This is something I learned from my teacher Andrew Zimmerman. As you pronounce the “mneh” let your tongue loll out of your mouth. Let the vowel “eh” sound kinda lazy. It’s not pretty, but it does help to keep that interfering tongue out of the way. Try several different vowels.
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