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

Language is not static; it changes all the time. In fact, the t-sound used to be correct. Quote: "Often was pronounced with a t-sound until the 17th century, when a pronunciation without the /t/ came to predominate in the speech of 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

It's refined and has bad teeth? In all seriousness, where does this ridiculous stereotype come from? The received pronunciation mode of speech lends an air of refinement, and you really do see more crowded mouthfuls of uneven discoloured

I was researching the pattern of silent letters and was about to post a question on this forum when I found this site: http://www.eleaston.com/pr/sl-pat-pb.html After going through the list, I was surprised that there are so many. I pronounce

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