Let me show you a quick magic trick.
Read this sentence out loud (QUICKLY) – as that is how Bri’ish people actually speak…
“Go on then, let’s play some footy!”
If you said this correctly… you may have noticed a whole new letter appear:
“Go-won then, let’s play some footy!”
Wait… ‘w’? Where on earth did that come from? Well, it’s magic, like I said!
Okay, it’s not quite magic, but it should be…
The ‘w’ comes from something called 'linking', a technique that native speakers use when they are talking quickly.
So, if you have ever noticed yourself sounding a bit... unnatural when speaking quickly - this could be why.
I know what you must be thinking: Wow... this seems so hard. If only a funny, cool British YouTuber would just make a full guide on this...
Well, I tried contacting Luke's English Podcast, but sadly he was busy, so I had to make one instead:
