Master the American Accent: Vowel Syncope (aka, Words You're Saying Wrong!)

[@lwkbilly]

Omg, this lesson has explained away much of the confusion that has plagued me forever ! I ❤you forever!

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Awesome! I'm thrilled that this video gave you some answers! :)

[@DreamingEnglish]

Hello from Boston and a fellow English teacher on KZbin 😊

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Hello, Dreaming English! :)

[@toenglishtheway3176]

why does your chanel have viewers not much? your voice is so clear and fancy

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Hi! Thanks for the compliment about my voice :) And hopefully I'll get more viewers as I continue to make more and more helpful videos! :)

[@lwkbilly]

Touche ! I can’t wrap my head around it either. And she’s good to look at, too ! Not fair!

[@zakariaerrazqi7895]

It's really a great voice.I've subscribed.Your job is highly appreciated

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Hi Zakaria - Thank you! And I'm so glad you like my videos :) Let me know if you have any ideas for future video topics - I appreciate the requests! :)

[@badrhamdi3159]

Thanks for your help 🙏.

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

You're welcome, Badr! I'm glad my video was helpful! :)

[@gojjamadane2963]

I 'm improving my accent becoz of you.Thank you very much.

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Hi Gojjam - That's great! Keep up the good work! :)

[@tobiasariastoya1485]

Very good video, I want a video of British English

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Thanks, Tobias! I'm glad you liked this video! :)

[@ramzy-6566]

Great video, Thank you.

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Thanks for your comment! You're very welcome - I'm glad you liked the video :)

[@sigfredozorrilla5441]

Thank you teacher

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Hi Sigfredo - You're welcome! I'm glad this video was helpful :)

[@bartycrouchjr.8831]

I just subcribed. No place to learn american accent better.

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Hi! Thanks for your comment :) I'm glad my videos are helpful!

[@alimalik5041]

Fabulous

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Hi Ali - Thank you! Glad you liked it! :)

[@ayomidenathaniel6067]

Thanks so much 🥰💟😘

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Hi Ayomide - Aww, thanks so much! :)

[@alvaroalves9608]

Anyway thanks for the tips, and just keep on posting good videos as this one .

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

You're welcome! I'm glad this video was helpful! :)

[@javierlorenzo9682]

Thank you very much

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Hi! You're welcome - I'm so glad you liked the video! :)

[@abdulaziz9229]

Good job it's really helpful

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Thanks for your comment! I'm glad you liked the video! :)

[@nativegames4569]

havent seen any single teacher discusses about this topic before

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Hi Native Games - Awesome! And I'm glad you liked the video :) Thanks for your comment.

[@mahshidhaghighi8675]

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[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Thanks, Mahshid! I'm glad you liked this one! :)

[@ramzy-6566]

is the letter l in almond silent, Thank you.

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Hi! This is a great question. You can pronounce this word three ways: 1) With a silent L using the AH /ɑ/ vowel: /ˈɑ.mənd/. AH-mund. 2) With a silent L using the AA /æ/ vowel: /ˈæ.mənd/. AA-mund. 3) Pronouncing the L using the AH /ɑ/ vowel: /ˈɑl.mənd/. AHL-mund. I pronounce it like #3: AHL-mund, and I think this is probably the most common pronunciation. The least common pronunciation is probably #2: AA-mund. I hope this helps!

[@lwkbilly]

I was wondering if you could tell me how you’d pronounce the word “Patreon “ ? I love watching your videos!😍

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Thanks for your question! If you do an internet search for "How to pronounce Patreon" you'll hear exactly how I pronounce it: "PAY-tree-aan". I hope this helps!

[@lwkbilly]

@@SanDiegoVoiceandAccentthank you so much! And thank you for answering my question! ❤️

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

@@lwkbilly You're welcome! :)

[@ramzy-6566]

8:29 hello, why there are a light or quick T sound between n and s sound (nc) in a word difference /ˈdɪfrəns/.Thank you.

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Hi! This is a great question - I have wondered this same thing, and I haven't found a good answer to it! I agree with you that when I pronounce "difference" or any word that has an /n/ + /s/ combination, like "once" /wʌns/ or "wince" /wɪns/, I stop the airflow between the /n/ and the /s/ using a glottal stop. But I don't do this with the /n/ + /z/ combination, like "ones" /wʌnz/ or "wins" /wɪnz/. I think the voicing has something to do with it - before the voiceless /s/ sound, it feels natural to insert a quick glottal stop. But before the voiced /z/ sound, there is no stop. I'm not sure why this isn't part of the IPA transcription! I will try again to find an answer, and I'll let you know what I find out! :)

[@ramzy-6566]

@@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent Thank you so much.

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

@@ramzy-6566 My pleasure :)

[@ivomoreira42]

@@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent is that why pairs like prince/prints or sense/scents may sound the same for native speakers?

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

@@ivomoreira42 Yes - exactly!

[@richardfrangie3518]

👍

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Awesome! I'm glad you liked the video! :)

[@alvaroalves9608]

Sorry but I must disagree with u, 'cos you Américains don't pronounce Most of the final "t" as in favorite, what WE hear is Feivri. The closest languages to what we right and speak are the romance languages,that is, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Galician, except French.

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Hi Alvaro - Thanks for your comment! I appreciate hearing your point of view on this topic :)