Sounds canned?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="canned">canned</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="Prepare">Prepare</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="advance">advance</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="memorized">memorized</span> (<span word="though">though</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="word">word</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="canned">canned</span>).</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="interview">interview</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="is">is</span>: <span word="be">be</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="genuine">genuine</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="pronounce">pronounce</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="script">script</span>.</p><p><span word="Canned">Canned</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="can">can</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="beer">beer</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="coke">coke</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="orange">orange</span> <span word="juice">juice</span>. <span word="Cans">Cans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="metal">metal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="tightly">tightly</span> <span word="sealed">sealed</span>. <span word="Things">Things</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cans">cans</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="longer">longer</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="characteristic">characteristic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="canned">canned</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="drink">drink</span>, <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="produced">produced</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Coca">Coca</span> <span word="Cola">Cola</span> <span word="cans">cans</span> – <span word="we">we</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="supermarket">supermarket</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="grocery">grocery</span> <span word="store">store</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="cans">cans</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="product">product</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="identical">identical</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span>.</p><p><span word="Taste">Taste</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span>, <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="needless">needless</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="refreshing">refreshing</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="canned">canned</span>. <span word="They">They</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="memorized">memorized</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="aloud">aloud</span> <span word="dozens">dozens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="practice">practice</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="interviewer">interviewer</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="reciting">reciting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="actor">actor</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="manuscript">manuscript</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="audience">audience</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="theater">theater</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="insincere">insincere</span>.</p>
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