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English tongue twister

High Up the Hill

High up the hill he heaved a huge hoe.

Notice the sounds

/h/

Let each /h/ begin with an easy breath. Keep heaved and huge separate, and use your usual pronunciation of huge.

Words in this expression

Source

Delight and Power in Speech, Leonard G. Nattkemper and George Wharton James (1919), articulation exercises

Public domain in the United States; the pinned source includes the Project Gutenberg license.

Pronunciation notes and explanations are editorial.

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