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• If You See Something Say Something Dept.: Pronounce Like a President

  Published: September 25, 2007, 1:40 pm

  Tags: Foreign Policy, George W Bush, You See Something Say Something Dept, Myanmar, Pronunciation, Speeches

  Bush’s little chat about how we’re sanctioning Myanmar came with a handy guide to pronouncing the difficult words that come up when you’re discussing foreign policy. So naturally...

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• If You See Something Say Something Dept.: Pronounce Like a President

  Published: September 25, 2007, 1:40 pm

  Tags: Foreign Policy, George W Bush, You See Something Say Something Dept, Myanmar, Pronunciation, Speeches

  Bush’s little chat about how we’re sanctioning Myanmar came with a handy guide to pronouncing the difficult words that come up when you’re discussing foreign policy. So naturally Foreign Policy got a copy of the phonetically written speech, so you can play along at home! Here are some of the many, many words our President

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• Clips: Pronounce Kotaku, Crecente Like A Pro

  Published: October 22, 2007, 6:20 pm

  Tags: Clips, Mtv, Pronunciation

  with the official pronunciation of "Kotaku"? How about "Crecente"? If so, watch. If you're in Canada or some other godforsaken location like the U.K., you'll have to just imagine how this video looks. Sorry, but we can't have the precious intel contained within MTV-hosted video clips falling into the wrong hands. It's too bad, really,

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• Pronouncing N'Gai [Clips]

  Published: October 30, 2007, 9:00 pm

  Tags: Clips, Mtv, N Gai Croal, Pronunciation

  pretty far off base with the pronunciation of Newsweek's N'Gai Croal's name. Honestly I cannot tell you exactly how I was pronouncing it. I used to just vaguely mumble something while making the international sign for dreadlocks and hoped for the best. While Croal loses points for both using the royal 'we' and not namedropping me, he makes it up

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• How to Pronounce Eee PC [Eee PC]

  Published: November 7, 2007, 12:40 pm

  Tags: Asus, Eee, Eee Pc, Pronounce, Pronunciation Guide

  With props to Stephen Totilo at MTV, we present to you this pronunciation guide for the Eee PC, Asus's two pound ultraportable Linux machine for midgets and the weak-armed. We even tell you how to pronounce Asus, which is probably totally not what you were pronouncing it as before. [Eee PC]

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• Intonation for ESL Speakers

  Published: January 9, 2008, 11:53 pm

  Tags: Pronunciation, Speaking Skills, Intonation

  they want to improve their pronunciation.I use a three-pronged approach to teaching adult ESL students "pronunciation." Often, when they come to me and say that they want to work on their English pronunciation, they say that they want to learn how to say different words correctly. Well, this is indeed one of the prongs. The other two are

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• Teaching "N," "L" and "R" to ESL Students

  Published: January 27, 2008, 8:21 pm

  Tags: Textbooks, Pronunciation, Speaking Skills

  to say it.What I do is use pronunciation books that have pictures of what their tongues, breathing, lips, etc. need to do to make each sound. I highly recommend the pronunciation book I refer to on this page ESL Textbook Evaluation. It has great drawings (I can't even figure out what some other books are trying to show), and explanations. It

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• Exclusive and Elusive

  Published: February 11, 2008, 4:47 pm

  Tags: Clarity Of Speech, Diction, Pronunciation

  One of the strangest things about a speech delay is the effect it has on a parent.Lucky parents like me, notice that ever so gradually over time, the delay has diminished. They are less non-verbal. They have oodles of words. They can stick a whole stack of them together to form what resembles a first class sentence. The stutters and stammers

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• Intolerance - a snippet

  Published: March 16, 2008, 1:36 pm

  Tags: Diction, Pronunciation, French

  use of premiere.' The pronunciation is so mangled it cannot be French, but I have started a new personal campaign, I shall not be picky about individual words. I shall be tolerant. Fries? D'ya mean French Fries? she asks in a tone of American incredulity. Mais oui! My bad!If you like what you read, send it to someone in

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• Making Assumptions about ESL Knowledge

  Published: March 24, 2008, 8:10 pm

  Tags: Teaching Tips, Beginning Students, Esl Miscellaneous, Advanced Students, Pronunciation

  thing came up today about pronunciation. I started talking about the many vowel sounds English has, yet we only have five vowels (sometimes six with the letter "y"). I wrote and said, "a, e, i, o, u." He asked me to repeat the vowels. He said that this was the first time he'd heard a native speaker say the vowels. I usually try not to make

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• Learning Spanish Online

  Published: May 19, 2008, 8:18 am

  Tags: Spanish Language, Blog, Conjugations, Dictionary, Exercises, Grammar, Habla Hispana, Language, Learning, Online, Pronunciation, Resources, Spanish, Speakers, Translation, Verbs, Vocabulary

  The best method for learning Spanish is total immersion in the language. However, you might not have the time or the money to take an extended learning holiday to ramp up your Spanish skills. And while there are some excellent software programs and sets of CDs that you can purchase, the Internet has a fantastic array of free language learning

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• RSA launches mobile phone appeal

  Published: May 31, 2008, 11:47 am

  Tags: Mobile Phones, Road Safety Authority, Autonews, Technology, Ireland, Irish, Gaeilge, Mobile Phone, Samsung, Online, Learning, Pronunciation

  online dynamic Irish pronunciation tool.  Irish Dictionary AdviceSamsung launches first Irish phone  Raim isSee 0 more posts on this topic: Mobile Phone, Irish Language, Pronunciation Tool, Munster Versions, Language SentenceKeywords: mobile phone, irish language, pronunciation tool, munster versions,

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• Pronounce Tells You How to Say It [Featured Firefox Extension]

  Published: June 2, 2008, 7:00 am

  Tags: Dictionary, Featured Firefox Extension, Firefox, Firefox Extensions, Language, Pronunciation, Top

  speakers on, because using pronunciation audio from the Merriam Webster dictionary, Pronounce will tell you how to say it. Give it a try: milquetoast. Pronounce is a free download for all platforms running Firefox, and it's Firefox 3-ready. Pronounce [Firefox Add-ons via gHacks]

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• "Water" and English Language Learners

  Published: June 26, 2008, 3:27 pm

  Tags: Language Acquisition, Pronunciation

  Many of my adult ESL students have a problem being understood when they say the word "water." They have found it frustrating when they try to order a glass of water at a restaurant. And "water" is just one of those words that is very hard to avoid using! "Water" is such a simple and common word for most native English speakers, but it really

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• Ask a Native Speaker to Review Your Sign!

  Published: July 27, 2008, 1:49 pm

  Tags: Parts Of Speech, Pronunciation

  this word has two different pronunciations. Depending on the pronunciation, "minute" can also be an adjective which means very, very small or unimportant or insignificant.I don't think that was the intention of the pizza joint

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