The "l" of "bell" when it ends a word is kind of a "half l" when compared to the initial "l" in "love" which allows the "l" voicing to be completed by going to a vowel. Yet the

The received pronunciation mode of speech lends an air of ... America where such natural phenomena things tend to get "corrected." I know, I know! I just thought I'd play the straight man and set up all the inevitable US responses.

The received pronunciation mode of speech lends an air of refinement, and you really do see more crowded mouthfuls of uneven discoloured choppers in the UK than in North America where such natural phenomena things tend to get

Hi (and welcome to Englishforums Smile), As I know, in modern English the vowel is no more pronounced as... ouch! The vowel must always be pronounced the same, since it's an IPA symbol that describe a sound. IPA symbols don't change, they

hmm, the problem is that your native phonology is acting as filter. Work with some accent reduction coach first; after that, try to grasp the phology of spoken American English. Work on stress, rhythm, connected speech and intonation.

Language teachers, could you tell us about some ways in which you are providing "learners with the tools to cope with 'real-life' communication ..."? Here in my country, they don't. And I heard it's so in most other

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

DC, As for Arnold, I am guessing that about him because he still has a relatively heavy accent but I have never have any trouble understanding anything he says. It seems unlikely to me that this is coincidence. There are two ways we could know for

require >>> working with a linguistic therapist in a language laboratory. Am I >>> write in thinking that even someone ... Where >>> would she look for this kind of tutoring? It doesn't seem to be >>>

Hello. I've heard (say, in some British songs) the following pronunciation: the vowel in "got" was pronounced in a sort ... where a similar thing could happen, say "pot", "stop", etc. I mean I didn't notice it