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How to pronounce “escalator”

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Pronunciation guide for escalator

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of escalator with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: A Guide to Self-Love for Skepticsit's not like some escalator that goes
Definition summary: Anything that escalates.

Example 1 of 8

A Guide to Self-Love for Skeptics

it's not like some escalator that goes

[Noun]
Anything that escalates.
A motor-driven mechanical device consisting of a continuous loop of steps that automatically conveys people from one floor to another.
An upward or progressive course.
An escalator clause.
[Verb]
(intransitive, informal) To move by escalator.

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