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October 27, 2013
How to say ADVOCATE
Today’s question is “How do you say ADVOCATE?” This question has two answers depending on the function of the word. If the word is a noun, ADVOCATE is pronounced AD-VO-KIT If the word is a verb, ADVOCATE is pronounced AD-VO-KATE Take a listen: advocate
October 20, 2013
How to say PLURAL and PEARL
Today we have another question from China: ”How do you say PLURAL and PEARL? This is very confusing.” Focus on the sounds, not the spelling to say these words correctly. PLURAL has four sounds: P-L-ER-L PEARL has three sounds: P-ER-
October 13, 2013
How to say RUN and WRONG
Our question today is: ”I’m from China. How do you say Run and Wrong?” RUN has three sounds: R-short u-N. Be sure to end this word with your tongue behind your top teeth. WRONG has three sounds: R-short O-NG. Be sure to open wide for the short o. End this word with your tongue behind
October 8, 2013
How to say SIRI, SERIES, and THEORY
Today’s question comes from a YouTube subscriber: ”Hey could you please help me with Theory, Siri, and Series? I’ll appreciate that.” Good suggestion! SIRI is pronounced: S-EAR-long E SERIES is pronounced: S-EAR-long E-Z THEORY is pronounced: TH-EAR-long
October 1, 2013
How to say METER and THERMOMETER
Our question today is from MANY ESL speakers, especially my direct clients: “METER and THERMOMETER are pronounced differently?” Yes, they are pronounced differently. As I stated last week, these words are confusing due to the spelling. METER is pronounced M-long E-TER THERMOMETER is pronounced THER-MOM-short u-
September 30, 2013
Japanese speakers: Improve your Pronunciation with iBooks
Japanese speaker who want to improve their accents now have a new option, iBooks. Our iBook text books are dynamic and truly interactive. They offer a multi-media experience on your Mac Computer (coming soon), iPad or iPad mini. The Tarle Speech iBook combines text based, audio, and video lessons designed to get fast results. These books
September 29, 2013
How to say BAROMETER and PARAMETER
Our question today is from a You Tube subscriber in Ethiopia: “Thanks for your great video lessons. I have benefited a lot from your teachings. When you get a chance and in the future, would you please do a video on the two confusing words, at least for me: “Barometer” and “Parameter”? Thank you very
September 22, 2013
How to say HEART, HURT, and HEARD
Today’s question is from a website visitor: ”I can’t tell the difference between HEART, HURT, and HEARD. How do I say them?” HEART has three sounds: H, ARE, T HURT has three sounds: H, ER, T HEARD (or HERD) has three sounds: H, ER, D The big difference in these sounds are the R
September 15, 2013
How to say REALLY and RELY
Here is today’s question: “Greetings from Paraguay! How do you pronounce REALLY and RELY?” REALLY has 4 sounds: R-long E, L, long E RELY has 4 sounds: R-long E, L, long I To make these words sound different, focus on the last sound long E versus Long I. Long E is make by smiling. While
September 12, 2013
Tarle Speech is on Good Reads
I love to read! This makes me very pleased to announce that Tarle Speech is now on Good Reads. Check out our books. Let others know what you think of them by writing a review or through a rating. Happy reading!
