191: The difference between ’my car’ and ’Mike are’
Aspiration, of course. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Nov 27, 2013•9 min
American English Pronunciation Podcast
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.
Episodes
190: From ’wait time’ to ’snack time’
Linking different stops is a bit harder than linking same and similar stops. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Nov 13, 2013•5 min
189: Linking magic!
Linking same and similar stop sounds increases spoken fluency. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Oct 30, 2013•9 min
188: Heteronyms: ’Lead’ rhymes with ’read’
AND 'lead' rhymes with 'read'! Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Oct 16, 2013•7 min
187: ’Fall’ and ’autumn’
In the US, it's 'fall;' in the UK, it's 'autumn.' Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Oct 02, 2013•7 min
186: Fake it ’til you make it!
Are you uncomfortable speaking really well? Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Sep 11, 2013•6 min
185: From /ʒ/ to /ʤ/ (’zh’ to ’j’)
A natural progression through consonant sounds. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Aug 28, 2013•7 min
184: Pronouncing /ʒ/ the ’zh sound’
If you can say sh, you can say zh! Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Aug 14, 2013•6 min
183: expected and unexpected /s/ and /ʃ/ minimal pairs
Pairs like 'sock' and 'shock' are obvious; 'sour' and 'shower' might not be. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Jul 31, 2013•6 min
182: ’on’ and ’off’: /ɑn/ and /ɔf/
The 'cot/caught' merger and short o/aw sound revisited. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Jul 17, 2013•7 min
181: The troublesome ’thr’ /θr/ combination
Practice words like 'three, through, throw, thread,' and 'threaten.' Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Jul 03, 2013•7 min
180: ’because’→’cuz’: stressed, unstressed, informal
How to know which form of this high-frequency word to use. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Jun 19, 2013•6 min
179: The silent /p/ in ’pneumatic’ and ’psychology’
A listener request for an explanation of less-common patterns. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Jun 05, 2013•4 min
178: ”Feeling” the vibration of vowel sounds
Learn the feel the 'long e' /i/, 'short a' /æ/, and 'short o' /ɑ/. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
May 15, 2013•10 min
177: -ate suffix revisited--advanced lesson
Highly fluent speakers understand this suffix. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
May 01, 2013•9 min
176: Swearing!
If you're going to swear, you'd better be able to pronounce short vowel sounds! Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Apr 17, 2013•11 min
175: Short Vowels Minimal Sets
Practice sets like: pat, pet, pit, pot, putt. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Apr 03, 2013•8 min
174: 3-sound clusters beginning with ’s’
/skr/ (scratch) /spl/ (splash) /spr/ (spree) and /str/ (streak) Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Mar 20, 2013•8 min
173: Digraphs and trigraphs, complicated spelling patterns
sh, th, tch, dge, gn, mb, and more!
Mar 06, 2013•10 min
172: The ’cc’ spelling pronunciations (as in ’accuse’ and ’succeed)
Is it /k/ as in 'accuse' or /ks/ as in 'succeed' Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Feb 20, 2013•7 min
171: The silent /l/ in the word ’salmon’
Even words we don't use often still matter. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Feb 06, 2013•6 min
170: ’schwa+r’ /ɚ/ paragraph practice
Practice this difficult sound in context. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Jan 23, 2013•8 min
169: Pronouncing ’Seattle’
It takes an advanced lesson to handle a word like 'Seattle.' Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Jan 09, 2013•11 min
168: Stress pronunciation patterns in 3-syllable words
Main stress, secondary stress, and schwa, all in one word
Dec 19, 2012•7 min
167: When to use the informal contraction ’useta’
And when can 'used to' be substituted by 'would.' Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Dec 05, 2012•9 min
166: Understanding /ŋ/, the ’ng’ sound
When does (and doesn't) the g sound follow the ng sound? Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Nov 07, 2012•9 min
165: What is the vocal tract?
From the lips to the throat and the nose down to the vocal cords. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Oct 24, 2012•8 min
164: Consonant clusters in English
/br/, /pr/, /gr/, /kr/, and /skr/ at the beginning of a word. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Oct 10, 2012•9 min
163: -ile and the differences in American and British English
fragile: /ˈfrædʒ əl/ in the US /ˈfrædʒ aɪl/ in the UK. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Sep 26, 2012•6 min
162: The differences between /b/ and /v/
Two different, yet similar sounds. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Sep 12, 2012•9 min