In 2005 BBC Learning English produced three radio programmes on pronunciation as part of the Talk about English series. The programmes were made with guest Alan Stanton a materials' writer and ...
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Trump's nominee for the Federal Reserve chair, Kevin Warsh, has dominated headlines for weeks. For some, his surname is a ...
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Google Translate is turning 20 and celebrating with an AI pronunciation coach that listens to your speech and tells you ...
Last week, I wrote about the “missing ‘t’” that some people are noticing in younger English speakers – think “mi-en” instead of “mitten” – and a lot of you wrote in with your…thoughts on this, and ...
English pronunciation can be surprisingly tricky, even for advanced learners. Some words look simple but sound completely different from what people expect. This pronunciation challenge highlights a ...
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi twice failed to pronounce the word “amnesty” while attacking the Supreme Court for its presidential immunity ruling during an interview posted to YouTube on Friday.
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