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Vowel Sequences 4 –sort of!!

  • by PronunciationCoach
  • Posted on March 16, 2020
  • R Vowel

In Vowel Sequences 1 and Vowel Sequences 2, we learned about the strategy of using the end part of a Long-vowel (the off-glide) to create a transition to another vowel after it. This creates a […]

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We’re where we were.

  • by PronunciationCoach
  • Posted on November 28, 2011
  • Frequent words

That sentence uses the words “where”, “were”, and “we’re” which sometimes get confused by learners of English. Those words are all pronounced differently, and it is important to say them correctly because they are frequently […]

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The Sound of R

  • by PronunciationCoach
  • Posted on October 28, 2011August 15, 2012
  • Consonants

The American English R-sound is different from the R-sound of most languages in the world. Many students of English feel that it is more like a vowel than a consonant, and there is good reason […]

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The Power of R

  • by PronunciationCoach
  • Posted on October 28, 2011August 15, 2012
  • Consonants

R is an unusual letter. Normally it is a consonant. Sometimes it acts as a vowel. But something even more amazing is that it sometimes has the power to change the sound of a vowel […]

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