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Trust is earned, but a lack of trust can come from our intuition, alone. When you feel that something can't be trusted, you feel that it is "sketchy".
You may feel sketched out by a total sketch bag in some sketchy area.
Life is full of sketchy things, so don't miss a second of today's episode to know how these are best identified!

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The English language has sounds that may not exist in your first language. Likewise, your first language also has sounds which don't exist in English.
For this reason, people often mix I and E sounds considering one may be familiar to you, while the other is not. Repeat after me as we explore the subtle differences between I and E in spoken English using the sets of words below.

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Feel your muscle position as we practice these sets of words:
Read v Rid v Red  |    Deed v Did v Dead  |  Beat v Bit v Bet  |  Seat v Sit v Set  |  Feel v Fill v Fell 

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The United States is massive, and has enormous and prosperous cities from coast-to-coast. Listen on in as I breakdown the 10 of the largest cities between the US and Canada, and discuss some culture and history of these cities.

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Today's episode doesn't focus on one single component of the American accent, but rather my top pics from a personal list of practical American English phrases, and pronunciation tips.

Repeat after me, and consider how you can apply these speech tips to your own life to boost your command of the American accent!

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Repeat the following phrases after me to optimize your lesson:

Busy = BIH zee 

Come in handy = To be useful
These tips will come in handy regularly. 

Breakfast = BREHK fist

To be down = To be interested in doing something. 
I'll be down to hang out tomorrow, I'm busy right now. 

Are you down? = Are you interested in doing this? 
Are you down to meet for breakfast tomorrow? 

I can count on one hand = Something has happened a limited number of times (5 or fewer)
I can count on one hand how many times you've been early. 

Take for granted = To lack appreciation for something
Don't take their help for granted, or you might not get it later. 

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What's worse than showing up 1 week early for something, is showing up 1 week late. Both native and non-native English speakers confuse the use of "next Friday", and "this Friday". Listen closely today, and learn to communicate important dates and appointments as clearly as possible.

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Follow along with these phrases below:
This Friday Friday of this week

Next Friday Friday of next week

The Friday after next Friday 2 weeks from now

Double check Confirm my understanding 

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Modern English is an amalgamation of a plethora of languages. The French language plays a major part in today's English,  and a vast amount French words and expressions have made their way into our common speech.
Read the story below along with me as we explore this vocabulary together, put them into context, and ensure we give each a crystal-clear pronunciation!

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"What's your least favorite music genre?" Charlotte asked her fiancé.

"I can't stand today's pop music. That genre's full of generic garbage, there's no imagination anymore." George replied without hesitation. 

"I had no idea you were such a connaisseur of popular culture," Charlotte smiled, rolling her eyes. 

"A pop connaisseur! I'll add that to my resumé." I may not be an expert, but I know good music when I hear it!"
This felt like deja vu to George, but he had no problem with that. He enjoyed his lunch-time rendez vous (rendezvous) at the café with his fiancée. Her sarcasm made their dialogue a pleasant escape from his mundane schedule. 

"We should check out the new salad buffet that opened,"  Suggested Charlotte enthusiastically.  "we've got to start a diet to prepare for the big day! It's time to say bon voyage to cheese and bread, and hello to carrots and tomatoes." 

"I heard that  buffet has valet parking. It's quite exquisite for a salad bar, is it in our budget?" Inquired George. 

"It's just a petite expense to ensure we're healthy, you can't put a price on that!"

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While many consonant sounds are generally shared through all accents, vowel sounds help us to determine specific regions that people may be from. Today we'll breakdown a couple of sounds that contribute to the "American twang". These sounds are not 100% necessary for your spoken English to thrive, but will certainly give your English speech a unique, American sound.

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Follow along with these idiomatic Expressions:

1. To stand one's ground Holding true to one's beliefs
Whether you're right or wrong, if you stand your ground, you'll prove a point. 

2. Safe and sound Out of danger and unharmed
Let me know once you're safe and sound, at home.

3. Pounding down  Striking downwards repeatedly and forcefully
The rain pounded down for hours. 

4. Give someone a hand  To help someone
Give me a hand so that I can finish this quickly. 

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I understand the difficulty of pronouncing and remembering names in a foreign language as well as anyone. Today I break down 10 common English names that you're likely to come across at some point,  and we take a clear look at how they're pronounced.
These are names that I've often come across from my own stand-point, and of course don't represent every culture around the United States.  They are certain to come in handy when talking to Americans however, so practice along with me here, and prepare your English for the opportunities to come!

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Words that we use for grammar aren't often keywords. We reduce these grammar words, and link them to surrounding words. "For" is an ideal example of this, and can casually be reduced to a quick and quiet "fer" sound for our speech stress. Listen all the way through to get a confident grasp on this concept for yourself!

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Few languages use the English V sound, and so it's very common to replace it with a sound from one's first language. Most often, I notice students use an English B, W or F sound in place of a V. This can lead to mixing-up one's words altogether, so don't miss a second of this episode, and get a good grasp on the V sound with me here!

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Follow along with these idiomatic Expressions:

1. Live it up Enjoying an experience to the fullest
Enjoy Miami, I hope you really live it up!

2. Liven it up Make something more exciting
Let's liven things up with some better music.

3. Hold out an olive branch To make a gesture of peace
Accept their olive branch and forget about your fight. 

4. Get over something To accept an unpleasant fact
They’re mad about another loss, but they’ll get over it. 

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