The organs of speech

Vowel № 9 [u] The back of the tongue is raised to the soft palate; the tongue is retracted. The lips are rounded but not protruded. Thus the English [u] may be defined as short, lax, back, labialized, close vowel phoneme.

Proverbs:

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  By hook or by crook.
  
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  Too many cooks spoil the broth.
  
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  A good beginning makes a good ending.
  
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  To beat about the bush.
  

Vowel № 10 [u:] The back of the tongue is raised high in the direction of the soft palate. The tongue is retracted. The lips are rounded but not protruded. Thus, the English [u:] is long, tense, back, labialized, close vowel phoneme.

Proverbs:

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  No news is good news.
  
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  The exception proves the rule.
  
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  The proof of the pudding is in its eating.
  
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  Don’t halloo till you are out of the wood.
  
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  Drop a spoon, company soon.