I don't have any >> formal ESL training or certification, ... which pronunciation features have greater or lesser effects on comprehension? OK, a start would be http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/think/pron/global english.shtml#two

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

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

As someone living in Northern Ireland, the most accurate comment ... over the centuries by migrants from England, Scotland, and Wales. However, there are identifiable features which are common in speech across Northern Ireland. Those of us with

It's a joke related to the Royal "We" (traditionally, the monarch never says "I", always "We") But when do they do so? I've listened to some recordings of speeches delivered by the Queen and she always ... the

A more interesting question, to my mind, is: how does ... particularly in connected speech, where assimilation is a major factor. Connected speech works just fine. Most people often elide some or all articles ('a', 'an',

{d} is defined by the International Phonetic Association to be a voiced alveolar plosive. (See http://www2.arts.gla.ac.uk/IPA/pulmonic.html .) Now "plosive" is ... sound, it's so small as to be hardly noticeable, and it seems

Thanks for replying, I am according with you but, Then ... 'china' (/tS/)? A part of American people pronounce it so. The /tS/ pronunciation is the only correct one, but in connected speech sounds at the beginning or end of words ... heard

/eIdZ/ There's only one syllable; you must mean the final ... countless other English words: judge, edge, jail, June, major, etc. Thanks for replying, I am according with you but, Then is wrong to pronounce the final segment as the first sound

I heard the following sentence in a film (the actor was British): "I haven't got any matches", where "got any" ... Is it as correct as if it were pronounced with a clear "t" sound, such as in "time" or