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30/06/2026

A pronunciation guide to the glottal stop [ʔ] in modern British English pronunciation.

It's famously found in /t/ glottalisation examples like "Bo'le of Wa'er", but the glottal stop is actually far more widespread than just replacing /t/.

Although it's commonly associated with working class accents throughout England (especially Cockney), it's actually found in all English accents.

This tutorial explores its 3 uses:
- Hard Attack
- Reinforcement
- T Glottalisation

28/06/2026

Did Keir Starmer's accent contribute to his downfall?

26/06/2026

What is my accent called?

It seems an odd question for a pronunciation teacher (surely I should know by now!!??), but this accent actually has at least 4 names in popular usage which can cause some confusion, especially for learners.

Common names include SSBE (Standard Southern British English), GB (General British), RP (Received Pronunciation), (MRP) Modern Received Pronunciation.

In this video, I explore these names looking at whether they refer to different accents, and whether they are appropriate.

25/06/2026

The surprising similarity between MLE and Edinburgh vowel sounds.

24/06/2026

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23/06/2026

Is Standard Southern British English (SSBE) becoming more American (GA)?

I had many comments about this when I recently posted a video comparing Received Pronunciation (RP) with SSBE with many spotting a similarity between modern British and modern American.

It is not something that I was aware of so in this video I explore some of the similarities and differences and discover some places that support the idea, others that certainly don't!

Specifically I discuss:
- vowels (front/back/lax)
- /t/ allophones
- intonation
- rhoticity

22/06/2026

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17/06/2026

Modern British (SSBE/GB) English is normally categorised as having 44 distinct sounds so most IPA charts have 44 phonemes to represent them.

When we speak English, we actually use more sounds because there are frequent sound variations (allophones) and weak vowels in connected speech.

In this video I explore 5 of the weird English sounds that native speakers often don't realise they are making!

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