16: Reduced Pronouns: ’he, him, her,’ and ’them’
Learn how and why to NOT say the first sound of the words 'he, him, her,' and 'them.'
2 Jul 20085min
15: Linking vowel sounds
Become fluent by linking a word that ends with a vowel sound to a word that begins with a vowel sound. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
24 Jun 20085min
14: Linking consonant sounds
Learn how linking from word to word increases spoken English fluency
18 Jun 20085min
13: Informal contractions in American English
wanna, gonna, hafta, whadja, howdja: Learn how to understand and why to use informal contractions in English.
11 Jun 20088min
12: Common contractions in American English
don't, can't, won't, hasn't, didn't, weren't: Learn how to say and why to use common contractions in English.
4 Jun 200813min
11: ’aw’ /ɔ/, ’oi’ /ɔɪ/, and ’ow’ /aʊ/ in American English
Practice comparing the 'aw' with other similar vowels, and practice the diphthongs 'oi' and 'ow.'
28 Mai 200811min
10: The American English ’oo sound’ /u/ and ’other u’ /ʊ/
Learn about the tricky /ʊ/ 'other u' (as in 'put') and/u/, the oo sound (as in 'soon').
20 Mai 200812min
9: The short vowel sounds /æ, ɛ, ɪ, ɑ, ʌ/ in American English
Learn which sounds are short vowels and how to correctly pronounce them.
14 Mai 200812min
