009: Rural Juror - Your Pronunciation Questions Answered
David and I answer your questions from YouTube. How is ACTUAL actually pronounced? Is it okay to use American idioms and slang during the IELTS speaking test? How do you pronounce 'goal' vs. 'go'? ...
6 Sep 201726min
008: Food Idioms! Small Peanuts, White on Rice and so much more!
David and I cover just some of the MANY idioms that are in use in daily English conversation -- some of those relating to food: Icing on the cake, have your cake and eat it too, not my cup of tea, an...
30 Aug 201736min
007: Interview with an American Adult Learning English AGAIN - Dave Valiulis
In this episode, I interview stroke survivor Dave Valiulis. There's a lot to learn about mastering an accent from someone who had to relearn a language as an adult. Dave gives great tips for retrain...
23 Aug 201736min
006: Pig vs. Pick, How to Understand People from all over the World, and more
I answer your pressing questions on English pronunciation, how to understand people from all over the world, the Flap T, and more, with the help of my amazing sidekick (and husband!) David.
16 Aug 201729min
005: Interview with Vicki Hollett
Author and English teacher Vicki Hollett gives grammar tips, talks about British vs. American English, moving to America as an adult, and how to get through a voice-recognition system as a non-native ...
9 Aug 201730min
004: T Pronunciations (Flap T, Stop T, True T)
The letter T is not always what we think of as a T. In fact, MOST of the time it's not. So then what is it? What are the rules for how to pronounce T? Today you'll get rules and examples to help you f...
2 Aug 201749min
003: COLLAR vs. COLOR, The T in DEFINITELY, and more
This week's show answers questions from you, the students. Rachel and David will discuss the difference between COLLAR and COLOR (AH [ɑ] and UH [ʌ]), the word 'liberty', the Light and Dark L, and more...
26 Jul 201726min
002: American English Slang - Fly, Throw Shade, and More!
American slang is used a lot by young people in the US. If you don't know the terms, it can be very hard to join in the conversation, even for native speakers. In today's episode, Rachel and David d...
17 Jul 201722min
