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Mares Eat Oats – Practice Linking with the Audio File

Mares Eat Oats – Practice Linking with the Audio File

by Heather Chetwynd | Feb 4, 2022 | Accent Modification

One of the more difficult parts of learning English is being able to distinguish where a word starts and where it ends. Why is this? Because in English, we link our words, joining the end of one word with the beginning of the next. Linking (which also happens in other...
What do we hear when processing ethnicity and accents?

What do we hear when processing ethnicity and accents?

by Recommendation of Heather Chetwynd | Jun 26, 2015 | Accent Modification

Here’s a very sad commentary on the relationship between what we see and what we perceive. Is it possible that just by looking at someone influences what we hear? Certainly our assumptions and stereotypes affect our perceptions but this article points to how...
T between Vowels – Practice Betty Botter with Audio

T between Vowels – Practice Betty Botter with Audio

by Heather Chetwynd | Mar 3, 2015 | Accent Modification

Recently I made a post on how to pronounce T, entitled Pronouncing T – Practice the poem with the audio.The poem I posted  helped you to practice the T which is at the beginning of a word or any stressed syllable. But in Toronto, and many other areas in...
Accents in the workplace – Linguistic, Regional and Class

Accents in the workplace – Linguistic, Regional and Class

by Recommendation of Heather Chetwynd | Feb 12, 2015 | Accent Modification

In the Greater Toronto Area (GTA,) we have a tremendous variety of accents in the workplace and on the streets. While people often complain about foreign accents and newcomers regularly face discrimination for this reason, we can generally agree that such biases...
Is There a Glass Ceiling Facing Non Native English Speakers?

Is There a Glass Ceiling Facing Non Native English Speakers?

by Recommendation of Heather Chetwynd | Jan 27, 2015 | Accent Modification

I have often heard complaints about the glass ceiling facing non-native English speakers. And in my line of work, many new clients decide to work with us when they are in line for a potential promotion and/or are motivated after a performance review indicating issues...
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