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I'm releasing this episode at midnight of October 1st. If you want to change your accent  this month, say "October" -the way that I teach you- as often as possible!
Have a great October!

If you're looking to master your Short O, Long O or Er word endings, check out the links below:
Clear Long O Pronunciation
Clear Short O Pronunciation
Er Word Endings

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When we focus on too many things, we see little progress. However, when we focus on building upon our strengths, we can see a lot of progress in a short amount of time!
Today's session will focus on one of the easiest and vowel sounds of the American accent to develop. Once you get the hang of this in one area, you'll see quick progress in other as well!

Follow along by listening for the words below:
Crosswalk
Jaywalking
Causing Problems
Not Lawful

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Check out the links below to develop a deeper understanding of these sounds:
Short O & AU & AW Digraphs

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Andrew is a Canadian bartender and server with years of experience, working at a high-class resort in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Today we had a great chat to breakdown key terms used in a bar or restaurant to help you navigate these situations without a moment of hesitation.
 
Follow along with the bar and restaurant idiomatic expressions listed below:
Bartender - Makes the drinks
Server - Delivers the drinks to the tables
Host / Hostess - Shows you to your seat
Pop - Canadian word for a soft drink
Soda - American word for a soft drink
Liquor - A category for high-potency alcohol drinks.
Hard Liquor - Distilled and highly potent alcohol drinks.
Liqueurs - Thick, sugary high potent alcohol drinks
A hoppy beer - A beer with a strong flavor
A cocktail - Any mixed drink including alcohol
A mocktail - A mixed drink without alcohol
A martini - A highly potent cocktail, made with gin or vodka (hard liquors)
The Vesper - James Bond's favorite martini
Straight drink - Hard liquor with nothing mixed in it
On the rocks - Hard liquor with ice mixed in
Neat - Hard liquor with nothing mixed in (same as straight)
Whisky - Hard liquor made from corn
Scotch - Whisky from Scotland, made in a particular way
Lager - Light colored beer with low alcohol content (ideal for beginning a meal)
Digestive / Dessert drink - A drink potent in alcohol taken after a meal with dessert
Leave a tip - Leaving extra money when you pay your bill to show appreciation for the service. Usually 15% - 20% of the total bill

Idiom:
They can't read your mind - They don't know what you're thinking.
"I'm sorry I left it behind, but I can't read your mind. I didn't know you wanted it."

How to request certain seating:
**Make a request using an indirect question**
1. "Is there a chance I can be seated here?"
2. "Would it be possible to have a seat by the window?"
3. "Is there seating available on the patio?"

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The words "Island", "Isle" and "Aisle" all drop the S from their pronunciations. This is a simple concept, but to build the habit you'll need to repeat all 3 a ton of times!

Listen along and repeat after me as we clarify our vowels and stress with the words, "Island", "Isle", and "Aisle".
 
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When you learn from others' experiences, you can save yourself a lot of time and hardship. Learn from my experience and teaching method today, as I give you clear direction for a better learning experience with the American accent.
My main tip is, it's not about starting on the most difficult sounds, but rather assessing what you already know, and building from there.
Learn how you can go about this yourself, and make some serious progress learning the American accent!

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Be sure to check out the podcast episodes listed below, and make it all happen!
Episode #042 Learn and Practice Short O
Episode #085 Learn and Practice Au Digraphs
Episode #110 Learn and Practice I and E Sounds

Confusing the S, Z and Th sounds is a very common difficulty for English learners from all different languages. Listen closely as we consider the pronunciations of "close" (adjective / adverb), "close" (verb), and "clothes" (like what you're wearing).

The differences between these fricative, fading words endings are subtle, but with focus and patience, you'll better identify these difficulties, and learn to take control of them for yourself.

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Syllable stress contrasts in English words to make our voice rise and fall sharply between words and changes in sounds. There are patterns within words to predict the rise and fall of your sound, and I'm happy to break one particularily useful pattern down for you here.

Listen in and repeat after me as we consider the rise and fall of syllable stress in some of the most commonly used phrasal verbs in spoken English.

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