Position
Relax the jaw and keep the tongue mid-high.
Phoneme EH
How to pronounce /ɛ/ (EH) in English
Relax the jaw and keep the tongue mid-high. bed, met, dress are useful examples for locking in the sound.
How to articulate it
Typical mistake
It can sound too much like a tense Spanish /e/.
Example words
bed · met · dress
Typical error and minimal pairs
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