Expert English Pronunciation, Accent Reduction & Fluency
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Read Peggy Tharpe's answer to Why do many English learners make sentences and phrases more complicated than they need to be? on Quora
[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 …
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 …
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 …