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Are You Having Trouble Understanding English Speakers in Conversations?

Posted onMarch 10, 2017May 30, 2021

Do you have trouble following English speakers when you hear them speak? Are you interested in hearing and studying English native speakers use of intonation? Do you want to understand how tone is used in different circumstances, for different reasons? Read More …

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What is the difference in pronunciation between the 2 ‘th’ sounds at the end of words?

Posted onFebruary 3, 2017March 20, 2017

What is the difference in pronunciation between the ‘th’ sounds, theta and ð, at the end of words? Answered by Peggy Tharpe They are the same sound basically. The only difference is the airiness or soft hissing that comes with Read More …

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What is the difference between phonology and pronunciation?

Posted onFebruary 3, 2017February 3, 2017

My answer to What is the difference between phonology and pronunciation? Answer by Peggy Tharpe: Phonology is a linguistics term. It is the study of the sounds and relationships between sounds that exists in a language. Different languages have different Read More …

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Best way to learn English in English-speaking country as lonely tourist?

Posted onJanuary 13, 2017January 13, 2017

My answer to What is the best activity to learn English in an English-speaking country as lonely tourist? Answer by Peggy Tharpe: How about looking through the town/city’s local paper or magazine for a conversation partner or language exchange? I Read More …

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When is the best time for a child to learn English?

Posted onJanuary 13, 2017January 18, 2017

My answer to the question: “When is the best time for a child to learn English?” on Quora.com The best time for children to develop a native-like “feel” for English intonation is birth-minus-5 months, in other words, in their mother’s Read More …

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How Can I Improve My Pronunciation and Intonation?

Posted onJanuary 13, 2017February 26, 2025

Read my Quora answer to “How can I improve my pronunciation and intonation?”   And learn what causes accents in English for speakers of these languages on these pages:  Arabic Chinese Japanese French Indo-Aryan (Hindi, Bengali, Nepali, Sinhala, Divehi) Korean Spanish Read More …

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Do English learners make sentences too complicated?

Posted onJanuary 13, 2017February 3, 2017

Read Peggy Tharpe's answer to Why do many English learners make sentences and phrases more complicated than they need to be? on Quora

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The English Word O.K.’s Origins & Uses

Posted onSeptember 15, 2016October 1, 2016

[bctt tweet=”Check out the origins and uses of the word ‘O.K.’” username=”peggytharpe”] Theories Abound About the Origins of the English Word ‘O.K.’ I wonder if the English word ‘O.K.’ is the most spoken word in the world? Everywhere I go, Read More …

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TESOL TEACHER BOOTCAMP!

Posted onAugust 27, 2016September 30, 2016

Here’s the Slideshare on my TESOL Teacher Bootcamp–a course I just put up on Udemy about teaching Vowels! Vowels are the Core of English. How we use them, articulate them, stretch them, reduce them…all shape the sound of English. They Read More …

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TESOLTEACHER PRONUNCIATION BOOTCAMP

Posted onAugust 26, 2016October 1, 2016

You can get this course for 50% off right now, for a limited time.  Do you teach pronunciation? I do. That’s all I’ve been doing for the past 9 years. I’ve finally figured out the very best ways to teach Read More …

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