mispronunciation of words

7 12, 2012

Commonly Mispronounced English Words

2017-03-23T06:47:20-05:00By STorres|

Native English Speakers Mispronounce Words More Often Than You Think When you begin accent reduction training you may be perplexed by the fact that many English words are not spelled phonetically. Moreover, English is filled with homophones, or two words that sound alike but have divergent spellings and meanings, such as meet and meat. Although [...]

8 06, 2012

Speech Profiling – Is it Wrong?

2017-03-23T06:47:24-05:00By John Atchley|

What is Speech Profiling? To profile someone means to make a judgment based on his or her appearance, background, or the way he or she speaks. The most common form of profiling involves judging people based on their race, known as "racial profiling". If you talk with a foreign accent while speaking English, others may [...]