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How to pronounce the letter “x”
One letter, more than one sound. When “x” is /ks/, when it turns into /gz/, and why the stress in the word decides it.
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How to pronounce the letter “z”
The British name for the letter, and the more useful part — where the /z/ sound actually turns up in ordinary words.
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How to pronounce the letter “y”
“y” behaves as a consonant and a vowel depending on where it sits. Ed sorts the cases with examples you can copy out loud.
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Five mistakes Spanish speakers make
Specific, fixable habits — the vowel swaps and added sounds that mark a Spanish accent, with drills for each.
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How to pronounce the letter “r”
The British /r/ and, just as importantly, the many places where it is written but never said at all.
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How to pronounce the letter “s”
“s” is often a /z/ — in plurals, in verbs, in ordinary words. The rule is simpler than it looks.
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Words with more than one pronunciation
Some words are said two ways and both are correct. Which to pick, and why nobody will mind either way.
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