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chair vs shoe

Two sounds close enough to trade places: the “ch” of chair and the “sh” of shoe. Swap one for the other and a different word comes out — this page is how to keep them apart, in both directions.

/tʃ/ ch as in chair
/ʃ/ sh as in shoe

When they trade places

“ch” (as in chair) coming out as “sh” (as in shoe)

Begin with a complete stop — tongue tip against the ridge — then release into the sh friction.

“Sh is a whisper; CH is a whisper with an ENTRANCE! Touch the ridge first, then burst — like flinging open the shutters!”Nunzio, when he hears it

You cannot hear your own swap. That is the whole problem.

Nunzio records you reading a sentence, scores every sound in it on your phone — nothing is uploaded — and tells you which of these two actually came out. Nunzio — Accent Coach is coming to the App Store and Google Play.