Weak K vs Weak G Minimal Pairs | Train your Ears for American English | English Hacks

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[@soupysoup931]

uh, no bonus round? also seems to be an oddball in comparison to other videos on minimal pairs

[@NativeEnglishHacks]

It's odd and there's no bonus round because I had difficulty finding actual minimal pairs and had to make some stuff up.

[@soupysoup931]

@@NativeEnglishHacks yeaaah, not the biggest use case scenario, but oh well, hope that helps somebody.

[@NativeEnglishHacks]

Incorrect, sir. It's a pretty big use case. There are plenty of words that use either the weak K or the weak G (though there do seem to be much more for the weak K). Just because there aren't a lot of direct pairs doesn't mean someone will any more easily be able to tell the difference any given time a word uses one of them. In fact, this lesson might even be more important since weak K is more common and this lesson brings direct comparisons together so you can accurately hear the G when it is used 😎

[@iiAbdullah635]

their not hard at all. They are way easier when there's nothing after the k or the g. Back-bag, Rack-rag, Pick-pig are harder. It's weird that you didn't include any of these.

[@NativeEnglishHacks]

Those will be in the next one