One of my students this week had a breakthrough moment when she realized that American English speakers do not pronounce every word clearly and distinctly and that using relaxed speech or “weak forms” is absolutely OK!
In this text and audio from Voice of America Special English, Nina Weinstein, the author of a very popular American English pronunciation book called “Whaddya Say”, explains why using relaxed pronunciation makes your American accent sound MUCH more natural!
I use Nina’s book in my pronunciation classes and the students really love it.
To see my reviews of the most popular books for learning about American English pronunciation and accent reduction you can check out my bookstore. American English and Accent Reduction Books.
Tags: Accent Reduction Techniques, american accent, learn american accent, schwa sound, weak forms
