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How do You Say: "MIST" and "MISSED"?

Monday, March 26th, 2012

These words are pronounced the same way.

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How is the "SH" Sound Spelled?

Monday, March 19th, 2012

The “SH” sound causes problems for foreign speakers.

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Two Letters That Make One Sound

Monday, March 12th, 2012

At a recent class, a student struggled with the word “judge”.

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Pronouncing "W" & "V"

Wednesday, March 7th, 2012

This post comes to us from the email of a Mandarin speaker in China having trouble with the pronunciation of these two letters

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How Do I know if the Letter "G" is Pronounced as a "J" or "G" Sound?

Sunday, March 4th, 2012

Pronounce the letter G as a J sound if the G is followed by the letters E, I, or Y.

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How Do I Know if the Letter "C" is Pronounced as an "S" or "K" Sound?

Monday, February 27th, 2012

Pronounce the letter “C” as an “S” sound if the “C” is followed by the letters “E”, “I”, or “Y”

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Compound Words

Monday, February 20th, 2012

Compound words such as “make-up”, “White House”, and “whiteboard”, are challenging for most foreign speakers

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