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#103 audio of video 17: Introduction to the "Other Vowels" /u/ /?/ /?/ /a?/ /??/

Intro to short vowel sounds, including a common spelling pattern, a caution against long vowel...

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#102: Russian/Ukrainian Special Episode

Learn the most common difficulties Russian and Ukrainian speakers face when speaking English with...

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#101: Subtle oddities of the word 'subtle'

A silent b, an altered t sound, and a strange history make the word 'subtle' interesting to learn...

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#100: A Hundred/One Hundred

Why is 'a hundred' more common than 'one hundred' in American English?

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#99: Three-word informal contractions

'How did you' can be reduced to 'howdja', 'where did you' to 'wheredja' and 'what did you' to...

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#97: The transition from 'used to' to 'useta'

Noah Webster did his best to make spelling easier, but it wasn't always accepted. www.pronuncian.com

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#96: The word women could have been wimmen

Noah Webster did his best to make spelling easier, but it wasn't always accepted. www.pronuncian.com

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#95 audio only of VIDEO 15: sh sound, part 2

The suffix patterns of the sh sound are among the most complicated English spelling and...

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#94: t+y=ch, d+y=j

Assimilation, when two adjacent sounds cause changes to pronunciation www.pronuncian.com

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#93: Do you accidentally make your l sound into a w sound?

Especially at the end of the word, the l sound can cause some surprising problems www.pronuncian.com

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#92 audio only of VIDEO 14: sh sound, pronunciation and beginning spelling patterns

Understanding the pronunciation of this fricative continuous consonant, and intro to the complex...

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#91: iPad/iPod, the world's newest short a/short o minimal pair

Even some native speakers of English are worried about the similar pronunciation of the newest...

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#90: The j sound, spelled j, dge, ge, and g(i)

The 'dge' and 'j' spelling should both be pronounced with the j sound (usually). A j sound is...

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#88: Why is 'tch' easier to pronounce than 'ch'?

The 'tch' and 'ch' spelling should both be pronounced with the ch sound (usually), yet the 'tch'...

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#24: English ch sound and j sound

Learn about the ch sound and j sound, English's only two affricate sounds

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#22: Review all the sounds covered so far

Review all the sounds we've studied so far

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#21: The Rhythm Rule and sentence stress, continued

Continuing learning the basics behind sentence stress and the Rhythm Rule.

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Special episode: Japanese speakers of English as a Second Language

This special episode outlines pronunciation issues specific to native Japanese speakers as they...

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#20: The Rhythm Rule and Sentence Stress

Learn the basics behind sentence stress and the Rhythm Rule.

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#15: Linking vowel sounds

Learn how to link a word that ends with a vowel sound to a word that begins with a vowel sound.

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