Sunday, August 11, 2013

American English Pronunciation: LIttle-Known Rules that Matter

It's 11:15 AM on the first day of a small group seminar on American English Pronunciation Improvement for Non-native Professionals. The instructor is explaining about the 3 words in American English which have "th" in their spelling, but in which the "th" is silent: months, clothes and asthma. The learners comment, "I didn't know about this rule!"

Later, the students learn about other letters which are not pronounced, such as the "L" when written after an "a" and before another consonant, as in  walk, talk,  palms and psalms. The "a" is pronounced like "aw" in walk and talk, and like "ah" in palms and psalms.

The American English Pronunciation Improvement for Non-native Professionals seminar is a three-day intensive seminar. It includes individual speech assessments, targeted training, materials - and instruction on these essential rules.

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