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Study how Americans reduce 'for' in conversational English.

Speaking English Practice Session: 20 minutes of conversation!

Speaking English is fun and easy with this real-life American English video!  You’ll come along with me as I play a game with my family and meet my parents.  You get lots of English speaking practice along the way, and you’ll learn lots of detailed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Conversation and Speech Studies, Videos Tagged With: AND Reduction, FOR Reduction, Gonna, Real Life English

Real Life English Conversation: Colorado Mountains

Study real American English conversation as you come with me and my parents to Colorado.  You’ll get to see some of the natural beauty of this state, and study American English pronunciation in real life.  You'll learn to identify many different … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Conversation and Speech Studies, Videos Tagged With: AND Reduction, AT Reduction, CAN Reduction, FOR Reduction, Real Life English, TS Cluster, WAS Reduction

How to Say THANKS FOR COMING

Did someone come to your party?  Your presentation?  Your performance?  Thank them:  "Thanks for coming!"  Learn how to say this phrase comfortably in conversational English:  what words or syllables to reduce, how to link everything together, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Phrases, Videos Tagged With: FOR Reduction

How to Pronounce FOR SURE

There are a couple of different ways to pronounce 'sure'.  Learn how to say this phrase comfortably in conversational English: what words or syllables to reduce, how to link everything together, and the melodic shape of the phrase. YouTube blocked? … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Phrases, Videos Tagged With: 2-Syllable, FOR Reduction

Places and Idioms!

Study real English conversation in this video as I hang out with a bunch of friends.  We discuss places, use a lot of idioms, and reduce ‘for’ in phrases like ‘for work’ and ‘for school’. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Conversation and Speech Studies, Videos Tagged With: FOR Reduction, Idioms, Places

English Pronunciation – Reduction: the Word FOR

Study the FOR reduction.  There are many reductions in conversational American English. It’s important to know what they are to improve listening comprehension, but also to use the reductions in speech yourself.  They are a key part to sounding … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Videos, Words that Reduce Tagged With: FOR Reduction

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