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Short, practical notes on English pronunciation: the sounds that trip people up, how to hear them and how to fix them in two minutes a day.
Ship or sheep? The short and long "i" in English
The /ɪ/ vs /iː/ pair is not only about length. Here is what your mouth actually does differently — and how to hear it.
The schwa /ə/: the most common sound in English
The lazy little vowel in "about", "banana" and "the" is everywhere. Learn it and your English instantly sounds more natural.
English word stress: the beat that makes you understood
PHOtograph, phoTOgraphy, photoGRAPHic — getting stress right matters more than any single sound. Here are the patterns that cover most words.
V or W? How to stop mixing up "vest" and "west"
One sound uses your teeth, the other uses only your lips. A simple mirror test fixes "wery vell" in a week.
How to pronounce -ed endings: /t/, /d/ or /ɪd/
"Worked" has one syllable, "wanted" has two. Three simple rules for past-tense endings that most learners get wrong.
L and R: how to finally hear and say "light" vs "right"
For speakers of Japanese, Korean, Chinese and many other languages, L and R feel like one sound. Here is how the tongue makes them different.
Two minutes a day beats an hour on Sunday: how to really improve your pronunciation
Pronunciation is a motor skill, like a sport. Short daily repetitions change how your mouth moves; long weekly sessions mostly do not.
Hear the difference. Fix it in two minutes a day.
Read a phrase out loud and HolosAccent scores every sound — then shows exactly which one to fix. Murzik grows with you.
