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Podcast: Wadjasay? American English Pronunciation Practice
Episode: Pure Listening #1: the vowel sounds in hit vs. heat
Description: Send me a text message. Suggestions? Subjects for future podcasts? Let me know--thanks!This podcast is the first in a series of what I will call pure listening. I will not show you the written text. Why? Because English spelling is terrible. It’s a distraction. It interferes with close listening. If you are ever to learn the sounds of English, you need to listen a lot and listen carefully.Remember this: when babies are learning their native language, they do NOT learn by reading. They listen and then, slowly, they begin to speak. Listening com...