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Pronunciation Studio articles on English words.
RIP Prints – The Unlikely Homophone
RIP Prints: the unlikely homophone. Yesterday saw the announcement of Prints’s death. An artist whose work spanned many genres and was loved the world over. He probably won’t be remembered for his name being a homophone, [...]
Cockney Rhyming Slang
Cockney Rhyming Slang Going out for a Ruby Murray this evening? Or perhaps you'll stay in with the trouble and strife because you've got no bees and honey? We're talking cockney rhyming slang of course, [...]
Speech Idioms
Speech Idioms [ssba] We're talking shop this month at Pronunciation Studio. That's right - idioms about speaking. Here are 10 really useful ones that are used to describe speech. I'll stop talking in circles then [...]
Contractions
Contractions and Apostrophes. You might've /maɪtəv/ already guessed that this article looks at how apostrophes indicate sound in contractions (he's, we'd, I'd've etc.) - a key area of connected speech. Students often tell me that they [...]
7 Ways to Say “Hello”
7 ways to say "hello". [ssba] The meaning of "hello" can change dramatically from charm to fear, or from attraction to annoyance depending on the intonation used. Here are 7 different ways to say it, each with its own meaning: [...]
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 common words are spelt [...]
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 is a more or [...]
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 be pronounced in a [...]
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 a bear. Here are [...]
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! How many new words [...]
