" diphthong, I find the sides of my tongue pressing against the top molars and premolars which causes unpleasant experience while speaking. I have also noticed that the same experience repeats for the /s/, /ʃ/, and /ʒ/ sounds. Is this normal? And if it is normal, how can I overcome such unpleasant experience which can evolve into tongue pain if I speak much?

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