Send me a text message. Suggestions? Subjects for future podcasts? Let me know--thanks!English is full of reductions. We write “going to” but we say “gonna” for example.The conjunction “and” is often reduced to an /n/ sound. So “hot and cold” becomes “hot ’n’ cold” and so on. Here are ten sentences to practice with.These phrases are sometimes called “fixed” and phrases. Ask any American to finish these:“Rock and _____.”“Bright and ______.”“Pros and ______.”Yes, they are effectively collocatio...