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

I don't use that website either because it seems to pronounce words with an annoying posh accent, and there are no phonetic transcriptions. I just need the transcription because I already have my way of pronouncing each phoneme, so I usually

KK (Kenyon & Knott) is a phonetic system popular in Taiwan (and, I think, nowhere else) for representing the sounds of American English. It's very close to the IPA, anyway. Phonics is a theory & practice for teaching children

Dear Anon: Spelling reform has a very long and checkered history. You should read a bit about it if you are interested - there is a lot written on the subject. For example, Johanthan Swift and Benjamin Franklin proposed revised spelling systems,

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.

Yes Avangi, there are a great many differences between the two. They even use searate dictionaries; Oxford English & Websters American Dictionaries. Some of the most common differences are tap/faucet, pavement/sidewalk & the boot of

This dictionary tells you about English words and how to use them in reading, writing and speaking English. It not only gives the meaning of words, it can also help you with spelling, word building, grammar and pronunciation. 　　 To use your

Hi David, here you can find some stuff about American English. Vowels, consonants, lots of stuff... http://evaeaston.com/pr/home.html On that website there's also a link to this page, where the states are pronounced.

Hi, yes, there are books that deal with stress, intonation, and pronunciation. I've read "American Accent Training" by Ann Cook. There's really a lot of stuff in that book (and on the 5 CDs). I haven't tried any other books anyway, so I can only

According to a book on American English pronunciation ('Lesson 12: Central and Back Vowels', page 136. I don't know the name of the book, though), /a/ is the vowel of father, box or calm. However, almost every dictionary out there establishes a