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08/03/2024
RP, SSB, GB - what's the difference?
RP vs SSB vs GB - what's the difference? Pronunciation learners often ask why some courses offer 'Modern RP', others 'SSB' (Standard Southern British) and others 'GB' (General British). It's confusi...
01/01/2024
Words of 2023 QUIZ:
Words of 2023 2023 - Words of the Year For the first time since COVID hit in 2020, this year's words of the year aren’t about the pandemic. Instead they are mainly concerned with a different kind of rapidly spreading phenomenon: Artificial Intelligence. In this article we'll go through 5 major English language ...
31/12/2023
Words of 2023!
5 Words of 2023 (and how to pronounce them) This year's main focus has shifted from pandemic to Artificial Intelligence. In this video we look at words of the year from:Merriam Webster (authentic)Colli...
08/12/2023
New video out today - phonetic vs phonemic transcriptions:
https://youtu.be/7nuDFAr27ZQ
Phonemic vs Phonetic Transcription Teachers and learners of English pronunciation encounter two types of transcription in their studies: phonemic and phonetic. Dictionaries use phonemic transc...
05/07/2023
Take the T quiz:
10 Pronunciations of /t/ 10 Pronunciations of Voiceless alveolar plosive sound /t/ may seem like one of the more straightforward English sounds. But in connected speech it changes more than any other consonant. In this lesson we look at 10 variations that commonly occur in modern British English. Somehow our late Queen got....
09/06/2023
Latest video from Pronunciation Studio:
Why are some ‘long’ vowels short? Even though the word LOOSE looks longer than LOSE, its pronunciation is actually shorter. In this video lesson we explore why most English long vowels are sh...
07/05/2023
A short video on Pronunciation Studio's Youtube channel about recently crowned King Charles III's accent:
King Charles' Accent - 5 Features King Charles has a Received Pronunciation (RP) accent firmly rooted in the last century, but his voice and delivery are very distinctive. With the coronation...
01/04/2023
British English IPA variations explained:
British English IPA Variations Explained British English phonemic alphabets vary in some sounds. Why does this happen? And do the different phonemic transcriptions mean different pronunciations?In t...
22/03/2023
This week's Pronunciation Studio lesson:
/ʌ/ (UH) Vowel Pronunciation Lesson Vowel Sound Lesson VIDEO: 2 Minutes QUIZ: 5-10 Minutes Learn how to pronounce open-mid slightly back vowel sound /ʌ/ and how it is spelt in written English. We also see how it varies in accents throughout the UK and Ireland, and how it doesn't feature in northern
07/03/2023
This week we're talking about /p/:
/p/ Aspiration Lesson Aspiration Lesson & Quiz Learn how to pronounce /p/ and when it is aspirated with a small puff of air - a really important feature of British English pronunciation. After the 2 minute video take the quiz below: Quiz 10 questions on
24/02/2023
Glottal stop quiz!
Glottal Stop Quiz Glottal Stop Quiz Learn how to pronounce the glottal stop and when it is used in British English in the video lesson (2 minutes). Then take the 10 question quiz below to test your skills. Quiz 10 questions on the glottal stop
09/02/2023
Take the schwa quiz:
Schwa Quiz Schwa Sound Quiz How much do you know about the schwa sound /ə/? Watch the lesson and scroll down for the quiz to test your knowledge: Quiz 10 questions on the schwa follow, you can refer to the video to revise at any time.