Here is a list of posts about spoken English reduced speech:
- You need schwa if you wannə speak American EnglishYou need schwa if you wannə speak American English If you wanna speak American English in a way that sounds very natural you absolutely MUST use ...Read more
- Why You Need to Use Syllable Stress CorrectlyWhy You Need to Use Syllable Stress Correctly When you’re speaking American English it’s critical for you to use syllable stress correctly. You absolutely must stress words ...Read more
- Which words should I stress?Don’t stress every word One of the biggest American accent challenges my accent reduction coaching clients have to learn is choosing which words to stress in a ...Read more
- What is the Schwa Sound?What is the Schwa Sound? If you are asking this question you already know something about the rules of spoken English. Good for YOU!! ☆ Let’s talk ...Read more
- Using Thought Groups in Spoken EnglishUsing Thought Groups in Spoken English When Americans speak they divide longer sentences into units. Accent & pronunciation teachers call these units “thought groups”. You can just think ...Read more
- Using Reduced Speech in American EnglishUsing Reduced Speech in American English This week several of my accent reduction coaching clients asked me how they can make their spoken English sound more ...Read more
- Use relaxed speech to improve your American accentUse relaxed speech to improve your American accent One of my accent reduction coaching clients, a Chinese speaker, had a breakthrough moment this week. She realized that ...Read more
- Use American Slang CorrectlyYou need to use American slang correctly Many of the people I work with in my accent reduction coaching program ask me Susan, can we work on American ...Read more
- Two ways to pronounce THETwo ways to pronounce THE When speaking American English, you should be aware that there are two ways to pronounce the word THE. Here are the rules 1. When ...Read more
- The Three Consonant RuleWhen a word ends with three consonant sounds, native speakers will drop the middle sound. This makes these words easier to pronounce.Read more
- The Schwa + /r/ SoundLet’s talk about the schwa + r sound. Here is the symbol → /ɚ/ Schwa + /r/ is very common sound in spoken American English! The letter ...Read more
- The Most Common Sound in Spoken EnglishThe Most Common Sound in Spoken English Linguistic research indicates that the most common sound in spoken English is the schwa vowel sound. The phonetic symbol for ...Read more
- The Importance of the Schwa SoundThe Importance of the Schwa Sound I want to tell you about the schwa vowel sound. Schwa is the most common sound is in both American and British ...Read more
- Speak in Phrases to Improve American English PronunciationHere’s an idea that my surprise you~ American English is not spoken word by word. Instead, Americans speak in phrases. The less important words in each phrase are ...Read more
- Sound more natural in American EnglishSound more natural in American English The people who I work with in my accent reduction coaching program often tell me~ Susan, I wanna sound more natural ...Read more
- Should I Speak English Quickly or Slowly?Should I Speak English Quickly or Slowly? Many of my accent reduction coaching clients tell me, “Susan, Americans speak quickly, so I think that I should speak ...Read more
- Reduced Speech in American Spoken EnglishReduced Speech in American Spoken English I get a lot of questions from my accent reduction coaching clients about the reduced speech forms they hear when listening ...Read more
- Reduced Speech in American EnglishReduced Speech in American English When American English speakers converse informally with friends and family they often use informal pronunciation patterns. Pronunciation and accent reduction books refer ...Read more
- Reduced Speech in American EnglishReduced Speech In order to speak American English in a way that sounds natural to the native listener, you need to use reduced speech. If you’re not familiar ...Read more
- Pronouncing OF & OFFHere’s how to pronounce the words OF and OFF clearly and distinctly.Read more