How native speakers pronounce “girl”

really wanted a girl so my parents who were on a waiting list got a call in the middle of the

Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement 2005 · Stanford

I heard a great story recently -- I love telling it -- of a little girl who was in a drawing lesson. She was six, and she was at the back, drawing,

Do schools kill creativity? — Ken Robinson · TED

I was shy and I was plain. I was not the kind of girl whose typewriter was carried by men who looked

The Love of My Life (and Why I Need to Share It with You) | Ann Patchett | TED · TED

I went to Bali this past year and finally spent some one-on-one time with that little girl who left Robbins, Illinois all those years ago.

How I Set Myself Free | Keke Palmer | TED · TED

(Applause) When I think about the 11-year-old girl I once was,

What I Got Wrong About Changing the World | Malala Yousafzai | TED · TED

instead of negotiating. Tells us, Helen isn't such a terrible name for a Pakistani girl, is it? (Laughter)

Want to Get Ahead at Work? Risk the Awkward Moments | Henna Pryor | TED · TED