VOWELS---The Key To Clear English Pronunciation There are at least 12 vowel sounds in spoken Spanish, and yes, they matter. When we speak English, we can hear the difference between the "a" sound in hat and the short "o" sound in the word map just as clearly as we can hear the difference between the long "e" sound in the word teen and the short "u" sound in the word cut. Nearly the same thing could be said about the differences between the short "i" sound in the word sit and the long "e" sound in the word seat. The problem is, nowadays, people don't like any kind of tedious work, and "once-over-lightly" approaches that don't require much effort are popular. But without good training in pronunciation, learners often develop fossilized pronunciation errors---they have said it incorrectly for so long that they now say it wrong fluently! Those habits are hard to break---but they're not impossible. If you've been learning English and have never had good accent training, now is the time to get the input you need. Under normal circumstances, everybody can learn to listen and to imitate good, accurate pronunciation--but it's not something you're going to get out of a book. Book a few lessons and get this issue resolved permanently--it's well worth the investment!

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Have you still remembered what resolutions you made for 2026 a few days ago? Are you still doig something to achieve them? If not, please check what you posted on your social medias in the new year's eve. Maybe the exciting moments of celebrating the new year suddenly come into your mind. You even admire yourself that you are really good at holding a party or ceremony for celebrating some specific days., but you find that nothing is as same as usual when the sun rises the next day. You lose passion on the festivals or vacations. So, a new year's eve is just an opportunity to relax ourselves. We can make some crazy things to release the stress from work or life. Making resolutions can let the celebration look like under a right reason. So, don't get tired of these resolutions you made. Please forget them and keep doing the right things on your must-do list.

Choose the correct answer.

I'm in Phu Quock. I arrived here yesterday. Well I don't like it so far. Maybe I'll change my mind.

Who wants to sound like a native English speaker from the United States? Maybe you're wanting to visit the United States. Maybe you're wanting to move to the United States. Maybe you got a job in the United States and you want to be able to communicate with people in your new neighborhood. Or maybe you already live in the United States but were born in another country, but you want to learn how to sound more like you live here. You want to talk to people in the grocery store, book store and more! But your accent is bothering you. Have you ever had someone from the United States really judge your pronunciation? Really listen to all the sounds you make when you speak? Then let you know what letter sounds that you say wrong in American English? Then actually teach you how to say American English letter sounds clearly and correctly. So your nouns, vowels etc sound really clear and understandable. Not like.. 'Sort of like American English' but really American English. That way your listener knows exactly what you're saying without confusion, hesitation, assumptions, mis understanding. Wouldn't your listener appreciate that? Wouldn't that make the conversation more free flowing and more enjoyable? Check out my tutor profile and book a lesson of mine. I've been tutoring students around the world since 2018 to sound more American.

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