Expert English Pronunciation, Accent Reduction & Fluency
I can try to answer this from an American English perspective. It’s likely that the reasons are the same for British English since they are very similar accents. Below are the phonetic descriptions Merriam-Webster gives for ‘exist’ and ‘maximum’. This Read More …
That is a crazy question to ask! Here is the answer. Reason #1: It’s hard to articulate two syllables that end in R consequently, especially since the first one starts with T, and the next one starts with M, so Read More …
The problem: People tell me I use too many big words! What can I do to sound better? The answer: Hang around (socialize) with native speakers more—do things with them so you become accustomed to their style of speech. Native Read More …
Identifying the concepts or main ideas in a chapter of academic text can be challenging in a second language. Here are two links to useful information about main ideas and concepts, and two strategies that I teach my students. https://web.ccis.edu/offices/aca… Finding Read More …