American English Pronunciation Podcast
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Victoria
Jan 29, 2020
This helped me improve my English a lot! Thanks! ❤️
Pavel Quincoses Rodríguez
Nov 6, 2018
This is just what I was looking for! Thanks a lot for this amazing podcast.
Description
The American English Pronunciation podcasts teaches non-native English speakers and ESL/ELL students correct English pronunciation in short lessons. Learn, listen, repeat and become fluent.
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221: Compare ’unvoiced th’ to /f/, /s/, and /t/
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Nov 29, 2016 |
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220: The ’n-g’ spelling creates /ŋ/, as in the word ’song’
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Nov 12, 2016 |
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219: /g+n/ as in ”signal” and ”ignore”
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Oct 26, 2016 |
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218: Learn to hear vowels to learn to pronounce them
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Oct 14, 2016 |
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217: Compare long e, short i, and short e /i, ɪ, ɛ/
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Sep 29, 2016 |
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216: The Cardinal Vowels--long e /i/, oo sound /u/, short o /ɑ/, and short a /æ/
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Sep 17, 2016 |
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215: Adding ”bonus” information by using a low pitch
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Sep 01, 2016 |
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214: Yes/No Pitch Patterns
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Aug 20, 2016 |
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213: Intonation of Wh- Questions
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Aug 07, 2016 |
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212: /r+ɚ/ “explore” into “explorer”
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Jul 25, 2016 |
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211: Compare /æ/ and /ɑ/ (’short a’ and ’short o’)
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Mar 28, 2016 |
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210: ’-ue’ ending (unique, avenue, and rescue)
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Jul 27, 2015 |
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209: The difference between /ə/ and /ʌ/: schwa and short u
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Mar 25, 2015 |
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208: Cone/corn, coat/court
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Mar 11, 2015 |
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207: Why is ’quarter’ so hard to say?
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Feb 25, 2015 |
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206: I like/I’d like... bacon!
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Feb 11, 2015 |
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205: Dealing with ’o-u-g-h’
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Jan 28, 2015 |
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204: How ’have to’ becomes ’hafta’
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Jan 14, 2015 |
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203: When /t/ sounds like /d/ during linking: alveolar stop
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Dec 31, 2014 |
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202: How similar are /n/ and /l/?
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Nov 12, 2014 |
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201: Why is ’symptom’ pronounced that way?
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Oct 16, 2014 |
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200: A new spelling poem!
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Oct 01, 2014 |
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199: Would you like some coffee or tea?
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Jun 25, 2014 |
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198: Pronouncing ’clothes,’ ’close’ (verb), and ’close’ (adjective)
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Jun 11, 2014 |
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197: Linking vowels to sound fluent!
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Mar 26, 2014 |
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196: Do you say ’people’ as ’peopo’?
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Feb 26, 2014 |
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195: Dropping the /k/ in ’asked’ (HIMYM)
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Feb 05, 2014 |
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194: ’faux pas, chauffeur, fiance,’ and more
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Jan 22, 2014 |
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193: ’Twas the Night Before Christmas
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Dec 19, 2013 |
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192: Special holiday words
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Dec 05, 2013 |
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191: The difference between ’my car’ and ’Mike are’
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Nov 27, 2013 |
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190: From ’wait time’ to ’snack time’
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Nov 13, 2013 |
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189: Linking magic!
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Oct 30, 2013 |
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188: Heteronyms: ’Lead’ rhymes with ’read’
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Oct 16, 2013 |
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187: ’Fall’ and ’autumn’
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Oct 02, 2013 |
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186: Fake it ’til you make it!
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Sep 11, 2013 |
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185: From /ʒ/ to /ʤ/ (’zh’ to ’j’)
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Aug 28, 2013 |
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184: Pronouncing /ʒ/ the ’zh sound’
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Aug 14, 2013 |
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183: expected and unexpected /s/ and /ʃ/ minimal pairs
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Jul 31, 2013 |
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182: ’on’ and ’off’: /ɑn/ and /ɔf/
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Jul 17, 2013 |
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181: The troublesome ’thr’ /θr/ combination
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Jul 03, 2013 |
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180: ’because’→’cuz’: stressed, unstressed, informal
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Jun 19, 2013 |
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179: The silent /p/ in ’pneumatic’ and ’psychology’
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Jun 05, 2013 |
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178: ”Feeling” the vibration of vowel sounds
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May 15, 2013 |
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177: -ate suffix revisited--advanced lesson
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May 01, 2013 |
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176: Swearing!
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Apr 17, 2013 |
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175: Short Vowels Minimal Sets
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Apr 03, 2013 |
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174: 3-sound clusters beginning with ’s’
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Mar 20, 2013 |
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173: Digraphs and trigraphs, complicated spelling patterns
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Mar 06, 2013 |
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172: The ’cc’ spelling pronunciations (as in ’accuse’ and ’succeed)
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Feb 20, 2013 |
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171: The silent /l/ in the word ’salmon’
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Feb 06, 2013 |
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170: ’schwa+r’ /ɚ/ paragraph practice
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Jan 23, 2013 |
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169: Pronouncing ’Seattle’
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Jan 09, 2013 |
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168: Stress pronunciation patterns in 3-syllable words
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Dec 19, 2012 |
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167: When to use the informal contraction ’useta’
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Dec 05, 2012 |
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166: Understanding /ŋ/, the ’ng’ sound
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Nov 07, 2012 |
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165: What is the vocal tract?
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Oct 24, 2012 |
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164: Consonant clusters in English
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Oct 10, 2012 |
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163: -ile and the differences in American and British English
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Sep 26, 2012 |
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162: The differences between /b/ and /v/
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Sep 12, 2012 |
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161: Schwa in 2-syllable words
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Aug 29, 2012 |
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160: w+a (want), w+a-r (warm), w+o-r (work)
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Aug 08, 2012 |
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159: What are non-phonetic words?
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Jul 25, 2012 |
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158: Vowels plus voiced and unvoiced consonants
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Jul 11, 2012 |
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157: Native French speakers special!
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Jun 27, 2012 |
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156: Silent letters in high-frequency words
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May 30, 2012 |
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155: The f sound and semi-irregular plurals
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May 16, 2012 |
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154: ’She sells seashells’
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May 02, 2012 |
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153: ’Look at Luke!’
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Apr 18, 2012 |
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152: ’s-c-h’ and the word ’schedule’
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Apr 04, 2012 |
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151: j/ch sounds plus -ed ending
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Mar 14, 2012 |
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150: Common spellings and non-phonetic words
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Feb 29, 2012 |
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149: Practicing the /w/ and /v/
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Feb 15, 2012 |
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148: More ’th’ sounds practice
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Feb 01, 2012 |
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147: The -ious suffix
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Jan 11, 2012 |
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146: Happy ”New” Year!
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Dec 28, 2011 |
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145: a, e,i, o, u and sometimes y
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Dec 14, 2011 |
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144: -ed ending exceptions
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Nov 30, 2011 |
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143: Don’t over-pronounce sounds
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Nov 02, 2011 |
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142: The syllabic /l/
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Oct 12, 2011 |
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141: We ”recently” changed our t sound lesson
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Sep 28, 2011 |
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140: The ’oo’ spelling of the words ’foot’ and ’soon’
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Sep 14, 2011 |
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139: Pronunciation of ’sure’
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Aug 31, 2011 |
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138: Pronunciation of ’often’
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Aug 10, 2011 |
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137: ’ct’ spelling plus -ed and -s ending
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Jul 27, 2011 |
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135: m sound/n sound/ng sound
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Jun 29, 2011 |
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134: consonant-y-consonant
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Jun 15, 2011 |
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133: t/d, p/b, and k/g at the beginning of a word
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Jun 01, 2011 |
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132: ea spelling: long e or short e
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May 18, 2011 |
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131: The word ”new” in place names
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Apr 28, 2011 |
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130: 2-syllable word stress
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Mar 30, 2011 |
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129: Portuguese speakers special, part 2
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Mar 16, 2011 |
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128: The pronunciations of i-consonant-e
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Mar 02, 2011 |
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127: Portuguese speakers special, part 1
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Feb 17, 2011 |
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126: Unstressed syllables, part 2
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Feb 02, 2011 |
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125: Unstressed syllables, part 1
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Jan 19, 2011 |
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124: French words in English
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Jan 04, 2011 |
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123: A Merry, Marry, Mary Christmas
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Dec 22, 2010 |
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119: The bunched /r/
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Oct 27, 2010 |
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118: The prefix re-
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Oct 13, 2010 |
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117: Suffixes with /ʧ/ (ch sound)
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Sep 29, 2010 |
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116: Using ’ain’t’
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Sep 15, 2010 |
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115: Sound combinations: sp-, st-, sk-, sc-
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Sep 01, 2010 |
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114: ’Puff’ (aspiration) details of stop sounds
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Aug 18, 2010 |
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113: The /h/, like a chameleon
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Aug 04, 2010 |
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112: Dropping the /d/
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Jul 21, 2010 |
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111: Linking /v/ and /f/
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Jul 07, 2010 |
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110: Troublesome /v/ and /f/
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Jun 23, 2010 |
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109: /s/, /z/, /ʃ/, /ʒ/ (s, z, sh, and zh sounds) compare and contrast
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Jun 09, 2010 |
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108: In the US, it is ’learned’ and ’spelled,’ while the British kept ’learnt’ and ’spelt’
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Jun 02, 2010 |
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107: ’ck’ after short vowels (as in back), ’k’ after all the others (as in ’bake)
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May 26, 2010 |
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106: ’long u’ stressed and reduced; /yu/ or /yə/?
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May 19, 2010 |
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105: Pronouncing ’though,’ ’thought,’ ’through,’ and ’thorough’
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May 12, 2010 |
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104: Pronouncing ’pronounce’ and ’pronunciation’
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May 05, 2010 |
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102: Russian/Ukrainian Special Episode
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Apr 21, 2010 |
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101: Subtle oddities of the word ’subtle’
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Apr 14, 2010 |
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100: A Hundred/One Hundred
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Apr 07, 2010 |
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99: Three-word informal contractions
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Mar 31, 2010 |
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97: The transition from ’used to’ to ’useta’
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Mar 17, 2010 |
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96: How ’women’ could have been ’wimmen’
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Mar 10, 2010 |
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94: /t/+/y/=/ʧ/, /d/+/y/=/ʤ/, surprising ’ch’ and ’j’ sounds.
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Feb 24, 2010 |
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93: Do you accidentally make your /l/ into /w/?
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Feb 10, 2010 |
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91: iPad/iPod, the world’s newest /æ,ɑ/ (short a/short o) minimal pair
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Jan 27, 2010 |
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90: The j sound, spelled j, dge, ge, and g(i)
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Jan 20, 2010 |
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88: Why is ’tch’ (as in ’watch’) easier to pronounce than ’ch’ (as in which)?
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Jan 06, 2010 |
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85: Why is the ’Ch’ in ’Christmas’ pronounced as /k/?
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Dec 16, 2009 |
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84: ’Who,’ ’what,’ ’when,’ and ’where’: How do you pronouce words that begin with wh-?
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Dec 09, 2009 |
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82: Thanksgiving holiday th sounds /ð, θ/ review
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Nov 18, 2009 |
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81: ”About a boat,” comparing /oʊ/ and /aʊ/
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Nov 10, 2009 |
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79: Comparing /eɪ/, /i/, /ɑɪ/ (long a, long i, and long e)
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Oct 28, 2009 |
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78: Comparing /æ/, /ɑ/, /ɔ/ (short a, short o, and aw)
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Oct 20, 2009 |
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77: Comparing /i/, /ɪ/, /ɛ/, and /ʌ/ (long e, short i, short e, and short u)
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Oct 07, 2009 |
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75: ’can’ and ’can’t,’ how are they different? Not how you expect!
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Sep 16, 2009 |
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74: Are ’for’ and ’four’ pronounced the same or differently?
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Sep 09, 2009 |
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73: Reducing the word ’of’ to /ə/
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Aug 26, 2009 |
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72: Using /n/ instead of /ŋ/ (the ’ng’ sound) in -ing ending
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Aug 19, 2009 |
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71: When and why do some words (like ’interesting’) lose a syllable?
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Aug 12, 2009 |
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69: Numbers: Teens versus Tens (as in 19 vs. 90)
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Jul 22, 2009 |
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68: Voiced and Unvoiced ’th’ /ð,θ/ review
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Jul 15, 2009 |
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66: Syllabic n’s and nasal plosions (as in the words ’sudden’ and ’couldn’t’)
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Jul 01, 2009 |
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65: Uh-oh! The glottal stop in place of /t/
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Jun 24, 2009 |
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63: When Americans drop the /t/ (with audio from The Incredibles)
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Jun 03, 2009 |
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61: The American /t/ as a quick /d/
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May 21, 2009 |
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#60 Tag questions aren’t really questions, are they?
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May 13, 2009 |
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59: Falling pitch boundaries on yes/no questions
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May 06, 2009 |
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58: Pitch Boundaries, Rising and Falling
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Apr 22, 2009 |
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57: Comparing extra-high and rising pitch words
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Apr 15, 2009 |
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56: Extra-high pitch words for extra intensity
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Apr 08, 2009 |
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55: Intonation and high pitch words, an introduction
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Apr 01, 2009 |
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53: Phrasal verb sentence stress
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Mar 18, 2009 |
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52: Linking from the -ed ending
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Mar 11, 2009 |
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50: The silent /t/ in ’-sten’ and ’-stle’ (as in ’listen’ and ’whistle’)
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Feb 25, 2009 |
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48: ’talk’ and ’walk’ and other ’-alk’ /ɔk/ words
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Feb 11, 2009 |
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47: ’should,’ ’could,’ and ’would’: /ʃʊd/, /kʊd/, /wʊd/
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Feb 03, 2009 |
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46: ’Three,’ ’through,’ ’throw’ and other /θr/ combination words
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Jan 27, 2009 |
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45: Chinese speakers special episode
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Jan 21, 2009 |
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44: Letter ’x’ pronunciations: /ks/ or /gz/
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Jan 14, 2009 |
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43: About the words ’world’ and ’word’: /wɚld/ and /wɚd/
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Jan 07, 2009 |
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42: Spanish speakers special episode
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Dec 30, 2008 |
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41: The silent b in the -mb spelling (as in ’climb’ and ’thumb’)
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Dec 27, 2008 |
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40: ’been,’ not ’bean’: /bɪn/, not /bin/
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Dec 17, 2008 |
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39: ’quit, quite,’ and ’quiet’
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Dec 10, 2008 |
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38: ’idea’--a troublesome little 4-letter word
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Dec 06, 2008 |
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37: ’says’ and ’said’--two words NOT pronounced with ’long a’ /eɪ/
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Nov 26, 2008 |
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36: Japanese speaker special
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Nov 16, 2008 |
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35: there, their, they’re: they’re all said the same!
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Nov 15, 2008 |
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34: consonant+y suffix (-cy, -ity, -graphy, -fy) word syllable stress
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Nov 08, 2008 |
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33: -ate suffix word syllable stress and heteronyms
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Nov 01, 2008 |
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32: -ize suffix (as in ’recognize’ and ’prioritize’) word syllable stress
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Oct 21, 2008 |
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31: -ic suffix word syllable stress
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Oct 15, 2008 |
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30: 2-syllable word stress and -tion/-sion syllable stress
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Oct 08, 2008 |
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29: Compare /i/ and /ɪ/ (’long e’ & ’short i’--as in ’sheep’ and ’ship’)
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Sep 30, 2008 |
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28: The /h/ (as in ’hello’ and ’happy’)
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Sep 24, 2008 |
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27: The /g/ and /k/, stops in American English
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Sep 17, 2008 |
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26: English /m/ and /n/ pronunciation
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Sep 10, 2008 |
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25: The ’ng’ sound /ŋ/ (as in ’song’) pronunciation
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Sep 03, 2008 |
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24: The ’ch’ /ʧ/ and ’j’ /ʤ/ pronunciation in English
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Aug 27, 2008 |
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23: The /p/ and /b/ in English
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Aug 20, 2008 |
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22: Review all the sounds covered so far
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Aug 13, 2008 |
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21: The Rhythm Rule and sentence stress, continued
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Aug 06, 2008 |
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20: The Rhythm Rule and Sentence Stress
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Jul 30, 2008 |
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19: -ed ending pronunciation
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Jul 23, 2008 |
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18: The /f/ and /v/ in English
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Jul 16, 2008 |
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17: The ’sh’ /ʃ/ and ’zh’ /ʒ/ in English
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Jul 09, 2008 |
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16: Reduced Pronouns: ’he, him, her,’ and ’them’
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Jul 02, 2008 |
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15: Linking vowel sounds
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Jun 24, 2008 |
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14: Linking consonant sounds
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Jun 18, 2008 |
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13: Informal contractions in American English
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Jun 11, 2008 |
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12: Common contractions in American English
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Jun 04, 2008 |
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11: ’aw’ /ɔ/, ’oi’ /ɔɪ/, and ’ow’ /aʊ/ in American English
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May 28, 2008 |
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10: The American English ’oo sound’ /u/ and ’other u’ /ʊ/
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May 20, 2008 |
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9: The short vowel sounds /æ, ɛ, ɪ, ɑ, ʌ/ in American English
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May 14, 2008 |
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8: The long vowel sounds: /eɪ, i, ɑɪ, oʊ, yu/ in American English
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May 07, 2008 |
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7: Pronouncing /w/ and /y/
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Apr 30, 2008 |
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6: American English r-controlled vowels /ɚ, ɑr, ɔr, ɛr/
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Apr 23, 2008 |
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5: The American English /r/ and /l/
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Apr 15, 2008 |
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4: The American English /r/
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Apr 07, 2008 |
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3: The English /s/ and /z/
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Apr 01, 2008 |
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2: The English /t/ and /d/
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Mar 24, 2008 |
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1: The English ’th sounds’ /θ, ð/
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Mar 19, 2008 |