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Apple Dumplings – Real Life English Conversation Study

Apple Dumplings – Real Life English Conversation Study

Study real American English conversation. Learn about reductions, contractions, the pronunciation of 'the', the idiom 'to be on a kick', the idiom 'mess up', -ing words, the words 'whoops' and 'crap', and the reduction of 'and' -- all while making … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Conversation and Speech Studies, Videos, Words that Reduce Tagged With: AND Reduction, Gonna, Idioms, ing, Real Life English, The Word THE, TO BE Contractions, TS Cluster

Real Life English Conversation: Colorado Mountains

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

Visit Coney Island!

Visit Coney Island!

Come for a visit to New York’s Coney Island!  You’ll study real English conversation and see reductions in action. Plus, you get to see Rachel get scared on a ride! YouTube blocked? Click here to see the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Conversation and Speech Studies, EE [i] as in SHE, in a Word, Most Popular, Videos Tagged With: BECAUSE Reduction, Culture, Most Popular, Real Life English, Silent Letters, THEM Reduction, TS Cluster, Words that Begin with H Reductions

TSUP!? – it’s, what’s, that’s as TS

TSUP!? – it’s, what’s, that’s as TS

You can reduce IT’S, THAT’S, WHAT’S, and LET’s to just the [ts] sound.  Study this reduction in several sentences. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35syim12-gc Video Text: In a recent video, I said, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Contractions, Videos, Words that Reduce Tagged With: TS Cluster

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