Let's say 96 words with SILENT letters!

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✨ Say This, Not That CHALLENGE: https://courses.espressoenglish.net/say-this-not-that-challenge/ Stop saying "I'm tired." Instead, say: I'm beat. I'm spent. I'm wiped out. I'm running on empty. Today we're going to transform 10 "basic" English phrases into the more natural expres ...  Show more

The English language is not a phonetic language, meaning that English is not spoken the way it is spelled.  In this video, you will learn how to properly pronounce some of the most common words that have silent letters. Make sure to repeat aloud what you hear me saying so you are ...  Show more

In this episode, we're tackling some of the trickiest words in English pronunciation, like 'queue', 'colonel', 'subtle' and more!

These words are especially tricky because of their confusing spelling. But today, we'll practice them out loud together to build your pronun ...

Episode 17 of "What You Say in English" explores the topic of silent letters in English. The episode explains that silent letters in English are a way of preserving the history of the language and are often relics of the pronunciation of words in their original languages. The epi ...  Show more

Silent letters. English is full of them. And they’re the worst, right? I mean, why does ‘February’ need that R in the middle? Wouldn’t we be better off if ‘could’ didn’t have an L? And don’t get me started on the S in ‘island’. But there is one silent letter that is actually extr ...  Show more