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Hey there! It’s Michael here - and welcome back to Speak Naturally in a Minute from Happy English. I’m here every Sunday with a quick one-point lesson to help you improve your pronunciation, rhythm, and intonation.  And if you want to watch this lesson, just look for Happy English Podcast on YouTube.Today, let’s continue our discussion of reduction in American English, you know, when we shorten or soften sounds when we speak. Can’t you, Aren’t you, and ain;t you are usually pronounced as can’cha, aren’cha, and ain’chaWhen we say can’t you, the T of can’t blends with the Y of you. Can’t you becomes can’cha.  “Can’cha see that?,”  “Can’cha hear me?,”  “Can’cha stay a little longer?”And when we say aren’t you, the T in aren’t also blends with the Y of you. Aren’t you becomes aren’cha. “Aren’cha coming to the party?,” “Aren’cha ready?” “Aren’cha going home soon?”And finally, It’s the same with ain’t you. The T in ain’t also blends with the Y of you. Ain’t you becomes ain’cha. “Ain’cha coming to the party?,” “Ain’