Schwa Mill: The American English Pronunciation Show

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One of the biggest differences between how American English native speakers and language learners sound may be how we are using our consonants! More specifically, our relationship between consonants and vowels can have a huge impact on how we sound. Let's do some exercises to practice consonant reduction


Welcome to Wake Up American, where Monday through Friday, we spend a couple minutes on a challenging aspect of American English pronunciation and walk through examples to help you achieve a more natural sound the next time you speak in American English at work, at home, or out and about town.

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American English shadowing exercises are for people interested in expanding their American English accents, whether you are located in the US, North America, or other areas around the world. For the best use of shadowing exercises in American English, listen to a section of audio, pause, and repeat what you hear. Try to use the same pronunciation, intonation, stress, pitch patterns, and linking that you find native English speakers use; record yourself and compare the differences.

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One of the biggest differences between American English native speakers and language learners is how we pronounce consonant sounds! More specifically, native speakers in American English tend to use weaker forms, often with a lower tongue position for the front of the tongue. Let's practice how with the word literally in American English



Welcome to Wake Up American, where Monday through Friday, we spend a couple minutes on a challenging aspect of American English pronunciation and walk through examples to help you achieve a more natural sound the next time you speak in American English at work, at home, or out and about town.



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One of the biggest differences between American English native speakers and language learners is how we pronounce the L consonant sound! More specifically, native speakers in American English tend to use a dark L with a lower tongue position for the front of the tongue. Let's practice more dark L and linking across words.



Welcome to Wake Up American, where Monday through Friday, we spend a couple minutes on a challenging aspect of American English pronunciation and walk through examples to help you achieve a more natural sound the next time you speak in American English at work, at home, or out and about town.



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One of the biggest differences between American English native speakers and language learners is how we pronounce vowels that come before the letter N. So, let's practice different vowel + N pairs!

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One of the biggest differences between American English and other languages in pronunciation is the consonant R--even the R between British and American English has some significant differences! So how to make an R sound and end a word with R in American English? Let's take a closer look

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American English shadowing exercises are for people interested in expanding their American English accents, whether you are located in the US, North America, or other areas around the world. For the best use of shadowing exercises in American English, listen to a section of audio, pause, and repeat what you hear. Try to use the same pronunciation, intonation, stress, pitch patterns, and linking that you find native English speakers use; record yourself and compare the differences.

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When pronouncing "the" in American English pronunciation, what seems simple suddenly can become very complicated. Should we use an /i/ sound, like "thee"; or, a schwa? Let's take a closer look!

Welcome to Wake Up American, where Monday through Friday, we spend a couple minutes on a challenging aspect of American English pronunciation and walk through examples to help you achieve a more natural sound the next time you speak in American English at work, at home, or out and about town.

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@louisfifteen:
Why do almost every American say THEEEEEEE to everything instead of THE? Please try to give a constructive answer because as a Dane who learned English in school, I was  taught the rules about theeeee and the

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When an artist is drawing a sketch of a person, they don't start with the eyebrows and teeth; instead they often begin with a circle for the head. This sort of linework makes the rest of the design easier. Similarly, as we approach the rhythm needed for English sentences, we can start with the general form before going into the smaller, finer details. Let's demonstrate

Welcome to Wake Up American, where Monday through Friday, we spend a couple minutes on a challenging aspect of American English pronunciation and walk through examples to help you achieve a more natural sound the next time you speak in American English at work, at home, or out and about town.


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American English shadowing exercises are for people interested in expanding their American English accents, whether you are located in the US, North America, or other areas around the world. For the best use of shadowing exercises in American English, listen to a section of audio, pause, and repeat what you hear. Try to use the same pronunciation, intonation, stress, pitch patterns, and linking that you find native English speakers use; record yourself and compare the differences.

See the video for thought groups, stressed words, and pitch indicators

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