How should I pronounce "I still steal the steel"? Hi all, I'm not able to pronounce correctly the following sentence: "I still steal the steel" It seems a tongue-twister but it could be very useful

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How should I pronounce "I still steal the steel"? Hi all, I'm not able to pronounce correctly the following sentence: "I still steal the steel" It seems a tongue-twister but it could be very useful to me in order to go deep in pronunciation. Could you help me to understand how I can correctly say it? And could you give me some tips about these types of pronunciations? You can also send me a vocal message with right pronunciation!

Sep 18, 2013 9:54 AM

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There is short vowel in "still". It is pronounced like ( hill, bill, mill etc) "steal" and "steel" have long vowel and both are pronounced the same way.( sti:l ) It's vowel has sound like ( kneel, seal, feel etc)

September 18, 2013

"Steal" and "steel" are homophones - they sound exactly the same. Both have a long vowel sound. "Still" has a short vowel sound. All three words are stressed in the sentence. "I" and "the" are unstressed.

September 18, 2013

Your best bet would be to hear a native speaker say them, rather than trying to understand a written explanation. Check out www.forvo.com and search for any word you want :)

September 19, 2013