Learn English | American Accent | COMPLIMENTS

[@HERNANDEMOURAO]

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[@proactivepronunciation]

Wow! I don't even know what to say... this might be the nicest comment I've ever received. Sometimes I'm shocked to hear that I make any impact. You have really made me smile today😁. Thank you for taking the time to share. I'm truly so happy that these lessons have been able to make such a positive impact on your life. I wish you all the best!

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[@proactivepronunciation]

Aw, thank you! I'm glad you're enjoying the lesson.

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[@proactivepronunciation]

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[@proactivepronunciation]

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[@proactivepronunciation]

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[@proactivepronunciation]

Thank you so much! I'm glad you like my teaching style.

[@sadaalia.swaris5091]

Hi teacher, I just wanted to say thank you for teaching us American accent and pronunciation. At first, I was worried about changing my accent, but your lessons have been really helpful. Keep going, I'm loving it!

[@proactivepronunciation]

That's so great! I'm glad you see value in my lessons. Welcome:)

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[@proactivepronunciation]

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[@proactivepronunciation]

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[@proactivepronunciation]

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[@Ghazy818]

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[@proactivepronunciation]

Glad you like them! Will do:)

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[@proactivepronunciation]

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[@kennynarvaez8015]

Yippee! Thank you teacher Rebecca! This week I was listening to some audios for an Interpreters training session and I heard a word that caught me off-guard... The word husband... the operator said a phrase using this word but the pronunciation was without the B... So, it sounded like /ˈhʌzən/ INSTEAD OF /ˈhʌzbənd/... for me was so frustrating because I knew that word, it's a basic one but the way in which the 911 woman pronounced it was unexpected... 😵 So, it's of paramount importance to know what words are normally reduced because if I don't know their simplified pronunciation even if I know the words I won't be able to recognize them, very scary for me, I mean to invest a huge amount of time learning vocabulary to end up not being able to recognize those words due to an omission of one on more of their letters the words sounds like a new one. Well, I'll be looking forward to your video Teacher Rebecca! Thank you and God Bless you!

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[@proactivepronunciation]

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[@Gene0723]

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[@proactivepronunciation]

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[@khuma65]

Please give me the guide..🙏

[@proactivepronunciation]

Absolutely! If you want the downloadable guide and other handouts, you can get them here: proactivepronunciation.com/free-download

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[@proactivepronunciation]

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[@proactivepronunciation]

Absolutely! If you want the downloadable guide and other handouts, you can get them here: proactivepronunciation.com/free-download

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[@SaluranMerekah]

Hello Rebbeca, thank you for your videos, they are very helpful. I am indeed practicing to improve my American English accent. I have a problem with pronunciation in a sentence where there is a word that ends with the letter 'S' followed immediately by words that begin with 'TH', such as: (Was that, Focus this, Is there, Is that). It’s so difficult to say the sentences smoothly without pausing when there is an S-ending word followed by a TH-beginning word, it always makes me stop briefly. Do you have any special tips for linking these two words? If you do, please let me know how to practice it. Thank you 😊

[@proactivepronunciation]

Hello! Yes, linking can be very tricky! You can try adding the "s" to the word after. So imagine the word is "sthank". Keep your tongue in contact with the palate as you slide it to the teeth. My course has entire practice models on linking consonants to "th" which you might find helpful!

[@SaluranMerekah]

@@proactivepronunciation Wow, this idea is really helpful! The word “sthank” makes it much easier to practice, maybe because I was previously struggling with two words like "Was That," "Is There," and others. I'll keep practicing with "Sthank" to improve. Thank you for your suggestion, it's been very helpful.

[@proactivepronunciation]

Great... glad I could help!

[@kennynarvaez8015]

Hi Teacher Rebecca! I have a question about FUNCTION WORDS like the one here: PROBABLY /ˈprɑːbəbli/ˈprɑːli/ˈprɑːbli/ˈpɑːbli/ PRO BA BLY 1. /ˈprɑːli/ 2./ˈprɑːbli/ 3./ˈpɑːbli/ 4./ˈprɑːi/ 5./ˈpɑːi/ My question is: How many english words (FUNCTION WORDS) are that have this behavior? How many common English function words have multiple, significantly different pronunciations in casual speech compared to their standard dictionary pronunciation? For me, as a second language learner, This variety not taught in english courses is up to certain point frustrating because to understand movies, songs and even people on the streets, it's not enough to know the standard (dictionary-formal) pronunciation of words but the relaxed one too, and for example with PROBABLY there are more than 4 for different pronunciations apart form the dictionary pronunciation... Oh, by the way, I noticed a similar pattern with the word USUALLY (iu shEEH).... SOMETHING (somEEHN) Could you please make a whole video discussing these magical, surprising words that seem to appear out of thin air? jeje... Thank you!

[@proactivepronunciation]

You have a great ear my friend! I completely understand the frustration, from the teaching perspective though! Of course, English is not alone in the phenomenon... nearly every language has some form of these reductions. I love the topic idea though! I'll do my best to touch on this topic in the future for you.

[@kennynarvaez8015]

@@proactivepronunciation Yippee! Thank you teacher Rebecca! This week I was listening to some audios for an Interpreters training session and I heard a word that caught me off-guard... The word husband... the operator said a phrase using this word but the pronunciation was without the B... So, it sounded like /ˈhʌzən/ INSTEAD OF /ˈhʌzbənd/... for me was so frustrating because I knew that word, it's a basic one but the way in which the 911 woman pronounced it was unexpected... I ended quitting the training because I need to know what words are normally reduced because if I don't know their simplified pronunciation even if I know the words I won't be able to recognize them. Well, I'll be looking forward to your video Teacher Rebecca! Thank you and God Bless you!

[@kennynarvaez8015]

@@proactivepronunciation Yippee! Thank you teacher Rebecca! This week I was listening to some audios for an Interpreters training session and I heard a word that caught me off-guard... The word husband... the operator said a phrase using this word but the pronunciation was without the B... So, it sounded like /ˈhʌzən/ INSTEAD OF /ˈhʌzbənd/... for me was so frustrating because I knew that word, it's a basic one but the way in which the 911 woman pronounced it was unexpected... I ended quitting the training because I need to know what words are normally reduced because if I don't know their simplified pronunciation even if I know the words I won't be able to recognize them. Well, I'll be looking forward to your video Teacher Rebecca! Thank you and God Bless you!

[@proactivepronunciation]

I should also mention that I have a specific section in my course on this topic and there are extensive practice opportunitiesthat exist to master reductive pronunciations in English. If you don't already have it, I highly recommend you purchase the course. You can find it on my website www.proactivepronunciation.com under courses.

[@kennynarvaez8015]

@@proactivepronunciation Thank you teacher Rebecca! I already purchased your course, great one by the way but I haven't reached that specific part of the course but now that you mention it, I will take a look at it. Thanks!

[@kennynarvaez8015]

Hello Teacher Rebecca! I have a question for you! A couple of months ago I started to notice something when listening to english movies, songs and even the pronunciation of words in online dictionaries... Most of the times those consonants that have a minimal pair: (/p/ and /b/ /t/ and /d/ /ʧ/ and /ʤ/ /k/ and /g/ /f/ and /v/ /f/ and /v/ /s/ and /z/ /ʃ/ and /ʒ/) Frequently, in spoken english Americans shift consonants with minimal pairs shift from voiced to voiceless sounds not just at the end of words but at the beginning too. I couldn't help but notice that in online dictionaries, words like 'DAD' often have a voiceless 'd' sound. This devoicing can occur at the beginning, end, or both positions of the word. DAD= dæd, with the inicial or final "D" devoiced sounds like /tæd/, /dæt/, /tæd/ or /tæt/. This is a game-changer because I often missed words in movies, expecting them to be pronounced with a 'd' sound. I never considered pronunciations like /tæd/, /dæt/, /tæd/, or /tæt/ neither BLUE /bluː/ as /Pluː/, BROWN /braʊn/ as /Praʊn/. It's important to note that the "T" replacing the "D" in DAD or the "P" replacing the "B" in BROWN or BLUE are weaker sounds compare to their original "T" and "P" sounds, like if there were two opposite categories for the same consonants, I mean... STRONG P vs SOFT P, STRONG T vs SOFT T (weak= soft). I would love to hear your thoughts about this matter. :-) Waiting for your new videos haha! Thank you!

[@proactivepronunciation]

Hello! I believe what you are noticing is "unreleased" versions of voiced consonants. These tend to occur when paired next to their unvoiced counterparts or even other consonants. In my videos, pay attention to the discussion of unreleased consonants: it is not so much that they become unvoiced, but rather, there is no release of the articulator before the next consonant is produced. The result can sound similar to a mixture of two sounds, or even at times sounds like a consonant is deleted altogether- but in reality, the tongue created the sound, but did not release before the next sound is pronounced. This would be the case for example in "dad told me"- the /d/ to the /t/- /d/ would not release from the palate but release at the time the /t/ is pronounced. The voicing of /d/ would then stop for the /t/ and turn into a voiceless consonant. I hope you find this helpful!

[@kennynarvaez8015]

@proactivepronunciation Thank you, Teacher Rebecca! Yeah, maybe it is that, but the thing is that the unreleased voiced consonants in those cases sound pretty similar to their voiceless counterparts. For example, the partner of the consonant D is T, for B is P, and so on. Now, the unreleased D, to my ears, sounds like a T but softer, a weak version of T, like I said in my previous comment. Very interesting topic indeed. Believe me, every time, let's say 99.99% of the cases when I didn't get the message it was because my brain was expecting to hear the word with a released D (a word I know its meaning and pronunciation), for example, with a released D, but it wasn't. Although it sounded like the T sound but weaker, not as the strong T as in "Talk" where there's a strong puff of air coming out of the mouth. I see the weak T, as I call it, very similar to the Spanish T because it doesn't have a strong puff of air coming out of the mouth when used at the beginning or the end of a word. This unreleased issue and the continued reduction of words when speaking make listening pretty much challenging, you know. Example: Usually /ˈjuːʒʊəli/ into /ˈjuːʃi/ 😳 Husband /ˈhʌzb(ə)nd/ into /ˈhʌzn/ 😭 Unreleased voiced consonants + reduction of function words and sometimes words like "HUSBAND" catch non-native ears by surprise 99% of the time... Oh, and that without taking linkings into consideration 😆

[@andanC]

Can you give me more phrases?

[@proactivepronunciation]

Absolutely! If you want the downloadable guide and other handouts, you can get them here: proactivepronunciation.com/free-download

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[@proactivepronunciation]

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People always say to me " I love your accent"...Where are you from?

[@proactivepronunciation]

That's a beautiful compliment!

[@aimefiori1104]

@@proactivepronunciation no. I don't take it as a compliment. To me it is a reminder that I ha ve a strong accent! Kind a like a negative comment☹️

[@proactivepronunciation]

Ah, yes, I know it can become bothersome if it's happening constantly. Many of my clients have told me that this is not considered a positive comment for them as well. Sorry to hear that.

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