Synopsis
The American English Pronunciation podcasts teaches non-native English speakers and ESL/ELL students correct English pronunciation in short lessons. Learn, listen, repeat!
Episodes
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141: We ”recently” changed our t sound lesson
28/09/2011 Duration: 09minUpdates to the alternative t sound patterns. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
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140: The ’oo’ spelling of the words ’foot’ and ’soon’
14/09/2011 Duration: 06minThe oo sound is more common, but the other u sound is possible. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
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139: Pronunciation of ’sure’
31/08/2011 Duration: 08minIt begins with an sh sound, but after that, it gets a little complicated. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
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138: Pronunciation of ’often’
10/08/2011 Duration: 04min/t/ or no /t/, and what about the 'o'? Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
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137: ’ct’ spelling plus -ed and -s ending
27/07/2011 Duration: 09minDifficult consonant combinations explained. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
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135: m sound/n sound/ng sound
29/06/2011 Duration: 07minThe sounds that come out your nose! Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
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134: consonant-y-consonant
15/06/2011 Duration: 08minThe letter "y" in the middle of a word. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
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133: t/d, p/b, and k/g at the beginning of a word
01/06/2011 Duration: 07minPuff practice! Stop sounds at the beginning of words. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
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132: ea spelling: long e or short e
18/05/2011 Duration: 09minWhich pronunciation is the most common for this spelling? Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
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131: The word ”new” in place names
28/04/2011 Duration: 04minSyllable stress patterns in open compound nouns. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
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130: 2-syllable word stress
30/03/2011 Duration: 08minHow accurate are the 2-syllable word stress patterns?
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129: Portuguese speakers special, part 2
16/03/2011 Duration: 13minTroublesome consonant sounds for Portuguese speakers. Troublesome consonant sounds for Portuguese speakers.
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128: The pronunciations of i-consonant-e
02/03/2011 Duration: 09mini-consonant-e in 1-, 2-, and 3-syllable words for English as a Second Language Learners. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
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127: Portuguese speakers special, part 1
17/02/2011 Duration: 12minThe English vowel sounds that cause problems for Portuguese speakers. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
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126: Unstressed syllables, part 2
02/02/2011 Duration: 09minShort i as an unstressed vowel sound for English as a Second Language Learners. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
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125: Unstressed syllables, part 1
19/01/2011 Duration: 09minSchwa: the most important weak vowel sound. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
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124: French words in English
04/01/2011 Duration: 07minHow the French language affects English pronunciation. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
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123: A Merry, Marry, Mary Christmas
22/12/2010 Duration: 06minA tri-sound merger explained for the Holidays. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
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119: The bunched /r/
27/10/2010 Duration: 08minWhich of these two techniques for the r sound works best for you? Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
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118: The prefix re-
13/10/2010 Duration: 09minlong e, short i, short e, and schwa: all pronunciations of re- Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.