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Have you ever noticed how in conversational English, all of the words seem to flow together? These videos go over the important concept of linking, and how and when to do it.

Linking and Thought Groups – Spoken English

  Learn about linking and thought groups and how they will help you in American English conversation.  When you make pauses in spoken English, separating thought groups, you will be easier to understand.  When you link together words within a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Linking, Videos

English Conversation – Meet Stoney!

Study real English conversation as friends and family visit our new baby, Stoney.  See 'gonna' in practice, dropping the H reductions, the reduction of 'did', and more! YouTube blocked? Click here to see the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Linking, Uncategorized, Videos Tagged With: Real Life English, Words that Begin with H Reductions

How to Pronounce “I appreciate it.”

Learn how to politely say 'thank you', and study linking vowel to vowel and linking with a Flap T in the phrase "I appreciate it." YouTube blocked? Click here to see the video. https://youtu.be/F0-UQ205BeU Video Text: In this American English … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Linking, Phrases, Videos Tagged With: Linking Vowel to Vowel, Linking with a Flap T

Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda

Shoulda, woulda, coulda!  Not only is this an idiom in American English, but each of these 'words' individually appear frequently in American English.  The 'a' at the end is a reduction of 'have'.  Learn how to pronounce these words, and study some … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Linking, Videos, Words that Reduce Tagged With: Should-Would-Could, Words that Begin with H Reductions

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...]

Filed Under: Linking, Videos Tagged With: Linking Consonant to Consonant

Using Flap T to Link Words

We make a Flap T when it comes between two vowels.  This happens not just within words, but words next to each other, like ‘about it’. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUupfHhOnHg Video Text: Coming … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Linking, T [t] as in TIME, Videos Tagged With: Flap T, Linking with a Flap T

Summer Vacation

Vacation is always the best!  Study real English conversation and many interesting points of pronunciation, like the consonant to vowel linking in the phrase ‘made it!’ YouTube blocked? Click here to see the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Conversation and Speech Studies, Linking, Videos, Words that Reduce Tagged With: CAN Reduction, Gonna, Linking Consonant to Vowel, THAT Reduction, Wanna

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

English Pronunciation – Linking: Consonant to Vowel

It’s important in American English to link words together so one word flows into the next.  When a word ends in a consonant and the next word begins in a vowel or diphthong, that is a great opportunity to slide the two words together. YouTube … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Linking, Videos Tagged With: Linking Consonant to Vowel

English Pronunciation – Linking: Vowel to Vowel

It’s important in American English to link words together so one word flows into the next.  When a word ends in a vowel or diphthong and the next word begins in one, that is a great opportunity to slide the two words together. YouTube blocked? Click … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Linking, Videos Tagged With: Linking Vowel to Vowel

How to Link: Words that Begin with H

Many function words with H are reduced in conversational English by dropping the H:  had, have, has, for example.  Learn how these words should sound, and how to link them into the sentence so they sound perfect. YouTube blocked? Click here to see … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Linking, Videos, Words that Reduce Tagged With: Words that Begin with H Reductions

Intro to Linking

Have you ever noticed that words in American English seem to run together?   They often don’t sound very separate.  That might seem lazy to some, but in American English, it’s exactly what we want.  A smooth line. You can’t sound relaxed and American … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Linking, Videos Tagged With: CAN Reduction

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