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1.    black coffee

2.    not at all

3.    what do?

4.    comfortable

5.    interesting

6.    every

7.    country

8.    tree

9.    hundred

10. did you?

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Reduction: the word FOR

I got it for you. I got it for you, fer, fer, fer you. I got it for you.

More examples: Can I have this cake? No, it's for tonight.

Fer, fer, it's for tonight. I bike for transportation, not for fitness. Fer, fer. One more time: I bike for transportation, not for fitness. Let's eat out, just for fun. For fun, for fun, let's eat out just for fun. This medicine is for headaches. For headaches. This medicine is for headaches. These flowers are for the wedding. Notice here the word 'are', before 'for', is also reduced. Rr fer, rr fer, these flowers are for the wedding. You can use these folders for organizing. For organizing. You can use these folders for organizing. This is for my parents' anniversary. For my, for my. This is for my parents' anniversary. That cabinet is for linens. For linens, fer, fer, that cabinet is for linens. The software is for accounting. The software is for accounting, fer accounting.

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Pronunciation Exercise: Breakfast (Ben Franklin Exercise)