15 Feb When “-ate” Doesn’t Say “ate”
While the “-ate” ending certainly looks like it should be pronounced the same as the word “ate” (e.g. “I ate a delicious doughnut.”) this is not always the case. There are...
05 Jan Can You or Can’t You?
Ah, the bane of every non-native speaker’s existence! The dreaded “can” and “can’t.” In American English, you need to use contractions in order to sound natural. Unless you are trying...
04 Jan How to Pronounce “January” Correctly
Many of you may be inadvertently leaving out an essential component (or two) in the word “January.” One thing that’s interesting about this word is that almost every one of...
11 Dec Top 5 Mispronounced Holiday-Themed Words
Here is another American English thematic blog post for you centered around Christmas vocabulary. These words may not seem to be extremely specific to Christmas-time, but that is the beauty of...
07 Oct Halloween/October Themed Pronunciation Guide
October begins the parade of heavily “themed” holidays in the United States. First we celebrate Halloween, then Thanksgiving, and finally Christmas. I am dedicating this post to 10 of the...
30 Sep “Of” vs. “Off”
“Of” and “off.” Similar spellings, different pronunciations. Did you know that the words “of” and “off” have different vowels? Also, though both are spelled with an “f,” only word contains a...