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Top 20 Most Requested Words to Pronounce in 2025
From the American English Pronunciation Meetup Group
Jan 6
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Christi Barb, PhD
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How to Practice Control of Prosody
Change the meaning just by changing the emphasis. | Research shows prosody often improves comprehensibility so the listener can understand your meaning…
Nov 14, 2025
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Christi Barb, PhD
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Pronunciation of “-ed” and “-s” Endings Guide & Practice
Rules explain. Patterns sustain. How do you pronounce the past tense of verbs? How do you pronounce the plural "s" sound? Pronunciation of “-ed” and…
Oct 14, 2025
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Christi Barb, PhD
Add Specific Sounds to Your Practice
Create speech practice prompts for ChatGPT for any profession or situation that include specific sounds for focused pronunciation practice.
Sep 3, 2025
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Christi Barb, PhD
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Which of these speaking practice tools would you use?
Quick 2-minute poll. I’m building new ways to teach and learn speech skills—tell me what you’d actually use. Your input helps me choose what to create…
Aug 14, 2025
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Christi Barb, PhD
It's Time to Share My Book
"Thinking About Speaking: The Adastra Approach to Mastering the American English Accent" is about: What is an accent and what’s the best way to make…
Jun 17, 2025
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Christi Barb, PhD
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