66. Want to be specific in English? No need for new words. Just say something TWICE! ?

The InFluency Podcast - Un pódcast de Hadar Shemesh

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Trust me, you’re gonna LIKE-like this episode Do you know this feeling when you’re looking for a word so you can be really specific – but you can find the exact word? Here’s a little simple, efficient, and intuitive tip that will help you – >>> It’s called Lexical Cloning or Reduplication, which is repeating a word or phrase twice to convey a different meaning than one word or phrase alone would convey. Some of you may already be familiar with this phenomenon as it happens in other languages as well, not just in English. But the WAY we stress the words might be a little different. Cool, right? Do you do that in your native language too? What other examples in English can you think of? Come on over to Instagram @hadar.accentsway and let me know what you think. Read more about Lexical Cloning: https://bit.ly/33cSdGR If you want to improve your accent and understand spoken English better, download my free American Accent audio crash course: https://theaccentsway.com/audio-accent-course/ You can also download an interactive list of 50 of the most mispronounced words in English and master the pronunciation of those tricky words: https://theaccentsway.com/mispro-signup/ Join our Facebook community to connect with non-native English learners from all over the world: https://theaccentsway.com/influency-community/  

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