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Is Your Foreign Name Easy to Pronounce?

Is Your Foreign Name Easy to Pronounce?

by | Sep 2, 2012 | Uncategorized

Many of my foreign-born students have names that are difficult for native speakers of English to pronounce. Some of them decide to change their name to a similar sounding English name, and others prefer to keep their original name and just accept the fact that they...

American vowels and good word stress

by | Aug 25, 2012 | Uncategorized

Watch this student from India. He’s been practicing with my American Accent teaching materials. He just sent me this video. I am impressed. He sounds like he lives in the United States. Don’t you agree?He is stressing the words well, speaking clearly and...

How does your accent sound?

by | Aug 8, 2012 | Uncategorized

This student from Brazil practiced his American accent by watching my YouTube lessons.  Great job, Wagner!   I want to see more videos from you guys. If I think your accent sounds good, I will post your video here on my blog.   First, view all...

The Rhythm and Melody of English

by | Jun 7, 2012 | Uncategorized

Here is a short exercise to help you with word stress and rhythm. First, here are some general rules:Stress key words (content words), which are generally nouns and verbs.In longer sentences, stress the last key word the most. Reduce prepositions, pronouns...
Too old to improve your accent?

Too old to improve your accent?

by | Apr 13, 2012 | Uncategorized

Do you think you are too old to improve your accent? I sometimes get phone calls from people in their 30’s and 40’s who think they are too old to change their accents. No, you are not too old! I currently have three students in their 60’s who have...

Pronouncing American Names

by | Mar 17, 2012 | Uncategorized

My students sometimes struggle with knowing the correct pronunciation of American names. One of my students had a problem with the name of her boss, “Doug.” She called him “dog” instead! Some names can be confusing because they are similar. For...