Accent or Dialect?
"Accent" and "dialect" are words that are often confused. I decided to discover the difference--and this is what I learned. Language: A...
The Tip of the Iceberg
What is the difference between "J," "CH,'"? How about between "V," "F," and "B"? Your tongue doesn’t do much when you are pronouncing...
What is that sound? Schwa?
The "schwa" sound [ə] is actually the most common vowel sound–in every dialect of English. Vowel sounds make a word louder or softer, and...
Silent letters
Silent letters are not pronounced in words, but they make a big difference to the meaning and sometimes the way the word is pronounced....
