Jeff Lowe

I will still probably die of aspiration-caused pneumonia. I can go along breathing well, then I might aspirate on something, develop pneumonia and be gone in a week.

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Randy Meisner

I aspirated some food into my throat and choked. I was in a coma for a little while, too.

To master 'aspirate', practice with a candle; if it flickers, you're doing it right.

Pronunciation Practice

'Aspirate' typically occurs before voiceless consonants like 'p, t, k' in English.

Voiceless Sounds

In some words, 'h' is silent, so don’t aspirate when it’s not needed.

Silent Letters

In medical context, 'aspirate' involves safe removal of fluids; not always blood.

Medical Technique

'Aspirating' a fluid is a gentle procedure, often not painful at all.

Not Always Painful

'Aspirate' in medical terms requires training to perform correctly.

Medical Precision

The noun 'aspirate' is for academic talks about pronunciation and linguistics.

Focus On Speech

Some languages don’t have aspirated sounds; be aware of your native tongue influence.

Language Contrast

Identify aspirates by listening to native speakers and mimicking their pronunciation.

Careful Listening

 and that's all good too as long as the belly is always facing downward when you feed a kitten on their back they can aspirate that's when the fluid goes into their lungs and we don't want to do that so we're just gonna give her a nice big meal good job she's very very hungry so

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 If you've never been restrained yourself, you may have a benign image of the experience. There's nothing benign about it. Every week in the United States, it's been estimated that one to three people die in restraints. They strangle, they aspirate their vomit,

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 to cause a controlled overstimulation of the ovaries so that they ultimately produce multiple eggs. The eggs are then retrieved just before ovulation would occur, while the woman is under anesthesia, through an aspirating needle that is guided by ultrasound.

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 aspirates the size of golf balls or ping-pong balls so she's totally focused on her birthday it's all she's thinking she's not