New English Pronunciation Videos for Sale

The new videos are called "Say It Correctly - Fixing the Most Common Pronunciation Errors of Words."   They contain lessons on how to fix the biggest mistakes that non-native speakers make. I have collected lists of words that are universally difficult to pronounce for my accent reduction students.  I made lessons that will teach you how to fix those mistakes and gain more confidence when you're speaking English. The videos are almost 2 hours long.  They are intended for intermediate and advanced learners of English. You can either download them or get the physical DVDs in the mail.  Please go to:  AccurateEnglish.com

New pronunciation videos coming soon!

For the last few days we have been shooting the new accent reduction videos. They will help non-native speakers of English to fix the common pronunciation rules of English words.  I have been collecting lists of words for the past 20 years of teaching. I hear these mistakes over and over again, even from my most advanced students - some of whom have lived in the US for over 20 years.
Time to fix those mistakes permanently!

Good American accent in a film role

My student, Roberta Setzu, is an actress from Italy.  Her American accent sounds amazing in this film clip.  She worked hard on it, and it certainly paid off.  Great job Roberta!
(She plays the daughter in this clip.)
http://vimeo.com/65939580

Why English Is So Hard

This poem demonstrates the challenges of learning English. So many exceptions to the rules.

We’ll begin with a box, and the plural is boxes,
But the plural of ox should be oxen, not oxes.
Then one fowl is a goose, but two are called geese,
Yet the plural of moose should never be meese,
You may find a lone mouse or a whole nest of mice,
But the plural of house is houses, not hice.

If the plural of man is always called men,
Why shouldn’t the plural of pan be called pen?
The cow in the plural may be cows or kine,
But a bow if repeated is never called bine,
And the plural of vow is vows, never vine.

If I speak of a foot and you show me your feet,
And I give you a boot would a pair be called beet?
If one is a tooth, and a whole set are teeth,
Why shouldn’t the plural of booth be called beeth?

If the singular’s this and the plural is these,
Should the plural of kiss ever be nicknamed keese?
Then one may be that and three would be those,
Yet hat in the plural would never be hose,
And the plural of cat is cats, not cose.

We speak of a brother, and also of brethren,
But though we say mother, we never say methren,
Then the masculine pronouns are he, his and him,
But imagine the feminine she, shis and shim,

So the English, I think, you all will agree,
Is the queerest language you ever did see.