How to pronounce took in American English
“took” pronunciation by American speakers
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“took” in real sentences — American speakers
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we use SNOMED for, and then we took evidence-based medicine, we took clinical guidelines, we took
CDC
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And I took that image. And I know actually when I took
FEMA
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took a suspended sentence.
The Obama White House
Words that sound like “took”
Words one sound away from took — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
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