American English Pronunciation Podcast

170: schwa+r /ɚ/ paragraph practice

Practice this difficult sound in context

169: Pronouncing "Seattle"

It takes an advanced lesson to handle a word like ...

It takes an advanced lesson to handle a word like "Seattle"

168: Stress pronunciation patterns in 3-syllable words

Main stress, secondary stress, and schwa, all in one word

167: When to use the informal contraction "useta"

And when can "used to" be substituted by "would"?

166: Understanding the ng sound

When does (and doesn't) the g sound follow the ng ...

When does (and doesn't) the g sound follow the ng sound?

165: What is the vocal tract?

From the lips to the throat and the nose down ...

From the lips to the throat and the nose down to the vocal cords

164: Consonant clusters in English

/br/, /pr/, /gr/, /kr/, and /skr/ at the beginning of ...

/br/, /pr/, /gr/, /kr/, and /skr/ at the beginning of a word

163: -ile and the differences in American and British English

fragile: /ˈfrædʒ əl/ in the US /ˈfrædʒ aɪl/ in the ...

fragile: /ˈfrædʒ əl/ in the US /ˈfrædʒ aɪl/ in the UK

162: The differences between /b/ and /v/

Two different yet similar sounds

161: Schwa in 2-syllable words

The importance of tiny syllables!