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Is it "me"?
I was shocked to hear from my students yesterday that a law school near my home in Moscow was closed for live classes the next few weeks due to an attack of missiles! (ракеты) Coming so soon after the Crocus attack, I was really panicked.
Only after a few moments of very confused discussion (OMG, was anyone killed? Was the building destroyed? etc.) did I find out they had mispronounced "measles." (корь) The school was quarantined due to some students with attacks--ie, an "outbreak"--of measles.
To pronounce "mi" your mouth is rounded. To change it to "me" you must widen the sides of your mouth almost into a smile.
Maybe the reason Americans are known to smile a lot is that they are thinking of "me"!😃
Take Pericles' Approaching Legal English course this summer, and learn to avoid pronunciation mistakes that could cause panic!
Marian Dent, Dean
BY Pericles Law Center
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