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/e/

US English symbol:

/ɛ/

The /e/ sound

is used in words like let, best or shelter.

The /e/ Sound (men, bed, set)

pronunciation video    Pronunciation with Emma    6 April 2019

Learn how to pronounce the sound /e/ in British English.

YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeI4IB5B0Uo

Vowel Sound / ɛ / as in "bed"

American English Pronunciation

Sounds American    23 September 2016

Vowel Sound / ɛ / as in "bed" - American English Pronunciation

pronunciation video    Sounds American    23 September 2016

Learn how to pronounce the vowel sound /ɛ/.

Practice the /ɛ/ vowel in words

like "get," "best," or "friend" recorded

by a professional speech therapist.

Find out about the most common spelling rules

for the /ɛ/ vowel sound.

YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLG3cCLcNiI

The Rolling Stones    Gimme Shelter (1969)    Havana Moon (2016)
 

The Rolling Stones    Gimme Shelter (1969)    Havana Moon (2016)

music video

YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clGX_J19_9o

David Bowie    Let's Dance    1983

David Bowie    Let's Dance

music  video    David Bowie

The official music video for David Bowie - Let's Dance.

Taken from Bowie's 'Let's Dance' album released in 1983,

which featured the singles 'Let's Dance', 'China Girl',

'Modern Love' and 'Without You'

YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbD_kBJc_gI

' said

' spread

' readpassé, readparticipe passé

' help

' guess

' spell

' spend, ' spent, ' spent

' tell

' sell

' bet

' get

' let

' rest

' said

' check

' ate

de 'velop

' web

' test

' friend

' shelter

' lesson

' tennis

' men

' end

' head

' health

' death

' weather

' question

' terror

' weapon

' letter

suc 'cess

' everybody

' president

A 'merica

' yes

' red

' ready

' any

' best

' ten

' second

' next

' sexy

' yellow

' red

' seven

' dead

' very

in 'credible

Let's Spend The Night Together

My, My, My, My
Don't you worry 'bout what's on your mind (Oh my)
I'm in no hurry I can take my time (Oh my)
I'm going red
and my tongue's getting tied (tongues's getting tied)
I'm off my head and my mouth's getting dry.
I'm high, But I try, try, try (Oh my)
Let's spend the night together
Now I need you more than ever
Let's spend the night together now

I feel so strong that I can't disguise (oh my)
Let's spend the night together
But I just can't apologize (oh no)
Let's spend the night together
Don't hang me up
and don't let me down (don't let me down)
We could have fun
just groovin' around around and around
Oh my, my
Let's spend the night together
Now I need you more than ever
Let's spend the night together

Let's spend the night together
Now I need you more than ever

You know I'm smiling baby
You need some guiding baby
I'm just deciding baby; now-
I need you more than ever
Let's spend the night together
Let's spend the night together now

This doesn't happen to me ev'ryday (oh my)
Let's spend the night together
No excuses offered anyway (oh my)
Let's spend the night together
I'll satisfy your every need (every need)
And I now know you will satisfy me
Oh my, my, my, my, my
Let's spend the night together
Now I need you more than ever
Let's spend the night together now

Rolling Stones, Between the buttons, 1967
Repris par David Bowie, Aladdin Sane, 1973
http://www.lyricstime.com/lyrics/32262.html

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Related

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Monophthong

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Diphthong

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Stress_and_vowel_reduction_in_English

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Great_Vowel_Shift

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Stress_(linguistics)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Received_Pronunciation

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
International_Phonetic_Alphabet