American English Pronunciation Podcast

Latest Episodes:

161: Schwa in 2-syllable words Aug 28, 2012

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The importance of tiny syllables! Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

160: w+a (want), w+a-r (warm), w+o-r (work) Aug 07, 2012

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Less-known patterns for the aw sound, schwa+r, and or sound. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

159: What are non-phonetic words? Jul 24, 2012

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Words that aren't pronounced like we'd expect. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

158: Vowels plus voiced and unvoiced consonants Jul 10, 2012

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Vowel sound duration depends on many things. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

157: Native French speakers special! Jun 26, 2012

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The top 10 errors made by native French speakers. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

156: Silent letters in high-frequency words May 29, 2012

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Which high-frequency words have a silent consonant?

155: The f sound and semi-irregular plurals May 15, 2012

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3 things to keep in mind when making 'wife' into 'wives' and 'leaf' into 'leaves.' Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

154: ’She sells seashells’ May 01, 2012

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A tongue twister to compare the sh sound and s sound. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

153: ’Look at Luke!’ Apr 17, 2012

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Compare the oo sound and other u sound. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

152: ’s-c-h’ and the word ’schedule’ Apr 03, 2012

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An American/British difference and a Greek history. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.