I’ve noticed that some students change the T to a CH in this cluster – great, many Americans do that too! But the problem is that some will drop the R. We can’t do that. Learn the right way to make this tough consonant cluster. YouTube blocked? … [Read more...]
Study the tricky cluster TR.
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...]
TR souding like CHR, DR like JR, and STR like SDR
You may have noticed that when native speakers say the TR cluster in words like ‘train’ and ‘try’, it often sounds like CHR. This is also true for the DR cluster: it ends up sounding like JR. Learn more about this concept. YouTube blocked? Click … [Read more...]