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Why English pronunciation is so hard
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Spelling that lies to you, vowels that outnumber the letters, and stress that moves. A good place to start.
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Why English pronunciation fights you, what your first language has to do with it, and how to keep going. 4 lessons · free.
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Which first languages find English easiest
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Why your first language decides which English sounds feel impossible — and which ones you already have without realising.
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Accent reduction vs. elimination
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A sane take on a loaded topic: clarity is the goal, and losing your accent entirely is neither necessary nor the point.
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Staying motivated with pronunciation
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Progress on pronunciation is slow and invisible for weeks. How to keep going long enough to hear it.
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Individual sounds
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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Connected speech
Why British people say “bo’ohw’o’wo’er”
The glottal stop, explained with the internet's favourite example. Once you hear where the /t/ goes, a lot of British speech stops sounding slurred.
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