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It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.
Mark Twain
Lips: Start not rounded, but as you move toward /ʊ/, lips begin to close and become tense.
Tongue: Moves from relaxed, low to high position for the /ʊ/.
Common Spelling Patterns for /aʊ/
| ou |
found, loud, around, thousand |
| ow |
now, down, crowd, vowel |
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