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0:02Today, we're going to be looking at these two words.
0:04They look the same and they almost sound the same.
0:06And knowing the difference is really going to help
0:09your English pronunciation and language skills.
0:12Keep watching to find out what it is.
0:22First, I'm going to say the sentence really quickly.
0:27‘It took a minute to find the minute crack.’
0:30Okay, I'll slow down.
0:33‘It took a minute to find the minute crack.’
0:39Let's have a look at the sentence.
0:42‘It took a minute to find the minute crack.’
0:47What two words go in the blanks here?
0:55‘It took a minute to find the minute crack.’
1:00Again they look like the same word
1:03but they're two different words.
1:05Pronunciation here is key.
1:09Okay, let's have a look at our two words a little bit closer.
1:13We have ‘minute’ and ‘minute’.
1:16They look the same with the spelling
1:18but the pronunciation
1:20and the meanings are different.
1:26Well it's where you have two words
1:28that have the same spelling
1:30but the meanings and the pronunciations are different.
1:34Okay, let's look at our two words in closer detail.
1:38We have the meanings and the pronunciations.
1:42Word number one is ‘minute’/ˈmɪnɪt/.
1:44‘minute’ is a time noun.
1:46It can mean 60 seconds -
1:48a literal minute or a short amount of time.
1:55‘Class ends in a minute.’
1:57Class ends in one minute - 60 seconds.
2:00That's all the time left.
2:02Sentence number two. ‘Wait a minute.’
2:06Can you wait a short amount of time, please?
2:12Now let's look at pronunciation.
2:21Word number two is ‘minute’ /maɪˈnjuːt/.
2:24‘minute’ is an adjective.
2:27It describes something small
2:29or something in a lot of detail.
2:33So you're looking very closely at something.
2:36I have two sentences to show you this.
2:41‘She examined the contract in minute detail.’
2:45She looked really closely at the contract.
2:49She found all of the details.
2:55‘The baby's hands are minute.’
2:57They're tiny. They're really small.
2:59The baby has very small hands.
3:03Okay, let's look at pronunciation.
3:13Now let's have a look at our main sentence.
3:16‘It took a minute to find the minute crack.’
3:23It took a short amount of time or 60 seconds ‘ …
3:26to find the minute crack.’
3:29To find the very small crack in my phone screen.
3:34Okay. ‘It took a minute to find the minute crack.’
3:40Now let's practice pronunciation.
3:43We're gonna go slow to start and then speed up.
3:49‘It took a minute to find the minute crack.’
3:57Now like a native speaker.
3:59‘It took a minute to find the minute crack.’
4:09You got some awesome listening
4:11and pronunciation practice in today.
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