by Heather Chetwynd | Apr 26, 2024 | Language Training
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...
by Heather Chetwynd | Nov 23, 2023 | Language Training
This is the last video in my series on English consonants. This time I am looking at the sharp T and its counterpart, D. There are many ways to pronounce T in English but the sharp T is the way we pronounce T when it starts a word or a stressed syllable. It is...
by Heather Chetwynd | Nov 23, 2023 | Language Training
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...
by Heather Chetwynd | Nov 23, 2023 | Language Training
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...
by Heather Chetwynd | Nov 23, 2023 | Language Training
What’s the difference in pronunciation between ex and eggs? Or wheat and weed? I have been posting a series of videos about English consonants. So far, we have looked at general categories of consonants. Now we are going to start looking at consonant contrasts. In...
by Heather Chetwynd | Nov 16, 2023 | Language Training
In this video, I discuss the subcategory of consonants called “sibilants.” Another word with the same pronunciation – “sibilance” – refers to the sound of audio interference which we sometimes hear on the radio or on poor quality audio recordings. This is the...
