Along with how to pronounce it and where it is found, students need to understand the importance of schwa. Although most words with schwa can be understood if they are pronounced with vowels which are more like the spelling, schwa is the most common sound in most dialects of English and so...
there’s the tone part, sounding nasally and things like that, but people also are insecure about their enunciation and how they pronounce things. They say, “Well, I just speak like I have a bunch of rocks in my mouth.” What can people do to get better at that aspect?
It amazes me that most people can’t think of anything they really want or like.Occasionally when I’m running a seminar, I’ll ask a group of people what they’d like me to do for them.If it’s within my power to do it, I tell them, I will.But most people, even those who’...
and they have a great sense of humor about it. The town’s motto is, “A great place to live, no matter how you pronounce it.” No, it’s not pronounced MEX-ia or MESH-ya. It’s muh-HAY-uh.
If you were to say the word "hi" in gibberish, it may be tempting to pronounce it "hi-tho-gi," instead of "hI-di-gi." which sounds like you're saying "hit a guy." Don't do it! It's harder to decipher when you add in a different vowel sound. "My name" is not "mi-th...