When you're talking about your country and you're saying, "Oh my God, in my country, we have the most amazing bitches!"

And everyone looks at you like ...

Beaches, you know, the sand, sea.

Oh, beaches!

I thought you said bitches!

So, this is a classic: is it /i:/ or /ɪ/?

Ship or sheep?

So, you may have heard that the only difference is it's a long sound for /i:/ and a short sound for /ɪ/

Long sound for sheep, short sound for ship.

Same for sheet and shit.

But there's more to it in that, and I'm gonna show you two ways that you can definitely make the sounds without any mistakes!

First of all, just look at my mouth - that's a weird thing to ask!

But look at my mouth!

When I say these two words : 'Beach.' 'Bitch.'

Now, let's try without sound!

Do you see the difference?

'Bitch.'

Your mouth is more closed.

'Bitch.'

And with 'beach', your mouth makes a smily mouth, which is good!

'Beach.' 'Beach.'

But, you could also make this sound regardless of what mouth shape you make!

For example: 'Bitch.' 'Beach.'

I did the same mouth shape and produced two different sounds!

So, there's more to it in that!

It's what happens inside the mouth that's the real secret.

And to do this, I'll use a pen!

I don't know whose pen this is, and I don't know where it's been!

So, with 'bitch', your tongue stays down.

With 'beach', your tongue comes up and closes the gap inside your mouth!

Let me demonstrate!

So, you see, to make the /i:/, I have to lift my tongue up, to get that /i:/.

Because what it's doing, it's closing the mouth to get a higher pitch sound!

/i:/.

So, tell us, what do you like to relax with?

A nice beautiful what?

Try these sentences!

[Try to say these sentences.]

[I'm fascinated with ships.]

[Where I'm from, there are lots of beaches.]

[Don't leave! I can't live without you.]

[These chips are cheap.]

Don't call women bitches, it's ... wrong.

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