This Saturday is U.S. Independence Day, which is often referred to as the Fourth of July! It’s the only holiday, as far as I know, that is also commonly known by its date. As such, it gives us a good example of how we say dates in English, particularly in American English. As such – because… Read more »
I recently went through our stats here at the small blog; it tells us which posts are getting the most visitors. It turns out that a pronunciation lesson that I posted in February this year for the vowel sound /æ/ (as in cat) is among the most popular. So, now I’m contemplating of preparing another… Read more »
Hello, folks! In this TongueTwisting4BetterSpeech, we will practice both the short vowel sound /I/ and the long vowel sound /i/. It’s always good to practice the sounds separately especially if it’s a bit challenging, so you can go to our April 3, 2012 post to practice /I/ and to our April 10, 2012 post for /i/.If you’re… Read more »
In this TongueTwisting4BetterSpeech pronunciation lesson, we will practice the long vowel sound /i/. As usual we practice the words first, then we’ll practice the sentences. You should exaggerate the sound when you practice to give your vocal apparatus a chance to get used to making the sound.Listen carefully and repeat the following words: Feel, veal,… Read more »
This TongueTwisting4BetterSpeech pronunciation lesson is on the short vowel sound /I/. As usual, we’ll begin with the words, then we’ll practice the tongue twisters. Slowly first, then faster as you get used to making the sound.the words:Fit, sit, rich, bid, tinSpin, trip, slip, cringe, blissAdmit, pity, mistake, remiss, pillowthe tongue twisters:1. His sis kicks pillows… Read more »
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