The InFluency Podcast

Have you seen that trend going around on social media where native speakers share a word they mispronounced once… and it still haunts them years later? Today we're turning those viral confessions into a pronunciation lesson 🙈

You'll learn how to pronounce Hepatitis, chihuahua, paradigm, fatigue, stomachaches, Yosemite, Arkansas, Connecticut, chaos, elbow, and manslaughter. 

I'll explain where the primary stress goes, why some letters are silent, how American pronunciation changes certain sounds, why English spelling can be so confusing and why even native speakers get it wrong!

Here's the truth: English is not a phonetic language. You cannot always guess the pronunciation from the spelling. That is exactly why mispronunciations happen. And not just to non-native speakers.

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Are you ready for another read out loud practice? In today's episode, we're reading The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. This is an excellent way to grow your vocabulary, practice your pronunciation, and improve your flow while reading. 

Download the book excerpt with vocabulary definitions and audio: https://bit.ly/4tzLMYQ 

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Read along with Harry Potter: https://bit.ly/401eST4 

Read along with Let Them: https://bit.ly/4tldKHs 

Read along with Atomic Habits: https://bit.ly/4qyEq4N

How well do you know primary stress? In today's lesson, we're doing a quiz to test your knowledge of just how much you know. 

For more primary stress practice, check out these videos!

How to Find the Primary Stress in Words https://hadarshemesh.com/magazine/how-to-find-the-primary-stress-in-words/
Everything you need to know about WORD STRESS in English https://youtu.be/QR50k5Kz63o 

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Do you say estrong instead of strong? In today's video, we're talking about consonant clusters. Consonant clusters can happen at the beginning, middle or end of words, and today, we'll practice pronouncing words, phrases and sentences without dropping any sounds!

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Today, we're stepping into the world of just how confusing English spelling can be! In this video, we're going to analyze words that even advanced speakers mispronounce. 

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