San Diego Voice and Accent

Can you pronounce the minimal pair "bad" and "bed" in American English? This minimal pair contains the AA /æ/ and the EH // vowels, and they are made with a very similar jaw, tongue, and lip placement. Drop the jaw and retract the lips a little bit more for AA /æ/! In this short video, see "bad" and "bed" up close and in slow motion. No frills, no lengthy explanations - just the pronunciation!... P.S. - Want free accent training? Join my Conversation Club - it's free to join for a limited time! We meet on Saturdays at 12:00 p.m. PST (San Diego, CA time). The link to register is in my bio! . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #americanenglish #americanaccent #americanaccenttraining #english #englishpronunciation #learnenglish #learnenglishonline #accent #accentreduction #accentmodification #wordoftheday #sandiegovoiceandaccent #pronunciation #pronunciationtips #professionalenglish #businessenglish #speakenglish #minimalpairs #conversationclub #englishconversationclub #juliesconversationclub #minimalpairs #gre #sat #greprep #greverbal #vocabulary #satprep #learnvocabulary

Can you pronounce the word "parameter" in American English? "Parameter" is a great example of 3 common occurances in American English pronunciation: 1) Vowels reduce to the schwa sound, 2) The T /t/ turns into the flap, and 3) The final unstressed ER sound occurs at the end of the word. In this short video, see "parameter" up close and in slow motion. No frills, no lengthy explanations - just the pronunciation!... P.S. - Want free accent training? Join my Conversation Club - it's free to join for a limited time! We meet on Saturdays at 12:00 p.m. PST (San Diego, CA time). The link to register is in my bio! . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #americanenglish #americanaccent #americanaccenttraining #english #englishpronunciation #learnenglish #learnenglishonline #accent #accentreduction #accentmodification #wordoftheday #sandiegovoiceandaccent #pronunciation #pronunciationtips #professionalenglish #businessenglish #speakenglish #minimalpairs #conversationclub #englishconversationclub #juliesconversationclub #parameter #gre #sat #greprep #greverbal #vocabulary #satprep #learnvocabulary

Can you pronounce the word "parallel" in American English? The pronunciation of "parallel" is a great example of 3 common features of American English: 1) There are two letter As in this word, but they are both pronounced differently!, 2) One letter A is reduced to the schwa, and 3) One syllable has both the light L and the dark L. In this short video, see "parallel" up close and in slow motion. No frills, no lengthy explanations - just the pronunciation!... P.S. - Want free accent training? Join my Conversation Club - it's free to join for a limited time! We meet on Saturdays at 12:00 p.m. PST (San Diego, CA time). The link to register is in my bio! . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #americanenglish #americanaccent #americanaccenttraining #english #englishpronunciation #learnenglish #learnenglishonline #accent #accentreduction #accentmodification #wordoftheday #sandiegovoiceandaccent #pronunciation #pronunciationtips #professionalenglish #businessenglish #speakenglish #minimalpairs #conversationclub #englishconversationclub #juliesconversationclub #parallel #gre #sat #greprep #greverbal #vocabulary #satprep #learnvocabulary

Can you pronounce the word "monetization" in American English? The meaning of "monetization" is related to the word "money", but the pronunciations of the two words are a little different! Most native speakers use different vowels in the first syllables of "monetization" and "money" even though the two words contain the same spelling! In this short video, see "monetization" up close and in slow motion. No frills, no lengthy explanations - just the pronunciation!... P.S. - Want free accent training? Join my Conversation Club - it's free to join for a limited time! We meet on Saturdays at 12:00 p.m. PST (San Diego, CA time). The link to register is in my bio! . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #americanenglish #americanaccent #americanaccenttraining #english #englishpronunciation #learnenglish #learnenglishonline #accent #accentreduction #accentmodification #wordoftheday #sandiegovoiceandaccent #pronunciation #pronunciationtips #professionalenglish #businessenglish #speakenglish #minimalpairs #conversationclub #englishconversationclub #juliesconversationclub #monetization #gre #sat #greprep #greverbal #vocabulary #satprep #learnvocabulary

Can you pronounce the minimal pair "Don" and "done" in American English? This minimal pair contains the AH // and the UH // vowels. And in my experience, this is one of the hardest vowel pairs for non-native speakers to pronounce! Can you make these words sound different? In this short video, see "Don" and "done" up close and in slow motion. No frills, no lengthy explanations - just the pronunciation!... P.S. - Want free accent training? Join my Conversation Club - it's free to join for a limited time! We meet on Saturdays at 12:00 p.m. PST (San Diego, CA time). The link to register is in my bio! . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #americanenglish #americanaccent #americanaccenttraining #english #englishpronunciation #learnenglish #learnenglishonline #accent #accentreduction #accentmodification #wordoftheday #sandiegovoiceandaccent #pronunciation #pronunciationtips #professionalenglish #businessenglish #speakenglish #minimalpairs #conversationclub #englishconversationclub #juliesconversationclub #minimalpairs #gre #sat #greprep #greverbal #vocabulary #satprep #learnvocabulary

Can you pronounce the word "momentum" in American English? Any time a word has an N /n/ and a T /t/ next to each other, listen carefully to how a native speaker pronounces the T /t/. There's a good chance that it won't be a true T sound! In this short video, see "momentum" up close and in slow motion. No frills, no lengthy explanations - just the pronunciation!... P.S. - Want free accent training? Join my Conversation Club - it's free to join for a limited time! We meet on Saturdays at 12:00 p.m. PST (San Diego, CA time). The link to register is in my bio! . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #americanenglish #americanaccent #americanaccenttraining #english #englishpronunciation #learnenglish #learnenglishonline #accent #accentreduction #accentmodification #wordoftheday #sandiegovoiceandaccent #pronunciation #pronunciationtips #professionalenglish #businessenglish #speakenglish #minimalpairs #conversationclub #englishconversationclub #juliesconversationclub #momentum #gre #sat #greprep #greverbal #vocabulary #satprep #learnvocabulary #nasalflap

Can you pronounce the minimal pair "sand" and "send" in American English? This minimal pair contains the AA /æ/ and the EH // vowels, but pay attention to what comes after the vowels - the nasal consonant N /n/. Can you hear the nasalization that occurs on the vowels? And can you make these words sound different? In this short video, see "sand" and "send" up close and in slow motion. No frills, no lengthy explanations - just the pronunciation!... P.S. - Want free accent training? Join my Conversation Club - it's free to join for a limited time! We meet on Saturdays at 12:00 p.m. PST (San Diego, CA time). The link to register is in my bio! . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #americanenglish #americanaccent #americanaccenttraining #english #englishpronunciation #learnenglish #learnenglishonline #accent #accentreduction #accentmodification #wordoftheday #sandiegovoiceandaccent #pronunciation #pronunciationtips #professionalenglish #businessenglish #speakenglish #minimalpairs #conversationclub #englishconversationclub #juliesconversationclub #gre #sat #greprep #greverbal #vocabulary #satprep #learnvocabulary

Can you pronounce the word "Worcestershire" in American English? The pronunciation of "Worcestershire" is rare in American English because one of the Rs is not pronounced. (That never happens!) And pay attention to the number of syllables - there are fewer than you think! In this short video, see "Worcestershire" up close and in slow motion. No frills, no lengthy explanations - just the pronunciation!... P.S. - Want free accent training? Join my Conversation Club - it's free to join for a limited time! We meet on Saturdays at 12:00 p.m. PST (San Diego, CA time). The link to register is in my bio! . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #americanenglish #americanaccent #americanaccenttraining #english #englishpronunciation #learnenglish #learnenglishonline #accent #accentreduction #accentmodification #wordoftheday #sandiegovoiceandaccent #pronunciation #pronunciationtips #professionalenglish #businessenglish #speakenglish #minimalpairs #conversationclub #englishconversationclub #juliesconversationclub #worcestershire #worcestershiresauce #gre #sat #greprep #greverbal #vocabulary #satprep #learnvocabulary

Can you pronounce the word "barbaric" in American English? The spelling of "barbaric" will lead you astray. It looks like the first two syllables are pronounced the same since they both have "bar" in the spelling, but they're not! In this short video, see "barbaric" up close and in slow motion. No frills, no lengthy explanations - just the pronunciation!... P.S. - Want free accent training? Join my Conversation Club - it's free to join for a limited time! We meet on Saturdays at 12:00 p.m. PST (San Diego, CA time). The link to register is in my bio! . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #americanenglish #americanaccent #americanaccenttraining #english #englishpronunciation #learnenglish #learnenglishonline #accent #accentreduction #accentmodification #wordoftheday #sandiegovoiceandaccent #pronunciation #pronunciationtips #professionalenglish #businessenglish #speakenglish #minimalpairs #conversationclub #englishconversationclub #juliesconversationclub #barbaric #gre #sat #greprep #greverbal #vocabulary #satprep #learnvocabulary

Can you pronounce the word "weir" in American English? If you're preparing for the GRE, SAT, or you want to increase your English vocabulary, here's a great word for you! The pronunciation of "weir" uses an R-colored vowel...do you know which one? In this short video, see "weir" up close and in slow motion. No frills, no lengthy explanations - just the pronunciation!... P.S. - Want free accent training? Join my Conversation Club - it's free to join for a limited time! We meet on Saturdays at 12:00 p.m. PST (San Diego, CA time). The link to register is in my bio! . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . #americanenglish #americanaccent #americanaccenttraining #english #englishpronunciation #learnenglish #learnenglishonline #accent #accentreduction #accentmodification #wordoftheday #sandiegovoiceandaccent #pronunciation #pronunciationtips #professionalenglish #businessenglish #speakenglish #minimalpairs #conversationclub #englishconversationclub #juliesconversationclub #weir #gre #sat #greprep #greverbal #vocabulary #satprep #learnvocabulary

Can you pronounce the word "surfeit" in American English? If you're preparing for the GRE, SAT, or you want to increase your English vocabulary, here's a great word for you! Pay attention the final syllable - it has the "ei" spelling like in the word "receipt", but in "surfeit" the "ei" makes a different sound! In this short video, see "surfeit" up close and in slow motion. No frills, no lengthy explanations - just the pronunciation!... P.S. - Want free accent training? Join my Conversation Club - it's free to join for a limited time! We meet on Saturdays at 12:00 p.m. PST (San Diego, CA time). The link to register is in my bio! . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . #americanenglish #americanaccent #americanaccenttraining #english #englishpronunciation #learnenglish #learnenglishonline #accent #accentreduction #accentmodification #wordoftheday #sandiegovoiceandaccent #pronunciation #pronunciationtips #professionalenglish #businessenglish #speakenglish #minimalpairs #conversationclub #englishconversationclub #juliesconversationclub #surfeit #gre #sat #greprep #greverbal #vocabulary #satprep #learnvocabulary

Can you pronounce the word "ignominious" in American English? If you're preparing for the GRE, SAT, or you want to increase your English vocabulary, here's a great word for you! In this short video, see "ignominious" up close and in slow motion. No frills, no lengthy explanations - just the pronunciation!... P.S. - Want free accent training? Join my Conversation Club - it's free to join for a limited time! We meet on Saturdays at 12:00 p.m. PST (San Diego, CA time). The link to register is in my bio! . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . #americanenglish #americanaccent #americanaccenttraining #english #englishpronunciation #learnenglish #learnenglishonline #accent #accentreduction #accentmodification #wordoftheday #sandiegovoiceandaccent #pronunciation #pronunciationtips #professionalenglish #businessenglish #speakenglish #minimalpairs #conversationclub #englishconversationclub #juliesconversationclub #ignominious #gre #sat #greprep #greverbal #vocabulary #satprep #learnvocabulary

Can you pronounce the word "truculent" in American English? If you're preparing for the GRE, SAT, or you want to increase your English vocabulary, here's a great word for you! The letter "u" appears twice in the spelling of "truculent", but listen carefully to the sound that it makes. One is stressed, but the other is unstressed - can you hear the difference?... In this short video, see "truculent" up close and in slow motion. No frills, no lengthy explanations - just the pronunciation! P.S. - Want free accent training? Join my Conversation Club - it's free to join for a limited time! We meet on Saturdays at 12:00 p.m. PST (San Diego, CA time). The link to register is in my bio! . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . #americanenglish #americanaccent #americanaccenttraining #english #englishpronunciation #learnenglish #learnenglishonline #accent #accentreduction #accentmodification #wordoftheday #sandiegovoiceandaccent #pronunciation #pronunciationtips #professionalenglish #businessenglish #speakenglish #minimalpairs #conversationclub #englishconversationclub #juliesconversationclub #truculent #gre #sat #greprep #greverbal #vocabulary #satprep #learnvocabulary

Can you pronounce the word "nonchalant" in American English? "Nonchalant" has the letters "ch" in its spelling...but they don't make the "ch" sound! In this short video, see "nonchalant" up close and in slow motion. No frills, no lengthy explanations - just the pronunciation!... P.S. - Want free accent training? Join my Conversation Club - it's free to join for a limited time! We meet on Saturdays at 12:00 p.m. PST (San Diego, CA time). The link to register is in my bio! . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . #americanenglish #americanaccent #americanaccenttraining #english #englishpronunciation #learnenglish #learnenglishonline #accent #accentreduction #accentmodification #wordoftheday #sandiegovoiceandaccent #pronunciation #pronunciationtips #professionalenglish #businessenglish #speakenglish #minimalpairs #conversationclub #englishconversationclub #juliesconversationclub #nonchalant #gre #sat #greprep #greverbal #vocabulary #satprep #learnvocabulary