The Center for Confident American English Communication
Where does schwa occur? Over the last two weeks some pronunciation teachers and students asked me this~ "Susan, where does the schwa sound occur?" Now THAT's what I call an excellent question! Where to find the schwa vowel sound 1. … [Continue reading]
How to pronounce TR Are you pronouncing TR with a trilled or rolling sound? If you're struggling with this sound, I have a technique for you to try. It’s often useful to think of the /tr/ sound as a /tch/ sound. This is the sound we use at … [Continue reading]
How to pronounce clothes You may be surprised to learn that the word clothes, as in, I buy my clothes at Uniglow, is pronounced with a /z/ sound. It sounds like this: cloze And yes, Close the door, has the same … [Continue reading]
Did you say lunch or launch? When coaching people on how to improve their American accent I frequently hear people say LUNCH when they intend to say LAUNCH. That’s because these two words sound ALMOST the same. Here’s how to pronounce lunch and … [Continue reading]
How to pronounce Europe and European This is how Americans pronounce the words Europe and European. Europe We pronounce Europe with stress on the first syllable. The o in the second syllable is reduced to schwa. This is how I like to … [Continue reading]