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

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

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

I noticed that this question is tagged as unanswered. Received pronunciation is so named because it was 'received by', i.e. taught to public school pupils and RADA pupils. ( RADA = Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts ). You can hear example in

Hi Tom My pronunciation of "maximum" is apparently a little more "staccato" than yours, and there is definitely no Z sound. I might represent my pronunciation this way: macks-ih-mum The pronunciation in the M-W dictionary

Unfortunately, I don't think I have the material you want, but it depends on what kind of English you are interested in. If you are interested in British English rather than in American English, you can find a lot of free stuff on the BBC

You should have learned about pronunciation since the beginning! It's important! Anyway, it's not too late, don't worry. If you think you're going to hear more American English than British English, or if you plan to go to the US,

There are many different English accents spoken throughout the world. Some of them are very difficult to understand for an English learner who has been taught the Standard English. However, not only is being familiar with different accents fun,

I am in New York City and almost all accent ... "accent reduction" into your search engine. Good luck, Steve Bo What is there in Netmon's posting that makes you think his or her student wants to acquire an American accent? DC When

Hi All, So many students in my groups have an American pronunciation of lots of words, like basket = (baeskit). ... this American pronunciation? - correct it? - or: point out that the British pronounce a word differently + tell how? The only time