Spoken English
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A Spoken Trial Must Produce Turns, Not Notes
After an adult spoken-English trial, tally how many new sentences you said. Two turns pass. A notes
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Articulate Meaning: Clear Speaker, Clear Expression or Pronunciation?
As an adjective, articulate describes someone able to express ideas clearly; as a verb, articulate m
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Observance Pronunciation: Stress the Second Syllable
Observance is pronounced uhb-ZUR-vuhns in a common learner approximation, with three syllables and s
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Tres Leches Pronunciation: Spanish and English Models
In Spanish, tres leches is roughly TRES LEH-ches; an English dictionary model may use TRAYS LAY-chay
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Crepe Pronunciation: Food KREP vs Fabric KRAYP
Cambridge distinguishes the food crepe, pronounced KREP, from crepe cloth or rubber, commonly pronou
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Psalm Pronunciation: Start with a Silent P
Psalm begins with a silent p in standard English and is commonly pronounced sahm, with some accent v
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How to Pronounce Assuage: Say uh-SWAYJ
Assuage is commonly pronounced uh-SWAYJ, with two syllables and stress on the second.
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Kefir Pronunciation: Stress the Second Syllable Clearly
Cambridge records kefir with second-syllable stress, roughly kuh-FEER in British English and kuh-FIR
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Aluminum Pronunciation: US Aluminum vs British Aluminium
American aluminum is commonly said uh-LOO-muh-num, while British and Singapore English often use the
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Sentence Stress and Rhythm: The Missing Piece of Fluency
Flat English sounds un fluent even with perfect grammar. The content-word stress rule, a three-way s
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