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  1. EXAMPLES OF VOWELS AND DIPHTHONGS IN STANDARD ENGLISH
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  4. The standard English is riddled with diphthongs, which makes it a difficult language in which to sing with classical technique. 
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  6. PURE VOWELS
  7. DIPHTHONGS
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  10. mat              
  11. mate
  12.  
  13. mast
  14. mare
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  16. met
  17. fear
  18.  
  19. meet
  20. meal
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  22. bit
  23. bite
  24.  
  25. nought
  26. boil
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  28. not
  29. note
  30.  
  31. look
  32. loot
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  34. but
  35. fuse
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  37. burn
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  45. See also  Singing Diphthongs
  46.                   Singing Vowels
  47.                      Physiology and Words
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