198. How to pronounce HER vs. HAIR

English words can be really confusing sometimes.
In these how-to-pronounce episodes published on Fridays, I’ll help you with the pronunciation of confusing words and common names.
This week we’re going to talk about the words ‘her’ and ‘hair’.

Here’s a loose transcription of the word as explained in the episode:
hair: her [IPA: heəɹ]
her: h’r [IPA: hɜːɹ] or h’r [IPA: həɹ]
hurt: h’rt [IPA: hɜːɹt]

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