Tag Archives: English As A Second Language
Word Stress and Vowels
he biggest difference between English and most other languages is the timing. In many languages stress is evenly place on each syllable of a word. Except for Chinese where each word is only 1 syllable, but this results in the … Continue reading
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The Most Commom Vowel in English!
The Schwa. This tiny, reduced vowel is most commonly heard in English. And guess what, there is no written symbol for it in the English alphabet. It can be represented by any vowel. Look at these three words cabage…….cotton……..sentence In … Continue reading
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Don’t Slow Down, Just Pause!
How many times have you heard the advice “slow down”. It is said in a helpful tones, and impatient tones and sometimes in a condescending tones. No matter what the tone it is still relatively unhelpful. Slowing down by itself … Continue reading
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5 Habits to Shake When You Want to Improve Your Spoken English!
1. Mumbling: People will mumble when they are unsure either about the word they are using or how to pronounce the word. So they say it too quietly or quickly or without moving their mouth a lot. This contributes to … Continue reading
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