How to pronounce civil in American English
“civil” pronunciation by American speakers
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“civil” in real sentences — American speakers
1,000+ clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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civil aircraft or civil ATC.
NTSB
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and the constitutional civil rights civil liberties that we take civil rights and civil liberties very
House Judiciary Committee
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Black civil rights after the Civil War.
Dept of Justice
Words that sound like “civil”
Words one sound away from civil — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
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