There are some words in English which change their meaning when you change the stress. Here’s an example: Perfect - free of mistakes, problems, errors. 1 - The teacher said my homework was perfect. (PER-fect) 2 - She got a perfect score on the exam. 3 - Your pronunciation is perfect. 4 - It’s hard to be perfect all the time.  5 - That painting looks just like my grandmother. It’s a perfect likeness. 6 - The forger copied my signature perfectly. Uh oh! 7 - What a smile! She has perfect teeth. 8 - The criminal had a perfect alibi. 9 - The doctor said I was in perfect health. 10 - This is the perfect place to begin our discussion of aliens. To perfect something:  per-FECT - to make something or do something as well as you can 11 - It took her years of practice to perfect her violin technique.  12 - I have tried for years to perfect my pronunciation of French. 13 - The car company is trying to perfect a new type of engine. 14 - The chef has perfected his recipe for chicken Kiev. 15 - My wife goes ice skating every day, but she has not yet perfected her jumps. Support the show Intro & Outro Music: La Pompe Du Trompe by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Support the showYou can now support my podcasts and classes: Help Barry pay for podcast expenses--thank you!