“Dashing dukes drove different dusty diligences down deeply divided damp ditches. Dozens of dapper dingoes danced during dark, dreary dinners.”
20-word tongue twister · sound focus: d · difficulty: hard
How to say it
Plosives (t, d, k, g) need a crisp release. Over-articulate at first — you can always relax later.
The five-times-fast test
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