The Center for Confident American English Communication

Lots of my students have asked me what the best online dictionary is for learning to pronounce American English words. I like to use http://dictionary.reference.com/ because they show both the spelled pronunciation and the IPA spelling. The audio is not terrific though. The Merriam-Webster ESL Learner’s Dictionary has a great section called Pronunciation Exercises that

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When you take a pronunciation or accent reduction class your instructor will teach you lots of new vocabulary to explain the pronunciation features that you must learn. Here is a mini pronunciation glossary with words that I taught the students in my accent reduction classes this month. 1. Reduced speech-The relaxed pronunciation of commonly used words and phrases

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American English speakers use linking to join words toegether so that they are easy to say and flow together smoothly. It often sounds like people are saying one long word since they are no spaces between words. Here are 2 common types of linking in American spoken English. Consonant to vowel linking When words that

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