You be the news reader: Pronouncing commas

No, we donโ€t actually pronounce the word "comma," but we do pause when we see one.

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Yasa, the 12-year-old boy who won the handwriting competition

You be the news reader: Pronouncing commas

No, we don’t actually pronounce the “word” comma, but we do pause when we see one. In the case of a relative clause like the one in the sentence below (beginning with “who”), we also lower our voice a bit.

Listen several times and then you can be the news reader.
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A 12-year old-boy of Myanmar nationality, who was born and raised in Thailand, won the Thai language handwriting competition for primary school level to mark National Thai Language Day yesterday.
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See the full story about the 12-year-old boy here: http://www.bangkokpost.com/learning/learning-from-news/423184/beautiful-thai-from-a-myanmar-student

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