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Melanie, how's that second tone doing? Did you ever get around to making any recordings?

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Hi Roddy,

 

Had a little breather from the site before replying to a certain comment, but haven't meant to just take and leave.

 

Second tone is mostly good now, still have occasional trouble if i am speaking several 2nd tones in a row, but i am better at hearing it now. For anyone who might be having the same trouble, i can only really say that practice helps. Sounds stupid maybe, but i find that pronouncing it helps if i kind of "yawn" the tone, like take 国, guo2, which always seemed to be easier for me for some reason, and really exaggerate mouth movements like i'm yawning; slowly opening my mouth and making it very breathy. You look like an idiot, but it does help.

 

Hope that helps someone.

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