113: The /h/, like a chameleon
No sound can become more like surrounding sounds than the h sound. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
4 Aug 20107min
112: Dropping the /d/
Here is a little-discussed rule about omitting the d sound in certain consonant clusters. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
21 Juli 201010min
111: Linking /v/ and /f/
Practicing a few simple techniques can make it much easier to transition to and from the v sound and f sound. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
7 Juli 20108min
110: Troublesome /v/ and /f/
Be careful with the /b/, /p/ and /w/ when working with the /f/ and /v/. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
23 Juni 201012min
109: /s/, /z/, /ʃ/, /ʒ/ (s, z, sh, and zh sounds) compare and contrast
Four sounds that are quite similar, but different in a few very important ways. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
9 Juni 201015min
108: In the US, it is ’learned’ and ’spelled,’ while the British kept ’learnt’ and ’spelt’
The English past tense became regular; the British kept the irregular spelling. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
2 Juni 20108min
107: ’ck’ after short vowels (as in back), ’k’ after all the others (as in ’bake)
Learning intricate English phonetic patterns can give you confidence in vowel pronunciation. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
26 Maj 20106min
106: ’long u’ stressed and reduced; /yu/ or /yə/?
The long u can be difficult to recognize in multi-syllable words, especially when it's reduced. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
19 Maj 201011min
