Expert English Pronunciation, Accent Reduction & Fluency
English pronunciation is tricky. It has changed over time, and it will change in the future. What’s happening in American English’s pronunciation of the word Comfortable? You can call it lazy, or you can call it efficient, but American English tends Read More …
People usually pronounce proper names differently than the origin-language pronunciation for a couple of reasons they don’t know the origin language, so they pronounce it based on the pronunciation rules from their own language, or the person with the name Read More …
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English pronunciation doesn’t always match English spelling. Many short words spelled with the letter O actually make a different sound, AH or /ä/. Practice these words to sound more natural in English! To understand how to form the /ä/ sound Read More …
If your first language makes a tongue flick or tap on the roof of your mouth for the R sound, then you are going to be working on the sound of R in English. If you already follow my lessons, Read More …
The Æ sound in very common in English–many words have it. It’s an important sound–it’s long and strong and tense–and it helps your listeners to know what you’ve said. To sound more natural and reduce your accent in English, work Read More …