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...]
Words that reduce are words where a sound is changed or dropped in spoken English. Many of the most common words in English reduce. Knowing how to reduce them will smooth out your speech, and the character of spoken English will be more American.
How to Pronounce Should, Would, Could – Reduce and Link!
'Should', 'would', and 'could' can all be simplified and reduced in a sentence. This is good news! You'll feel more comfortable pronouncing these words quickly after watching this video. And don't forget, the L in all of these words is … [Read more...]
How to Pronounce OF
Study the OF 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...]
How to Reduce ‘THAT’
In this Ben Franklin exercise, you’ll study real English conversation. We’ll study everything we hear. Try this on your own to improve your listening comprehension and pronunciation! YouTube blocked? Click here to see the … [Read more...]
How to Pronounce the Word YOUR in a Sentence
Study the YOUR / YOU’RE 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 … [Read more...]
Reduction: the word AT
Study the AT 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...]
How to Pronounce ‘to the’ in a Sentence
Study how to pronounce ‘to the’ in a sentence—simplify it. 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. … [Read more...]
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...]
How to Pronounce the Word THEM
Study the THEM 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...]
How to Pronounce the Word ‘TO’
Study the TO 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...]
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...]
Pronunciation Focus: ‘Gonna’
Study the ‘gonna’ contraction in many sentences taken from real English conversation. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ght6uo7gHsQ Video Text: In this American English pronunciation video, we're … [Read more...]