{"id":1233,"date":"2015-04-29T06:04:29","date_gmt":"2015-04-29T10:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rachel-smith-live.prev21.rmkr.net\/?p=1233"},"modified":"2024-05-19T08:32:27","modified_gmt":"2024-05-19T08:32:27","slug":"pronounce-idiom-rule-thumb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rachelsenglish.com\/pronounce-idiom-rule-thumb\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Pronounce the Idiom: &#8216;Rule of Thumb&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Discover how to comfortably use and pronounce the idiom &#8220;Rule of Thumb&#8221; in conversational English. Learn which words or syllables to reduce, how to link them together, and the melodic shape of the phrase.<\/p>\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span class=\"entry-tags\">Tagged With: <a href=\"https:\/\/rachelsenglish.com\/tag\/idioms\/\" rel=\"tag\">Idioms<\/a><\/span> <strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">YouTube blocked?<\/span> <\/strong><a href=\"#video\">Click here to see the video.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"container-lazyload preview-lazyload container-youtube js-lazyload--not-loaded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5Y8drCo1Pb0\" class=\"lazy-load-youtube preview-lazyload preview-youtube\" data-video-title=\"How to Pronounce the Idiom:  &#039;Rule of Thumb&#039; American English\" title=\"Play video &quot;How to Pronounce the Idiom:  &#039;Rule of Thumb&#039; American English&quot;\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5Y8drCo1Pb0<\/a><noscript>Video can&#8217;t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5Y8drCo1Pb0\" title=\"How to Pronounce the Idiom:  &#039;Rule of Thumb&#039; American English\">How to Pronounce the Idiom:  &#039;Rule of Thumb&#039; American English (https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5Y8drCo1Pb0)<\/a><\/noscript><\/div><\/p>\n<p><h2>Video Transcript:<\/h2><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span id=\"STtranscriptContent1\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Today I am going to go over the idiom <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent2\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">&#8216;Rule of Thumb&#8217;. A rule of thumb is <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent3\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">more a practical rule than one based on <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent4\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">exact measurement or scientific fact. <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent5\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">For example, as a rule of thumb, I don&#8217;t <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent6\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">eat past 10 because it makes my stomach upset. <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent7\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">This is a general, practical rule.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span id=\"STtranscriptContent8\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">The word &#8216;rule&#8217; begins with the R consonant sound [?]. <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent9\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">When words begin with this sound, the lips tend <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent10\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">to take a pretty tight position, rr, rr, rule. <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent11\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Of course, in the &#8216;oo&#8217; as in &#8216;boo&#8217; sound [u], <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent12\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">the lips also take a tight position, ru-, ru-, <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent13\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">so they remain in that circle for both of those sounds. <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent14\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Rule, rule. The tongue is up and pressed in the <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent15\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">middle against the insides of the teeth for the R sound, <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent16\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">rr, ru-, it then pulls back for the &#8216;oo&#8217; as in &#8216;boo&#8217; <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent17\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">vowel sound, as it is the further back part of the tongue <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent18\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">that is raised. Rule.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span id=\"STtranscriptContent19\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Then, to make the L sound. Which here is the <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent20\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">dark L because it&#8217;s at the end of the syllable. <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent21\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">The tongue tip moves into position, uh-ll, and <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent22\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">ends with the tip pressing against the roof of <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent23\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">the mouth just behind the top teeth. Rule rule. <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent24\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Of. Here, it is the schwa sound [?]. Rule of <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent25\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">thumb, uh, uh, that sound happens very quickly, <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent26\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">rule of thumb, as the word &#8216;of&#8217; is not an important <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent27\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">word in this phrase. Rule of thumb. Of, of, of. <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent28\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">The bottom lip moves up to the teeth to make that V sound. <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent29\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Rule of thumb, rule of thumb. You might find <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent30\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">that you hear, in practice, people pronouncing <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent31\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">it almost more as an F. That&#8217;s because the next sound,<\/span> <span id=\"STtranscriptContent32\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">the TH sound, is unvoiced [?]. And because <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent33\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">that sound is unvoiced, it sometimes makes the <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent34\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">sound before also unvoiced. So you will not hear <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent35\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">a strong vv V sound, but more of a quick f\/v mix.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span id=\"STtranscriptContent36\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Rule of &#8211; tongue comes through the teeth for the th. <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent37\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Thu-, the &#8216;uh&#8217; as in &#8216;butter&#8217; sound [?], so the <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent38\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">jaw drops to make that. Rule of thu-uh-m. <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent39\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">And finally, the M consonant sound, <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent40\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">where the lips come together. Mm, mm. <\/span><span id=\"STtranscriptContent41\" class=\"STtranscriptContent\">Thumb. 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