by Annie Ruden, M.S.CCC-SLP | Oct 16, 2021 | Accent Reduction
Did you know? In American English there are 3 ways to pronounce the past tense -ed ending. The voiceless /t/. The voiced /d/. And /id/. Which one you use depends on the last sound of the root word. Not the last letter. The last sound. The 3 ways to pronounce -ed...
by Annie Ruden, M.S.CCC-SLP | Oct 2, 2021 | Accent Reduction, ProTip Fast Track Your Accent Reduction
If you searched short ee, you are looking for the small American vowel in sit and this. That sound is the short i. The long ee is the brighter vowel in seat and these. A lot of English learners use long ee for both. Then sit sounds like seat, and this sounds like...