Arika Okrent is the language columnist for The Week. Here’s a useful video she created:
SUBSCRIBE BY EMAIL
Recent Posts
Recent Comments
- Scott on The Best Collections Of Educational Links
- Larry Ferlazzo on Guest Post: Review Of “American English” Website
- beverly Battaglia on Guest Post: Review Of “American English” Website
- Larry Ferlazzo on I FINALLY Found An Unblocked Site Where My ELL Newcomer Students Can Play Video Games As Part Of One Of My Favorite Lessons!
- Amy on I FINALLY Found An Unblocked Site Where My ELL Newcomer Students Can Play Video Games As Part Of One Of My Favorite Lessons!
I have tried for years to have an accent like a native speaker, but I gave up, and instead I tried to pronounce the word correctly so that the others can understand what I’m saying. And I think it is a more achievable goal than the former idea. But I still have some problem with the sounds: ts vs dj