AT.tipcast 01 — /æ/ (a-digraph)
This is the first episode in a series of podcasts called the AT.tipcast… where you’ll learn about various aspects of the American English accent.
MP3 file — does not include the embedded graphics mentioned in the podcast [3.68 mb]
AAC file — enhanced podcast with graphics is coming…
Enjoy… and please post your feedback!
Kevin
February 9th, 2006 at 1:55 am
Hi, this is great! I just came across this podcast in Feb 2006 while browsing englishcaster.com
You should definitively continue this!
I also have a question, about ‘th’:
includes pronouncing ‘th’ more like ’s’. Of course I learned at school sometime ago that this is wrong, and tried to improve, and so on.
I’m from Germany, and my natural German accent
I do hear however a lot of American native speakers who pronounce ‘th’ yet in a different way, like ‘d’ (one example would be the song ‘In Da Club’ by ‘50 Cent’.
And even, and that’s what surprises me most: pronouncing ‘th’ like ’s’ - one example would be Tim Gunn in his ‘Project Runway’ podcast - when I first heard him I thought: oh, I’ve heard that accent, that’s a German guy.
What are acceptable versions of pronouncing ‘th’ these days?
Thanks,
Michael