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How to Read, Pronounce, & Write Fractions in English

MichaelAD April 13, 2014American English Pronunciation 5 Comments

Today, let’s have a look at how to read and pronounce fractions in English. Outside of the math class and in the real world fractions are useful for buying things and talking about distance. So …

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Free English Pronunciation Lesson with Mp3 Audio: A Bottle Of Red

MichaelAD August 19, 2013American English Pronunciation Leave a Comment

In American English, and especially here in the New York area, we tend to pronounce things a bit faster and more connected than people do in other parts of the country. Today, I want to …

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Free English Pronunciation Lesson: The /ər/ Sound

MichaelAD August 14, 2013American English Pronunciation, Uncategorized Leave a Comment

The /ər/ sound can be tricky because there are several ways to spell this sound. For example: earth [ear]            bird [ir]            word [or]            curtain [ur] Words with the /ər/ sound bird dirt hurt shirt birthday …

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English Pronunciation Lesson: /s/ vs. /ʃ/ (s vs sh)

MichaelAD April 24, 2013American English Pronunciation Leave a Comment

1) The basic sounds: It’s a ssssssssssnake! When you talk in the library, the librarian will say, “Shhhhhhhhhh” 2) Look at these pairs of words: see – she sue – shoe save – shave sit – shit 3) Sentence practice …

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English Pronunciation of Money Lesson: How to Pronounce Dollar Amounts

MichaelAD April 22, 2013American English Pronunciation 2 Comments

When you go shopping, it is important to be able to say and listen to the amounts of money correctly. Here are some basic examples: $1 – a dollar or one dollar. $3 – three …

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English Pronunciation Video Lesson: New York English!

MichaelAD February 11, 2012Uncategorized 4 Comments

Check out my latest video lesson, New York Pronunciation!

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English Pronunciation Lesson: Difficult R & L Words

MichaelAD February 4, 2012Uncategorized 1 Comment

Hi Everyone. Check out my latest video lesson, “Difficult R & L Words” This is a pronunciation lesson to practice these difficult English words that use R & L: Delivery, Luckily, Probably, Really, Rarely, Regularly, …

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iPhone App Review: Pronunciation Tutor TH App

MichaelAD November 27, 2011Uncategorized Leave a Comment

I’ve just gotten a copy of the Pronunciation Tutor /TH/ app by Keen Research for the iPhone. This app focuses on teaching the pronunciation of the /TH/ sound as in “Think,” which is often confused …

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English Lesson: Want to & Want a Vs. Wanna

MichaelAD September 21, 2011Uncategorized 19 Comments

The other day we looked at gonna, the casual pronunciation of going to. Today, I want to talk about a similar word – wanna. Wanna is the casual pronunciation of both want to and want …

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English Lesson: Going to Vs. Gonna

MichaelAD September 19, 2011American English Pronunciation, Confusing Words, Grammar 7 Comments

I’m sure that you have learned that in everyday casual English we pronounce going to as gonna. What you might not know is that there are times when we can and cannot use such pronunciation. …

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