196: Do you say ’people’ as ’peopo’?

How to pronounce words like "thin/fin," "mouth/mouse," and "both/boat." Perfect your English fricative sounds by never stopping the air from passing through your mouth. Transcripts at pronuncian.com 

At the end of the word, the /ŋ/ doesn't need an additional /g/. The /g/ is potentially included mid-word. Transcripts available at pronuncian.com 

"Coarticulating" the /g/ and /n/ is the trick to fluent pronunciation of these two sounds. Don't release the /g/ before starting the /n/. Transcripts available on Pronuncian.com 

You’ll learn some colloquial expressions to refer to what you’re talking about, like ‘to talk at cross purposes’, ‘what it boils down to’ and ‘to make head or tail of something’ so that you can speak English in a more natural way. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejora ... Show More

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Talking about words which can be pronounced several ways, words which are often pronounced incorrectly by native speakers and the debates, arguments and frustration that arises between native speakers as a result. Includes the "You Say Tomato..." song and the Grammar Nazi sketch, ... Show More

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There are many different ways of saying approximately in English, and some of them are more formal or informal than others. In this episode, we’ll look at some of the most common synonyms of approximately, and how to use them in different contexts.  Shownotes and more podcasts to ... Show More

Listen to Paul Taylor and me discussing the tricky relationship between spelling and pronunciation. There are lots of jokes, impressions, funny accents and useful comments about this important area of the English language. Use this episode to avoid some very common mistakes in En ... Show More

English words can be really confusing sometimes. In these how-to-pronounce episodes published on Fridays, I’ll help you with the pronunciation of confusing words and common names. This week we’re going to talk about the word ‘frustrating’. Here’s a loose transcription of the word ... Show More

It sounds strange to say ‘very huge’, or ‘a bit amazing’ or ‘a little wonderful’. This is because some extreme adjectives like to collocate with particular adverbs.  On this podcast, you’ll learn some gradable and ungradable adjectives and the adverbs that go, or maybe don’t usua ... Show More