American English Pronunciation Podcast

117: Suffixes with /ʧ/ (ch sound)

The -tion, -tial, -ure, and -al suffix and how they relate to the ch sound.
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116: Using ’ain’t’

When is--and when isn'--'ain't' appropriate?
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115: Sound combinations: sp-, st-, sk-, sc-

What happens to unvoiced stops after the s sound?
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114: ’Puff’ (aspiration) details of stop sounds

Stops are /b/, /p/, /k/, /g/, /d/, nd /t/, and the amount of "puff" we give to them matters.
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113: The /h/, like a chameleon

No sound can become more like surrounding sounds than the h sound.
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112: Dropping the /d/

Here is a little-discussed rule about omitting the d sound in certain consonant clusters.
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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.
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110: Troublesome /v/ and /f/

Be careful with the /b/, /p/ and /w/ when working with the /f/ and /v/.
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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.
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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.
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