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How to pronounce “dismally” in English

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In natural English speech, "dismally" appears in contexts such as: "And that's when my mom worried, because she was a maths teacher and expected pensions and stuff from her clever sons. And I failed dismally in that respect. But gradually, she came to accept it, I guess, when I was on telly and radio.". You can listen to the exact timestamped audio clip in the accompanying video.

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And that's when my mom worried, because she was a maths teacher and expected pensions and stuff from her clever sons.And I failed dismally in that respect.But gradually, she came to accept it, I guess, when I was on telly and radio.

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