81: ”About a boat,” comparing /oʊ/ and /aʊ/
These two-sound vowels (the long o and ow--as in 'no' and 'now') both end in the w sound, and both can be spelled 'ow.' Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
10 Nov 20098min
79: Comparing /eɪ/, /i/, /ɑɪ/ (long a, long i, and long e)
Understanding how the vowel sounds in 'bake,' 'bike' and 'beak' are related to /y/. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
28 Okt 200912min
78: Comparing /æ/, /ɑ/, /ɔ/ (short a, short o, and aw)
Understanding a sequence of low vowel sounds (as in 'stack,' 'stock,' and 'stalk') Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
20 Okt 20098min
77: Comparing /i/, /ɪ/, /ɛ/, and /ʌ/ (long e, short i, short e, and short u)
Understanding a sequence of very similar sounds (as in 'bead,' 'bid,' 'bed,' and 'bud') Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
7 Okt 20098min
75: ’can’ and ’can’t,’ how are they different? Not how you expect!
Change in vowel sounds, sentence stress, and a glottal stop: lots of details make the pronunciation of these words different. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
16 Sep 200914min
74: Are ’for’ and ’four’ pronounced the same or differently?
for/four: When do the words for and four sound the same, and when are they different? Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
9 Sep 200913min
73: Reducing the word ’of’ to /ə/
When the word 'of' links into a consonant, the /v/ is often dropped. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
26 Aug 200910min
72: Using /n/ instead of /ŋ/ (the ’ng’ sound) in -ing ending
-ing: substituting the n sound for the ng sound. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
19 Aug 20098min
