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English Pronunciation News: Drug Leader Held in Mexico

Watch the video and read along. This news report, 8/3/2011, focuses on the three sounds of the letter O. Learn the news and study American English pronunciation. Read former English pronunciation news reports.


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A principal leader of a Mexican drug gang has been captured and is being held in Mexico. This leader was a former police officer. They believe he was the mastermind of an attack on a U.S. consulate last year. The attack killed three people, including a consulate worker who was four months pregnant, though enforcement officials believe the attack was an unfortunate case of mistaken identity. Police said that the gang leader confessed to ordering 1,500 killings in the country's most violent city.

       
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Word
 Pronunciation
most
 MŌST
violent
 VI-ō-lent
officer
O-fi-ser
official
u-FI-shul
consulate
 CON-su-lit or CON-su-lut*
confessed
 cun-FEST
country
 CUN-tree
former
 FŌR-mer
order
 ŌR-der
worker
 WUR-ker*
* if the short "i" sound is difficult, use "u" as in "up" on reduced sounds
* "ur" and "er" have the same pronunciation in American English

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