{"id":46569,"date":"2017-10-18T06:01:13","date_gmt":"2017-10-18T10:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rachel-smith-live.prev21.rmkr.net\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=46569"},"modified":"2024-03-07T22:48:57","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T22:48:57","slug":"015-diphthongs","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/rachelsenglish.com\/podcast\/015-diphthongs\/","title":{"rendered":"015:  Diphthongs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today we do a deep-dive into the American English diphthongs. How many are there, and why doesn&#8217;t everyone agree with that number? We discuss different spellings of the diphthongs, as well as the benefits of studying mouth positions. 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