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Most Common Pronunciation Errors for Chinese Speakers Learning English
By Darren
/ August 24, 2023
Most Common Pronunciation Errors for Chinese Speakers Learning English There are over 2 million speakers of different varieties of Chinese...
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Schwa /ə/ is Everywhere! Major Portland, OR Neighborhoods Containing the Schwa Sound
By Darren
/ July 26, 2023
Schwa /ə/ is Everywhere! Major Portland, OR Neighborhoods Containing the Schwa Sound You might be wondering what the schwa sound...
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Most Common Pronunciation Errors for Spanish Speakers Learning English
By Darren
/ June 20, 2023
Most Common Pronunciation Errors for Spanish Speakers Learning English There are 40 million Spanish-speakers in the U.S., and 335,000 in...
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What is the Schwa Sound? How Does it Impact My Accent?
By Darren
/ May 26, 2023
What is the Schwa Sound? How Does it Impact My Accent? The "schwa" sound, written phonetically by speech-language pathologists and...
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Strangely Pronounced Words in Portland, Oregon
By Darren
/ April 7, 2023
6 Strangely Pronounced Words in Portland, Oregon You've probably heard the phrase "Keep Portland Weird". For one thing, it refers...
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What’s it Like to Attend an Accent Modification Class?
By Darren
/ March 25, 2023
What's it Like to Attend an Accent Modification Class? What is an Accent Modification Class? You may be wondering what...
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Speech-Language Pathologists and Their Role in Accent Modification
By Darren
/ February 11, 2023
Speech-Language Pathologists and Their Role in Accent Modification What is a speech-language pathologist? What is accent modification? How are they...
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English Classes in Portland, Oregon
By Darren
/ January 22, 2023
English as a Second Language Classes in Portland, Oregon Learning English as a second language can be easy as long...
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Most Common Pronunciation Errors for Russian Speakers Learning English
By Darren
/ December 22, 2022
Most Common Pronunciation Errors for Russian Speakers Learning English When learning a new language, it's common to use the pronunciation...
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When to Use Rising and Falling Inflection
By Darren
/ November 11, 2022
When to Use Rising and Falling Inflection When thinking about inflection, we consider how the pitch rises and falls in...
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