Video Post on The Schwa: The Lazy Vowel – Part 1

What is the SCHWA? The SCHWA is the reduced vowel sound in English which makes your language sound more natural, like a native speaker. Each part of the series looks at the role of the schwa in different contexts. Here is a summary of the five parts: 1. English is a...

Video Post on Travel Idioms

This is the last of my series on common idioms that are useful to know and use at work. There are 7 videos in total. We have covered idioms involving animals, food, movement, violence, weather, sports, and now travel. Today I have 4 travel idioms to share with you:...

Video Post on Sports Idioms

Our idioms come from our histories, our conditions, our culture and our activities. In North America, we have a lot of drinking idioms, horses and guns idioms, weather idioms and, what I am sharing this week, sports idioms. Sometimes, if you know how to play the game,...
Video Post on Pronunciation: V & W

Video Post on Pronunciation: V & W

Previously, I discussed the difference between V & B, as well as the difference between P & F. In this video, I am looking at another contrast with V which is the blending of W & V, common in many non-native accents. This one is very common and rarely...

Video Post on Pronunciation: BV & PF

Video Post on Pronunciation: BV & PF

Languages and regional accents have pronunciation patterns which are easily transferred into a new language. This is the case with those who struggle to make a clear English B and V or a clear P and F. In this video, I describe this issue and explain how to pronounce...

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