by Annie Ruden, M.S.CCC-SLP | Jul 15, 2013 | Uncategorized
Sometimes, because some aspects of sports are relatively universal (like scoring, defense, offense, and so on) the use of sports related idioms as part of American English fluency in the workplace makes sense in English as well as some other languages. But...
by Annie Ruden, M.S.CCC-SLP | Jul 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “That which we persist in doing becomes easier to do, not that the nature of the thing has changed but that our power to do has increased.” This notion is true of anything worth doing in life, and for those who know they need to...
by Annie Ruden, M.S.CCC-SLP | Jul 8, 2013 | Uncategorized
If you’re new to American culture and everyday spoken English, you’re likely to hear people say things that make no sense. By and large, these common sayings are idioms, and unless you are a native speaker, you’re not going to understand what they mean until...
by Annie Ruden, M.S.CCC-SLP | Jun 28, 2013 | Uncategorized
With yesterday’s historic passing of the Comprehensive Immigration Bill in the US Senate, the final hurdle for this important bill will be for it to pass in the Congress. But with the hopeful looming success of this important bill, many un documented immigrants...
by Annie Ruden, M.S.CCC-SLP | Jun 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
According to a recent article on PRNewswire, “multi-national corporations and companies have found that consistency in communication organization-wide is essential. All English speakers have accents, but the problem arises when it results in reduced...
by Annie Ruden, M.S.CCC-SLP | Jun 12, 2013 | Uncategorized
Hello Pronunciation Pro Friend! In case you haven’t visited the PronunciationPro.com Website recently, we’ve made a few changes that we hope you’ll really be excited about! Our homepage has been completely revamped with a video explaining the value of improving...
