Get an electronic pronouncing dictionary and practise your pronunciation every day for 10-20 minutes, without exceptions. Use books with English idioms, and practise with your computer/laptop and a piece of paper. Pick out a word. Try to predict

As a native English speaker, born and living in England, I'd like to confirm that both 'while' and 'whilst' are in common usage in the UK and the previous replies more than adequately describe how to use them. However, as some

Of course both those books have CD's. Without CD's those books would be worthless... Both books are especially about intonation, linking words, reduced sounds and something about pronunciation you can hardly find in books on American

Yes, the accent (and even vocabulary) of American English differs from region to region of the country. Some people respectfully and humbly suggest that foreign students try to speak like native speakers who live on the West Coast (Washington,

Hi Freekarol, I'm not familiar with either of those books, but I'd say the most helpful part of any "accent training" book will be the CDs that come with the book. There are many different ways of learning about the sound of

I have a book called American Accent Training. And now I consider buying Mastering the American Accent. Do you think the second book can something important to teach me that is not in American Accent Training book? Thanks all for your effort to

My guess is that one of the following is true. 1) He's not from the U.S., but he learned English very, very early in life. 2) He's from the U.S., but has picked up a tiny bit of the accent of his immigrant parents. 3) He's from the

Thank you so much That means a lot to me.

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This is taken from CalifJim - a member of Englishforums.com a) between vowel and vowel (intervocalic t ), b) between r and vowel, c) between vowel and syllabic l d) between r and syllabic l . a) bi tt er, me t er, pho t ograph, erra t ic, la t er