American English Pronunciation Podcast

Latest Episodes:

141: We ”recently” changed our t sound lesson Sep 27, 2011

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Updates to the alternative t sound patterns. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

140: The ’oo’ spelling of the words ’foot’ and ’soon’ Sep 13, 2011

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The oo sound is more common, but the other u sound is possible. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

139: Pronunciation of ’sure’ Aug 30, 2011

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It begins with an sh sound, but after that, it gets a little complicated. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

138: Pronunciation of ’often’ Aug 09, 2011

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/t/ or no /t/, and what about the 'o'? Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

137: ’ct’ spelling plus -ed and -s ending Jul 26, 2011

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Difficult consonant combinations explained. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

135: m sound/n sound/ng sound Jun 28, 2011

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The sounds that come out your nose! Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

134: consonant-y-consonant Jun 14, 2011

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The letter "y" in the middle of a word. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

133: t/d, p/b, and k/g at the beginning of a word May 31, 2011

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Puff practice! Stop sounds at the beginning of words. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

132: ea spelling: long e or short e May 17, 2011

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Which pronunciation is the most common for this spelling? Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

131: The word ”new” in place names Apr 27, 2011

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Syllable stress patterns in open compound nouns. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.