What do you mean? There are allophones of /t/, yes... At the end of a word (if nothing follows), /t/ can be pronounced in three different ways, as far as I know: 1) Released: you can hear the /t/, which is sometimes aspirated to some extent 2)

I don't fully understand what a contraction is. So if I put an 's, 'll, 'd, 've, etc after any word does it make it a contraction? Only in spoken English. But in written English, some contractions are not usually written that

The only way to hear a difference is listening to contrasting pairs, in my opinion. Minimal pairs, you know. Beat - bit fool - full etc. If you have such major problems, then maybe you could start with an accent reduction course. For American

(S)he is probably speaking with Americans in a call center. The more American sounding, the better. The three biggest problems with Indian call centers are 1. there is too much background noise 2. the phone rep is speaking way too quickly 3.

got suck at learning american accent cuz some vowel are difficult to pronounce.. What are those vowels that you find difficult? Just keep a set of words (as they are called lexical sets) which are representative of those dificult vowels. Then

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