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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.

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...]

Filed Under: Conversation and Speech Studies, Videos, Words that Reduce Tagged With: Gonna, Real Life English

How to Pronounce the word BECAUSE

Study the BECAUSE 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...]

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How to Pronounce ‘gonna’ and ‘gotta’: Reduction and Linking

These are two of the most common reductions in American English.  Learn about linking them into the words in a phrase to smooth out your speech and sound natural. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Most Popular, Videos, Words that Reduce Tagged With: Gonna, Gotta, Most Popular

How to Pronounce the Word OR

Study the OR 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...]

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How to pronounce CAN

Study the CAN 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...]

Filed Under: Videos, Words that Reduce Tagged With: CAN Reduction

English Pronunciation: How to pronounce the Word AND

Study the AND 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...]

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Function Words – Pronunciation + Intonation/Word Stress

What are function words?  Learn what they are and how important they are for providing rhythmic contrast in spoken English. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mS7w_np2Nw Video Text: This video will … [Read more...]

Filed Under: in a Sentence, Melody, Videos, Words that Reduce

English Pronunciation – Reduction: the Word FOR

Study the FOR 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...]

Filed Under: Videos, Words that Reduce Tagged With: FOR Reduction

How to Pronounce the Word ARE

Study the ARE 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...]

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How to Pronounce Can vs. Can’t

If we don’t pronounce a clear T in “can’t”, how can one tell the difference between it and “can”?  Though it’s subtle, there is still a difference in the pronunciation of these two words. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Contractions, Most Popular, Videos, Words that Reduce Tagged With: CAN Reduction, Comparison, Most Popular, N'T Contractions

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

How to Pronounce ‘Gonna’ and ‘Wanna’

American speech is full of ‘gonna’ and ‘wanna’. Learn how to pronounce these two common reductions and you’ll be well on your way to sounding American! YouTube blocked? Click here to see the … [Read more...]

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