English /d/ is apico-alveolar. Word initially it is often not voiced - there is a very short voice onset time. In North American English, between vowels and word finally it can sound the same as /t/ - sometimes it is the vowel length that gives

I'm not familiar with MLB. In American English it is very common to omit the "t" when it follows a stressed syllable ending in "n" and precedes an unstressed syllable beginning with a vowel. "winter" and "winner" are indistinguishable. The

I am not sure about American English, but in British English I believe the final 'e' in 'convenient' is indeed pronounced as a schwa. As for the pronunciation rules, I don't think there are any in this regard. You will just have to check with the

If all this is confusing Jack, remember that in both words, 'r' is silent in british English , but is pronounced in American English.A standing rule is that after any vowel if there is'r' in the middle of a word, it is not pronounced. And for any

... would you please tell me how would you pronounce "ship" ? would it be like " shape" The vowel sound in "ship" is completely different in American English from the vowel sound in "shape". __________ I'm not aware of any difference in

when you say the R , what condition your mouth and toung should be ? DRAW THE BASE OF YOUR TONGUE TOWARD THE BACK OF YOUR MOUTH-- THE TONGUE IS NOT INVOLVED IN THE 'R' SOUND. AT FIRST, PRACTICE BY PUSHING YOUR TONGUE BACK AND OUT OF THE WAY

In American English, the sound of "s" depends on which sound comes before it. 1. If the noun ends in an unvoiced consonant sound: /f/, /k/, /p/, /t/, /th/-(thin), pronounce "s" as /s/. 2. When it ends in a voiced consonant sound, /b/, /d/,

In American English, when an ending "-an", "-en", "-in", "on", "-ain" (not "ing") occurs after intervocalic "t", "tt", or "rt", the sound pattern /.tN/ is formed. When one of these endings occurs after intervocalic "dd", "d", or "rd", the sound

Which do you think is better to learn? The one that doesn't require Flash. Other than that, it's up to you. There is no rigid number for the vowels in American English or any other dialect of any language. It all depends on where you draw

Hi friends, In this link: http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/about.html you will see there are 15 vowels in American English. In this link: http://www.ic.arizona.edu/~lsp/IPA/SSAE.html you will see there are 12 vowels in Standard American