Jun 1, 2017 | FAQs, Pronunciation Training
Yes I have an accent. I grew up in Elizabeth, PA, a suburb of Pittsburgh. My family speaks with an accent that we proudly refer to as Pittsburghese. Pittsburghese is a regional dialect from the Pittsburgh, PA area. Southwestern, PA to be exact. The dialect has...Oct 28, 2016 | FAQs, Pronunciation Training
Why do you have an accent? Three reasons: sound rules, sound discrimination, and motor patterns. Sound rules: Each language has sounds and rules for combining these sounds. When we learn a language in school or as an adult, we typically aren’t taught sounds or...Dec 21, 2015 | FAQs, How to pronounce English words correctly, Pronunciation Training, Strategies to improve your speaking
A voiced sound is category of consonant sounds made while the vocal cords vibrate. All vowels in English are voiced, to feel this voicing, touch your throat and say AAAAH. Feel that movement in your neck? That is voicing. Consonants can be either voiced or...Aug 10, 2015 | FAQs, Interviews, Pronunciation Training, Strategies to improve your speaking
Want to learn more about accents and Jennifer? Then listen to these free interviews: Feast of Fun – This is the Voice I Want to Use Fred Lefebvre with Jennifer Tarle 8/18 Feast of Fun – Election, Peanuts & CokeJul 27, 2015 | FAQs, Pronunciation Training, Strategies to improve your speaking
This great question is commonly asked by many of my clients: “Why are some words so difficult to say?” This question often comes after making a mistake when a word is very similar in the native language and English. For instance, many Spanish speakers...