American English Pronunciation Podcast

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.
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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.
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105: Pronouncing ’though,’ ’thought,’ ’through,’ and ’thorough’

These four o-u-g-h words can be so similar, yet different in very important ways.
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104: Pronouncing ’pronounce’ and ’pronunciation’

Many patterns of pronunciation can be found through a quick study of these two words.
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102: Russian/Ukrainian Special Episode

Learn the most common difficulties Russian and Ukrainian speakers face when speaking English with an American English accent.
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101: Subtle oddities of the word ’subtle’

A silent /b/, an altered /t/, and a strange history make the word 'subtle' interesting to learn about!
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100: A Hundred/One Hundred

Why is saying 'a hundred' more common than saying 'one hundred' in American English?
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99: Three-word informal contractions

'How did you' can be reduced to 'howdja;' 'where did you' to 'wheredja;' and 'what did you' to 'whadja,' but those reductions can cost listener comprehension.
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97: The transition from ’used to’ to ’useta’

Informal contractions are born when speakers find easier ways to pronounce words.
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96: How ’women’ could have been ’wimmen’

Noah Webster did his best to make spelling easier, but his ideas weren't always accepted.
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