In Nouns^x, American English^x, Pronunciation^x

Hello, another English teacher here. I have been teaching English in China for about 2 and a half years now and also speak fluent French, decent Spanish and am learning Chinese (not as hard as you may think once you get the hang of those tones, easy grammar). Now I'll start off by saying that...

It's not regional (except insofar as it seems to me to be more AmE than BrE) and not sloppy, in my opinion -- unless you want to say also that British speakers who say "choon" for "tune" are sloppy. It is "glide absorption", and it is the sine qua non of authentic American...

Hi Teacher Eric, Thanks for your precious help! I think that´s what I was looking for... Just one thing: when you say in American English, do you mean that in RP English may be different?

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/, /g/, /l/, /m/, /n/, /ng/, /r/ or with a vowel...

In American English, 'use' is pronounced 2 ways. If it's used as a noun, the final sound is an 's', if used as a verb, the final sound is a 'z'. May I use /yooz/ your car? That gadget has only one use /yoos/. But then again, we're not supposed to be that strict in pronunciation! So...