When English sounds smooth and natural, it’s often because the voice keeps moving between words. Instead of stopping after every word, sounds connect inside a phrase. This process is called linking, and it’s one of the key features of natural spoken English.

In written English, we see spaces between words. In spoken English, those spaces disappear. The end of one word flows directly into the beginning of the next, allowing the voice to move forward without interruption. When this flow is missing, speech can sound choppy, even if every sound is technically correct.

Linking doesn’t mean speaking faster or slurring words together. It simply means keeping the voice continuous inside a thought group so ideas move smoothly from one word to the next. Understanding this pattern not only improves how you speak, it also makes native English speech easier to understand.

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