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Jak wymawiać could vs cooed

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‘Could’ (⁄kʊd⁄) contains lax ⁄ʊ⁄; ‘cooed’ (⁄kuːd⁄) contains tense ⁄uː⁄.

Różnica: Lax ⁄ʊ⁄ vs tense ⁄uː⁄

could

⁄kʊd⁄

Sylaby

COULD

Definicja:

simple past of can

“Before I was blind, I could see very well.”

cooed

⁄kuːd⁄

Sylaby

COOED

Definicja:

The murmuring sound made by a dove or pigeon.

“The male [ring dove] will continue nest-coos for 3–4 days until his female partner begins to nest-coo. At that point the male's nest-coo begins to become less frequent[…].”

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Difference between could and cooed?

‘Could’ (⁄kʊd⁄) contains lax ⁄ʊ⁄; ‘cooed’ (⁄kuːd⁄) contains tense ⁄uː⁄.

Syllable stress in could vs cooed?

"could" has 1 syllables (could). "cooed" has 1 syllables (cooed).

Why are could and cooed easily confused?

Lax ⁄ʊ⁄ vs tense ⁄uː⁄

Example sentences for could and cooed?

"could": Before I was blind, I could see very well. "cooed": The male [ring dove] will continue nest-coos for 3–4 days until his female partner begins to nest-coo. At that point the male's nest-coo begins to become less frequent[…].