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Linking is an important characteristic of spoken American English. Study linking an ending consonant to a beginning consonant.

Linking Consonant to Consonant

How can you link two consonants to get smooth Americans speech?  It's just a matter of breaking down the two sounds, and figuring out what you need to change in your mouth position between the two sounds. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the … [Read more...]

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How to Link the TH Sound

Linking two consonants can be tough, and for many students linking the TH sound to another consonant is confusing.  Study how to work on TH links by looking at specific examples. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Linking, Most Popular, TH [ð] as in THIS, TH [θ] as in THIN, Videos Tagged With: Linking Consonant to Consonant, Most Popular

Road Trip: English Pronunciation

Take a road trip across several states with me and study conversational English along the way!  Oh—and don’t forget to fill up the gas tank! YouTube blocked? Click here to see the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbZS0Wp7tFY Video … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Conversation and Speech Studies, Videos Tagged With: Idioms, Linking Consonant to Consonant, Real Life English, TR Cluster

How to Link: F/V with the W

Linking consonant sounds can be tricky.  In this video, we go over the specific case of the F and V sounds linking to the W sound.  What has to change in the mouth position?  Can you make these two sounds with no other sound in between? YouTube … [Read more...]

Filed Under: F [f] as in FAN, Linking, V [v] as in VAN, Videos, W [w] as in WILL Tagged With: Linking Consonant to Consonant

How to Link K to a Voiced Consonant

Linking consonants can be hard for non-native speakers.  In this video, we go over the specific case of linking K to voiced consonants. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu8kjzrEtLs Video Text: I'd … [Read more...]

Filed Under: K [k] as in CAP, Linking, Videos Tagged With: Linking Consonant to Consonant

How to Pronounce TH after N or Z

The TH is one of the hardest sounds for non-natives to master, and it’s also a tough sound to know how to link to other sounds.  In this video, we’ll go over the movements the tongue has to make to change position between these sounds. YouTube … [Read more...]

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