#159 English pronunciation practice - Difficu...

Today, I want to talk about something very important. Pancakes. Yes. Pancakes. Get the transcript here: https://speakenglishpodcast.com/381-are-pancakes-healthy-english-food-vocabulary/ I'm trying to eat more protein and fewer carbs these days. In English, we often say low-carb. ...  Show more

Today, we're going to talk about something very common: being too busy. Maybe you know this feeling. You wake up in the morning, and before you even get out of bed, your mind starts working. "I have to answer emails. I have to work. I have to clean the house. I have to call someo ...  Show more

Once I asked my students, "What are the most difficult English words for you to pronounce?" and I got a lot of great answers!

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<div> <div> <div> <div>The English language has a lot of <span class= "il">silent</span> <span class="il">letters</span> that cause difficulties for both native speakers and English learners, because they make the spelling of words different from their pronunciation.</div>
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The pronunciation of many English words sounds different from the way they appear to be written. Some English words have "disappearing or dropped syllables" - reducti ...

You probably know that an English word ends in -E, the -E is usually silent; we don't pronounce it - like in the words date, cheese, fine, spoke, and rude.

But there are a few exceptions!

Many of these words came into English from other languages and ...