American English Pronunciation Podcast

Latest Episodes:

78: Comparing /æ/, /ɑ/, /ɔ/ (short a, short o, and aw) Oct 19, 2009

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Understanding a sequence of low vowel sounds (as in 'stack,' 'stock,' and 'stalk') Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

77: Comparing /i/, /ɪ/, /ɛ/, and /ʌ/ (long e, short i, short e, and short u) Oct 06, 2009

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Understanding a sequence of very similar sounds (as in 'bead,' 'bid,' 'bed,' and 'bud') Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

75: ’can’ and ’can’t,’ how are they different? Not how you expect! Sep 15, 2009

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Change in vowel sounds, sentence stress, and a glottal stop: lots of details make the pronunciation of these words different. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

74: Are ’for’ and ’four’ pronounced the same or differently? Sep 08, 2009

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for/four: When do the words for and four sound the same, and when are they different? Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

73: Reducing the word ’of’ to /ə/ Aug 25, 2009

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When the word 'of' links into a consonant, the /v/ is often dropped. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

72: Using /n/ instead of /ŋ/ (the ’ng’ sound) in -ing ending Aug 18, 2009

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-ing: substituting the n sound for the ng sound. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

71: When and why do some words (like ’interesting’) lose a syllable? Aug 11, 2009

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Linguistic concepts of 'syncope' and 'compression' make big words into smaller words. Luckily, there is a pattern. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

69: Numbers: Teens versus Tens (as in 19 vs. 90) Jul 21, 2009

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Syllable stress and alternative 't sounds' are used to differentiate these sounds more than the /n/ at the end of teens! Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

68: Voiced and Unvoiced ’th’ /ð,θ/ review Jul 14, 2009

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Yes, dear listeners, keep your tongue in your mouth! Don't put it between your teeth. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

66: Syllabic n’s and nasal plosions (as in the words ’sudden’ and ’couldn’t’) Jun 30, 2009

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No vowels allowed! Join /d/ and /n/ to sound more fluent. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.