More Horrible London Place Names
More Horrible London Place Names [ssba] It seems that we are all united by a strange relationship with London’s place names - at Pronunciation Studio we have never [...]
10 Common Words with Strange Spellings.
10 Common Words with Strange Spellings. [ssba] Here at Pronunciation Studio we are the first to admit that English spelling can be very strange sometimes. Unfortunately some very [...]
10 Words with Alternative Pronunciations
10 Words with Alternative Pronunciations [ssba] Some words don't like being boxed in by a single pronunciation. In class at Pronunciation Studio, we are often asked whether there [...]
Horrible London Place Names
10 Horrible London Place Names What is it about London place names that makes them so difficult to pronounce? So Big Ben /bɪg ben/ is pretty easy, and as long as [...]
10 Words English People Have Difficulty Pronouncing
10 Words English People Have Difficulty Pronouncing [ssba] English is such a strange language that even English speakers get confused with it. Some words just don't want to [...]
10 Commonly Confused Words
10 Commonly Confused Words [ssba] Did you walk to work this morning? I wonder if you bought a wok to cook dinner then went for a wander and a beer with [...]
Top 10 Boys’ Names
Top Ten Boys’ Names in the UK. [ssba] Following this month's 10 Girls' Names post, we thought it only right to give the boys a look in too. We’ll [...]
Russian Speakers’ English Pronunciation Errors
10 English Pronunciation Errors by Russian Speakers What are the main errors for Russian speakers in English pronunciation? Here we have highlighted the top ten experienced by students at Pronunciation Studio in the [...]
Top 10 Girl’s Names
Top Ten Girls’ Names in the UK. [ssba] With the arrival of Charlotte Elizabeth Diana /ʃɑ:lət ɪlɪzəbəθ daɪænə/ this week, it seems the ideal moment to look at [...]
10 New English Words
10 New(ish) English Words [ssba] In our hyperconnected world, clickbait and binge-watching are among the many distractions. People overshare their selfies and to cap it all photobomb other people's! [...]
Silent ‘t’
When is a 't' silent in English? [ssba] If you went to Paris with someone you liked, you might have great rapport over a gourmet meal and then go to [...]
7 Pronunciations of OUGH
[ssba] 7 Pronunciations of 'OUGH' This absolute gem of a spelling has caused many an English student to tear their hair out, as the pronunciation varies so much! So I’m [...]
Mandarin Speakers’ English Pronunciation Errors
10 English Pronunciation Errors by Mandarin Speakers [ssba] If your mother tongue is Mandarin, you may find certain sounds in English more difficult than others. Here we present [...]
How to Pronounce Prefixes
How to Pronounce Prefixes Identifying the main stress in a word is sometimes difficult. Fortunately, when it comes to prefixes this task becomes a little easier. Prefixes [...]
Intrusive /r/
Intrusive /r/ [ssba] What links Karma and Nirvana? Well philosophy is one thing but we’re talking about phonetics. When speaking quite quickly, you’d probably say something like “Karma -r- and [...]
