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    <title>American English Pronunciation Podcast</title>
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    <description>The American English Pronunciation podcasts teaches non-native English speakers and ESL/ELL students correct English pronunciation in short lessons. Learn, listen, repeat and become fluent.</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2016 09:05:00 -0800</pubDate>
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        <copyright>Copyright 2023 All rights reserved.</copyright>
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    <ttl>1440</ttl>
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          <itunes:summary>Become a more fluent English speaker by learning how to pronounce American English sounds, words, and phrases. Practice your English with each episode!</itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
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        <title>221: Compare ’unvoiced th’ to /f/, /s/, and /t/</title>
        <itunes:title>221: Compare ’unvoiced th’ to /f/, /s/, and /t/</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/221-compare-unvoiced-th-to-f-s-and-t/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/221-compare-unvoiced-th-to-f-s-and-t/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2016 09:05:00 -0800</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>How to pronounce words like "thin/fin," "mouth/mouse," and "both/boat." Perfect your English fricative sounds by never stopping the air from passing through your mouth.</p>
<p>Transcripts at pronuncian.com</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How to pronounce words like "thin/fin," "mouth/mouse," and "both/boat." Perfect your English fricative sounds by never stopping the air from passing through your mouth.</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[How to pronounce words like "thin/fin," "mouth/mouse," and "both/boat." Perfect your English fricative sounds by never stopping the air from passing through your mouth.
Transcripts at pronuncian.com]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>763</itunes:duration>
        <itunes:season>1</itunes:season>
        <itunes:episode>221</itunes:episode>
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        <title>220: The ’n-g’ spelling creates /ŋ/, as in the word ’song’</title>
        <itunes:title>220: The ’n-g’ spelling creates /ŋ/, as in the word ’song’</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/220-the-n-g-spelling-creates-n-as-in-the-word-song/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/220-the-n-g-spelling-creates-n-as-in-the-word-song/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2016 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[At the end of the word, the /ŋ/ doesn't need an additional /g/. The /g/ is potentially included mid-word.

Transcripts available at pronuncian.com]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[At the end of the word, the /ŋ/ doesn't need an additional /g/. The /g/ is potentially included mid-word.

Transcripts available at pronuncian.com]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary>At the end of the word, the /ŋ/ doesn’t need an additional /g/. The /g/ is potentially included mid-word. Transcripts available at pronuncian.com</itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>379</itunes:duration>
        <itunes:season>1</itunes:season>
        <itunes:episode>220</itunes:episode>
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        <title>219: /g+n/ as in ”signal” and ”ignore”</title>
        <itunes:title>219: /g+n/ as in ”signal” and ”ignore”</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/219-gn-as-in-signal-and-ignore/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/219-gn-as-in-signal-and-ignore/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2016 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA["Coarticulating" the /g/ and /n/ is the trick to fluent pronunciation of these two sounds. Don't release the /g/ before starting the /n/.

Transcripts available on Pronuncian.com]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA["Coarticulating" the /g/ and /n/ is the trick to fluent pronunciation of these two sounds. Don't release the /g/ before starting the /n/.

Transcripts available on Pronuncian.com]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA["Coarticulating" the /g/ and /n/ is the trick to fluent pronunciation of these two sounds. Don't release the /g/ before starting the /n/.

Transcripts available on Pronuncian.com]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>569</itunes:duration>
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        <title>218: Learn to hear vowels to learn to pronounce them</title>
        <itunes:title>218: Learn to hear vowels to learn to pronounce them</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/218-learn-to-hear-vowels-to-learn-to-pronounce-them/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/218-learn-to-hear-vowels-to-learn-to-pronounce-them/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2016 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[Test your ability to identify vowel sounds with this special listening quiz episode. Transcripts available on pronuncian.com.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Test your ability to identify vowel sounds with this special listening quiz episode. Transcripts available on pronuncian.com.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Test your ability to identify vowel sounds with this special listening quiz episode. Transcripts available on pronuncian.com.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>853</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/31a14d46c498e2a661fd53882ea96a64.jpg" />    </item>
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        <title>217: Compare long e, short i, and short e /i, ɪ, ɛ/</title>
        <itunes:title>217: Compare long e, short i, and short e /i, ɪ, ɛ/</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/217-compare-long-e-short-i-and-short-e-i-%c9%aa-%c9%9b/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/217-compare-long-e-short-i-and-short-e-i-%c9%aa-%c9%9b/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2016 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[The long e, short i, and short e /i, ɪ, ɛ/, are three front vowel sounds that can be practiced from a high, front tongue position to a mid-front position. Compare and contrast!

Full podcast transcripts available at pronuncian.com.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[The long e, short i, and short e /i, ɪ, ɛ/, are three front vowel sounds that can be practiced from a high, front tongue position to a mid-front position. Compare and contrast!

Full podcast transcripts available at pronuncian.com.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The long e, short i, and short e /i, ɪ, ɛ/, are three front vowel sounds that can be practiced from a high, front tongue position to a mid-front position. Compare and contrast!

Full podcast transcripts available at pronuncian.com.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>661</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/fd86a8c7c08badfdea31c3d9411992bb.jpg" />    </item>
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        <title>216: The Cardinal Vowels--long e /i/, oo sound /u/, short o /ɑ/, and short a /æ/</title>
        <itunes:title>216: The Cardinal Vowels--long e /i/, oo sound /u/, short o /ɑ/, and short a /æ/</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/216-the-cardinal-vowels-long-e-i-oo-sound-u-short-o-%c9%91-and-short-a-%c3%a6/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/216-the-cardinal-vowels-long-e-i-oo-sound-u-short-o-%c9%91-and-short-a-%c3%a6/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Sat, 17 Sep 2016 15:19:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[All about that vowels diagram that shows the vowel sounds placed over a sort of square-like shape that’s bigger on the top than it is on the bottom. Transcripts at pronuncian.com.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[All about that vowels diagram that shows the vowel sounds placed over a sort of square-like shape that’s bigger on the top than it is on the bottom. Transcripts at pronuncian.com.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[All about that vowels diagram that shows the vowel sounds placed over a sort of square-like shape that’s bigger on the top than it is on the bottom. Transcripts at pronuncian.com.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>763</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/46fb3a356a9f7ff6a42c063a72fe4d18.jpg" />    </item>
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        <title>215: Adding ”bonus” information by using a low pitch</title>
        <itunes:title>215: Adding ”bonus” information by using a low pitch</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/215-adding-bonus-information-by-using-a-low-pitch/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/215-adding-bonus-information-by-using-a-low-pitch/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2016 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[Use a low pitch to signal a spoken aside (like information that would be written in parentheses or between commas).

Transcripts available at pronuncian.com.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Use a low pitch to signal a spoken aside (like information that would be written in parentheses or between commas).

Transcripts available at pronuncian.com.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Use a low pitch to signal a spoken aside (like information that would be written in parentheses or between commas).

Transcripts available at pronuncian.com.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>496</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/9fe70bf150466b18471e3d9f7abd020e.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>214: Yes/No Pitch Patterns</title>
        <itunes:title>214: Yes/No Pitch Patterns</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/214-yesno-pitch-patterns/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/214-yesno-pitch-patterns/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2016 14:49:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[Understand the rising and falling pitch patterns for yes/no questions and learn how to read emotion. 

Transcripts on pronuncian.com. Classes available from seattlelearning.com.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Understand the rising and falling pitch patterns for yes/no questions and learn how to read emotion. 

Transcripts on pronuncian.com. Classes available from seattlelearning.com.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/52hhet/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_279154499-user-772841178-214-yesno-pitch-patterns.m4a" length="10529925" type="audio/x-m4a"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Understand the rising and falling pitch patterns for yes/no questions and learn how to read emotion. 

Transcripts on pronuncian.com. Classes available from seattlelearning.com.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>621</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/c4253bb59e5cc9621572457bf208f228.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>213: Intonation of Wh- Questions</title>
        <itunes:title>213: Intonation of Wh- Questions</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/213-intonation-of-wh-questions/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/213-intonation-of-wh-questions/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Sat, 06 Aug 2016 18:59:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[What are you *really* asking? Using a rising or a falling pitch on a wh- question means something different than using a rising pitch.

Transcripts available at pronuncian.com]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[What are you *really* asking? Using a rising or a falling pitch on a wh- question means something different than using a rising pitch.

Transcripts available at pronuncian.com]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What are you *really* asking? Using a rising or a falling pitch on a wh- question means something different than using a rising pitch.

Transcripts available at pronuncian.com]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>413</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/35ecb86367c19e3c76cbe2b299b3e5f6.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>212: /r+ɚ/ “explore” into “explorer”</title>
        <itunes:title>212: /r+ɚ/ “explore” into “explorer”</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/212-r%c9%9a-explore-into-explorer/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/212-r%c9%9a-explore-into-explorer/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2016 19:43:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[Adding /ɚ/ (schwa+r) to an /r/ can be difficult. Make it into two syllables, but don't add a vowel sound between. Learn how here! By Seattle Learning Academy. Transcripts on pronuncian.com.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Adding /ɚ/ (schwa+r) to an /r/ can be difficult. Make it into two syllables, but don't add a vowel sound between. Learn how here! By Seattle Learning Academy. Transcripts on pronuncian.com.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Adding /ɚ/ (schwa+r) to an /r/ can be difficult. Make it into two syllables, but don't add a vowel sound between. Learn how here! By Seattle Learning Academy. Transcripts on pronuncian.com.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>444</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/2ca4af3724f3204dcb3ea863bc19ad5b.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>211: Compare /æ/ and /ɑ/ (’short a’ and ’short o’)</title>
        <itunes:title>211: Compare /æ/ and /ɑ/ (’short a’ and ’short o’)</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/211-compare-%c3%a6-and-%c9%91-short-a-and-short-o/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/211-compare-%c3%a6-and-%c9%91-short-a-and-short-o/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2016 13:12:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[Words like 'hat' and 'hot'  are important to distinguish.

Full episode transcripts available at Pronuncian.com]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Words like 'hat' and 'hot'  are important to distinguish.

Full episode transcripts available at Pronuncian.com]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/jzet59/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_255637837-user-772841178-211-compare-ae-and-short-a-and-short-o.m4a" length="7344621" type="audio/x-m4a"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Words like 'hat' and 'hot'  are important to distinguish.

Full episode transcripts available at Pronuncian.com]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>450</itunes:duration>
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    <item>
        <title>210: ’-ue’ ending (unique, avenue, and rescue)</title>
        <itunes:title>210: ’-ue’ ending (unique, avenue, and rescue)</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/210-ue-ending-unique-avenue-and-rescue/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/210-ue-ending-unique-avenue-and-rescue/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2015 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[Is it silent, pronounced as 'long u' or 'oo sound'?

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Is it silent, pronounced as 'long u' or 'oo sound'?

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Is it silent, pronounced as 'long u' or 'oo sound'?

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>422</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/aa163e56445a40b9874f946ee643c9f3.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>209: The difference between /ə/ and /ʌ/: schwa and short u</title>
        <itunes:title>209: The difference between /ə/ and /ʌ/: schwa and short u</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/209-the-difference-between-%c9%99-and-%ca%8c-schwa-and-short-u/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/209-the-difference-between-%c9%99-and-%ca%8c-schwa-and-short-u/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2015 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[What's up with /ə/ and /ʌ/ in words like 'custom' /ˈkʌs təm/?

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[What's up with /ə/ and /ʌ/ in words like 'custom' /ˈkʌs təm/?

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What's up with /ə/ and /ʌ/ in words like 'custom' /ˈkʌs təm/?

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>541</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/3ec42d442ac0f3137ac6115144755c19.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>208: Cone/corn, coat/court</title>
        <itunes:title>208: Cone/corn, coat/court</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/208-conecorn-coatcourt/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/208-conecorn-coatcourt/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2015 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253749955</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Practice the difference between the or sound and the long o sound.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Practice the difference between the or sound and the long o sound.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Practice the difference between the or sound and the long o sound.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>453</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/7a7937380f996cec005d02720c6e2f49.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>207: Why is ’quarter’ so hard to say?</title>
        <itunes:title>207: Why is ’quarter’ so hard to say?</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/207-why-is-quarter-so-hard-to-say/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/207-why-is-quarter-so-hard-to-say/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2015 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253749840</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Rhyming with 'shorter' and 'border,' this is a quirky word.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Rhyming with 'shorter' and 'border,' this is a quirky word.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/crzhzz/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253749840-user-772841178-207-why-is-quarter-so-hard-to-say.mp3" length="5940056" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Rhyming with 'shorter' and 'border,' this is a quirky word.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>512</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/2bb1fe8a1b30575f25f8eac8208b24e4.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>206: I like/I’d like... bacon!</title>
        <itunes:title>206: I like/I’d like... bacon!</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/206-i-likei-d-like-bacon/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/206-i-likei-d-like-bacon/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2015 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253749739</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Rhythm and linking from /d/.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Rhythm and linking from /d/.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ad0q32/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253749739-user-772841178-206-i-likeid-like-bacon.mp3" length="5895665" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Rhythm and linking from /d/.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>491</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/971c91244169489d558436861b6b46ba.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>205: Dealing with ’o-u-g-h’</title>
        <itunes:title>205: Dealing with ’o-u-g-h’</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/205-dealing-with-o-u-g-h/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/205-dealing-with-o-u-g-h/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2015 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253749664</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[No English spelling could be more confusing.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[No English spelling could be more confusing.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ishf7z/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253749664-user-772841178-205-dealing-with-o-u-g-h.mp3" length="5351102" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[No English spelling could be more confusing.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>456</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/adec6065076c02d14c5ea1cd471b2be9.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>204: How ’have to’ becomes ’hafta’</title>
        <itunes:title>204: How ’have to’ becomes ’hafta’</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/204-how-have-to-becomes-hafta/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/204-how-have-to-becomes-hafta/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2015 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253749546</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Informal contractions for fluency!

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Informal contractions for fluency!

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/old5ff/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253749546-user-772841178-204-how-have-to-becomes-hafta.mp3" length="5597694" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Informal contractions for fluency!

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>461</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/570fe1c282b7b7eb463534050be3499b.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>203: When /t/ sounds like /d/ during linking: alveolar stop</title>
        <itunes:title>203: When /t/ sounds like /d/ during linking: alveolar stop</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/203-when-t-sounds-like-d-during-linking-alveolar-stop/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/203-when-t-sounds-like-d-during-linking-alveolar-stop/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2014 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253749378</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Most recognize the /d/ in the pronunciation of 'little' but how about in 'out_of'?

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Most recognize the /d/ in the pronunciation of 'little' but how about in 'out_of'?

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ztpzjh/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253749378-user-772841178-203-when-t-sounds-like-d-during-linking-alveolar-stop.mp3" length="6021844" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Most recognize the /d/ in the pronunciation of 'little' but how about in 'out_of'?

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>521</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/130cfa6376cb24463482581fedc3b74e.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>202: How similar are /n/ and /l/?</title>
        <itunes:title>202: How similar are /n/ and /l/?</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/202-how-similar-are-n-and-l/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/202-how-similar-are-n-and-l/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2014 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253749255</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Even small differences in vocal tract profiles can make a big difference.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Even small differences in vocal tract profiles can make a big difference.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ugbk1t/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253749255-user-772841178-202-how-similar-are-n-and-l.mp3" length="3931549" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Even small differences in vocal tract profiles can make a big difference.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>312</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/be219169feefc20612efb8718d884555.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>201: Why is ’symptom’ pronounced that way?</title>
        <itunes:title>201: Why is ’symptom’ pronounced that way?</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/201-why-is-symptom-pronounced-that-way/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/201-why-is-symptom-pronounced-that-way/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2014 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253749157</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Learn the many variations of the letter 'o' pronunciation.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Learn the many variations of the letter 'o' pronunciation.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/831ysg/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253749157-user-772841178-201-why-is-symptom-pronounced-that-way.mp3" length="4488191" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Learn the many variations of the letter 'o' pronunciation.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>351</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/2669121cdafeb514ed633ba45e03de0b.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>200: A new spelling poem!</title>
        <itunes:title>200: A new spelling poem!</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/200-a-new-spelling-poem/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/200-a-new-spelling-poem/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2014 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253748787</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Written for you, by Amanda, to help you learn the long vowel spellings.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Written for you, by Amanda, to help you learn the long vowel spellings.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/rv1v49/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253748787-user-772841178-200-a-new-spelling-poem.mp3" length="4443614" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Written for you, by Amanda, to help you learn the long vowel spellings.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>347</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/3ff03827820301803e7785f3b4d51dc7.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>199: Would you like some coffee or tea?</title>
        <itunes:title>199: Would you like some coffee or tea?</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/199-would-you-like-some-coffee-or-tea/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/199-would-you-like-some-coffee-or-tea/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2014 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253748567</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Practice intonation patterns of choice questions.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Practice intonation patterns of choice questions.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/d0r8vv/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253748567-user-772841178-199-would-you-like-some-coffee-or-tea.mp3" length="4753641" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Practice intonation patterns of choice questions.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>374</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/2932adde6c9a8f5019fc1f3cd28a2bbe.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>198: Pronouncing ’clothes,’ ’close’ (verb), and ’close’ (adjective)</title>
        <itunes:title>198: Pronouncing ’clothes,’ ’close’ (verb), and ’close’ (adjective)</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/198-pronouncing-clothes-close-verb-and-close-adjective/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/198-pronouncing-clothes-close-verb-and-close-adjective/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2014 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253748443</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Make these difficult words easier to say!

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Make these difficult words easier to say!

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/iq12q6/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253748443-user-772841178-198-pronouncing-clothes-close-verb-and-close-adjective.mp3" length="5635437" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Make these difficult words easier to say!

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>456</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/7aaf57e4634593c173c6932521fe2ccf.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>197: Linking vowels to sound fluent!</title>
        <itunes:title>197: Linking vowels to sound fluent!</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/197-linking-vowels-to-sound-fluent/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/197-linking-vowels-to-sound-fluent/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2014 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253748322</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Some before and after student audio to illustrate linking.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Some before and after student audio to illustrate linking.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/eljwwv/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253748322-user-772841178-197-linking-vowels-to-sound-fluent.mp3" length="6620482" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Some before and after student audio to illustrate linking.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>617</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/eb17deb7e020ac93b72ca876ae127f05.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>196: Do you say ’people’ as ’peopo’?</title>
        <itunes:title>196: Do you say ’people’ as ’peopo’?</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/196-do-you-say-people-as-peopo/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/196-do-you-say-people-as-peopo/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2014 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253747964</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Common problems with words that end in '-le.'

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Common problems with words that end in '-le.'

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/lpije2/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253747964-user-772841178-196-do-you-say-people-as-peopo.mp3" length="4939352" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Common problems with words that end in '-le.'

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>384</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/4a257b1d3823dd9ea438971b4d2135eb.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>195: Dropping the /k/ in ’asked’ (HIMYM)</title>
        <itunes:title>195: Dropping the /k/ in ’asked’ (HIMYM)</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/195-dropping-the-k-in-asked-himym/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/195-dropping-the-k-in-asked-himym/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2014 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[YES, you can pronounce it as 'ast'!

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[YES, you can pronounce it as 'ast'!

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[YES, you can pronounce it as 'ast'!

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>527</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/1ccc4485d920d7570ae5bf4c78c3173c.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>194: ’faux pas, chauffeur, fiance,’ and more</title>
        <itunes:title>194: ’faux pas, chauffeur, fiance,’ and more</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/194-faux-pas-chauffeur-fiance-and-more/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/194-faux-pas-chauffeur-fiance-and-more/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2014 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[Loanwords from French into English.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Loanwords from French into English.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/yql19r/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253747694-user-772841178-194-faux-pas-chauffeur-fiance-and-more.mp3" length="6606345" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Loanwords from French into English.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>576</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/82e592e8ef78f109197ff59d5729e080.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>193: ’Twas the Night Before Christmas</title>
        <itunes:title>193: ’Twas the Night Before Christmas</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/193-twas-the-night-before-christmas/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/193-twas-the-night-before-christmas/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2013 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[In this Christmas special, learn where to find free ebooks and audio books online!

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this Christmas special, learn where to find free ebooks and audio books online!

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/p05ya6/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253747594-user-772841178-193-twas-the-night-before-christmas.mp3" length="4023301" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this Christmas special, learn where to find free ebooks and audio books online!

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>347</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/5d430a88f64985c2e88bc6a4fa619c92.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>192: Special holiday words</title>
        <itunes:title>192: Special holiday words</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/192-special-holiday-words/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/192-special-holiday-words/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2013 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[Mistletoe, tree farms, Scrooges, and more...

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Mistletoe, tree farms, Scrooges, and more...

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/3ul1zy/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253747488-user-772841178-192-special-holiday-words.mp3" length="6120410" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Mistletoe, tree farms, Scrooges, and more...

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>526</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/0060ab7e22d76b044eb4698a14578404.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>191: The difference between ’my car’ and ’Mike are’</title>
        <itunes:title>191: The difference between ’my car’ and ’Mike are’</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/191-the-difference-between-my-car-and-mike-are/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/191-the-difference-between-my-car-and-mike-are/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2013 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[Aspiration, of course.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Aspiration, of course.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/9q90hp/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253747378-user-772841178-191-the-difference-between-my-car-and-mike-are.mp3" length="6803611" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Aspiration, of course.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>557</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/a153d604f2bd0718706d35fcebb8f95b.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>190: From ’wait time’ to ’snack time’</title>
        <itunes:title>190: From ’wait time’ to ’snack time’</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/190-from-wait-time-to-snack-time/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/190-from-wait-time-to-snack-time/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2013 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[Linking different stops is a bit harder than linking same and similar stops.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Linking different stops is a bit harder than linking same and similar stops.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/lrv36h/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253747204-user-772841178-190-from-wait-time-to-snack-time.mp3" length="4088400" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Linking different stops is a bit harder than linking same and similar stops.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>324</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/b9aed7236119577da88ddfd82a430694.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>189: Linking magic!</title>
        <itunes:title>189: Linking magic!</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/189-linking-magic/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/189-linking-magic/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2013 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253747120</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Linking same and similar stop sounds increases spoken fluency.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Linking same and similar stop sounds increases spoken fluency.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/2z2zet/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253747120-user-772841178-189-linking-magic.mp3" length="6347141" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Linking same and similar stop sounds increases spoken fluency.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>562</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/0842ce20fd7702d0093fd91fb2773fbc.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>188: Heteronyms: ’Lead’ rhymes with ’read’</title>
        <itunes:title>188: Heteronyms: ’Lead’ rhymes with ’read’</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/188-heteronyms-lead-rhymes-with-read/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/188-heteronyms-lead-rhymes-with-read/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2013 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[AND 'lead' rhymes with 'read'!

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[AND 'lead' rhymes with 'read'!

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/0bz2vh/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253747037-user-772841178-188-heteronyms-lead-rhymes-with-read.mp3" length="5076436" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[AND 'lead' rhymes with 'read'!

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>411</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/8b995c51bbab17c4b0fbcebb8589f094.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>187: ’Fall’ and ’autumn’</title>
        <itunes:title>187: ’Fall’ and ’autumn’</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/187-fall-and-autumn/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/187-fall-and-autumn/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2013 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[In the US, it's 'fall;' in the UK, it's 'autumn.'

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[In the US, it's 'fall;' in the UK, it's 'autumn.'

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/kjv5it/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253746941-user-772841178-187-fall-and-autumn.mp3" length="5244426" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In the US, it's 'fall;' in the UK, it's 'autumn.'

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>431</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/d51548602df29d9766d5c6f03bda3a37.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>186: Fake it ’til you make it!</title>
        <itunes:title>186: Fake it ’til you make it!</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/186-fake-it-til-you-make-it/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/186-fake-it-til-you-make-it/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2013 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[Are you uncomfortable speaking really well?

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Are you uncomfortable speaking really well?

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/9l0snk/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253746798-user-772841178-186-fake-it-til-you-make-it.mp3" length="4207844" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Are you uncomfortable speaking really well?

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>331</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/7a8e0fafd4cac47edde1da410299d211.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>185: From /ʒ/ to /ʤ/ (’zh’ to ’j’)</title>
        <itunes:title>185: From /ʒ/ to /ʤ/ (’zh’ to ’j’)</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/185-from-%ca%92-to-%ca%a4-zh-to-j/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/185-from-%ca%92-to-%ca%a4-zh-to-j/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Aug 2013 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[A natural progression through consonant sounds.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[A natural progression through consonant sounds.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/9g427h/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253746645-user-772841178-185-from-to-zh-to-j.mp3" length="5357492" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[A natural progression through consonant sounds.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>431</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/52e8f688f31a92dee72c55371342a2e8.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>184: Pronouncing /ʒ/ the ’zh sound’</title>
        <itunes:title>184: Pronouncing /ʒ/ the ’zh sound’</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/184-pronouncing-%ca%92-the-zh-sound/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/184-pronouncing-%ca%92-the-zh-sound/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2013 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[If you can say sh, you can say zh!

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[If you can say sh, you can say zh!

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ufzrnu/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253746560-user-772841178-184-pronouncing-the-zh-sound.mp3" length="4095684" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[If you can say sh, you can say zh!

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>340</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/8075d64599f5bf40fd4d1ed516bf9e96.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>183: expected and unexpected /s/ and /ʃ/ minimal pairs</title>
        <itunes:title>183: expected and unexpected /s/ and /ʃ/ minimal pairs</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/183-expected-and-unexpected-s-and-%ca%83-minimal-pairs/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/183-expected-and-unexpected-s-and-%ca%83-minimal-pairs/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2013 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[Pairs like 'sock' and 'shock' are obvious; 'sour' and 'shower' might not be.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Pairs like 'sock' and 'shock' are obvious; 'sour' and 'shower' might not be.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/9s469w/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253742408-user-772841178-183-expected-and-unexpected-s-and-minimal-pairs.mp3" length="4379379" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Pairs like 'sock' and 'shock' are obvious; 'sour' and 'shower' might not be.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>366</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/f6d9918c2e632984696d75e27a6d5bd6.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>182: ’on’ and ’off’: /ɑn/ and /ɔf/</title>
        <itunes:title>182: ’on’ and ’off’: /ɑn/ and /ɔf/</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/182-on-and-off-%c9%91n-and-%c9%94f/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/182-on-and-off-%c9%91n-and-%c9%94f/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2013 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253742238</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[The 'cot/caught' merger and short o/aw sound revisited.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[The 'cot/caught' merger and short o/aw sound revisited.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/fqm0mb/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253742238-user-772841178-182-on-and-off-n-and-of.mp3" length="5033441" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The 'cot/caught' merger and short o/aw sound revisited.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>405</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/c0c0293dfcc5dcf366768f540d3384fa.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>181: The troublesome ’thr’ /θr/ combination</title>
        <itunes:title>181: The troublesome ’thr’ /θr/ combination</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/181-the-troublesome-thr-%ce%b8r-combination/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/181-the-troublesome-thr-%ce%b8r-combination/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2013 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[Practice words like 'three, through, throw, thread,' and 'threaten.'

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Practice words like 'three, through, throw, thread,' and 'threaten.'

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Practice words like 'three, through, throw, thread,' and 'threaten.'

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>417</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/b0fd0d573cad9d19e2e99c5facc8fc5f.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>180: ’because’→’cuz’: stressed, unstressed, informal</title>
        <itunes:title>180: ’because’→’cuz’: stressed, unstressed, informal</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/180-because-%e2%86%92-cuz-stressed-unstressed-informal/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/180-because-%e2%86%92-cuz-stressed-unstressed-informal/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253741844</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[How to know which form of this high-frequency word to use.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[How to know which form of this high-frequency word to use.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[How to know which form of this high-frequency word to use.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>379</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/a00a1e656508f12a2ff1b5ff2a67c17c.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>179: The silent /p/ in ’pneumatic’ and ’psychology’</title>
        <itunes:title>179: The silent /p/ in ’pneumatic’ and ’psychology’</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/179-the-silent-p-in-pneumatic-and-psychology/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/179-the-silent-p-in-pneumatic-and-psychology/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253741718</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[A listener request for an explanation of less-common patterns.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[A listener request for an explanation of less-common patterns.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[A listener request for an explanation of less-common patterns.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>240</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/77979f0c45307550e2740c0636853a65.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>178: ”Feeling” the vibration of vowel sounds</title>
        <itunes:title>178: ”Feeling” the vibration of vowel sounds</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/178-feeling-the-vibration-of-vowel-sounds/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/178-feeling-the-vibration-of-vowel-sounds/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253741570</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Learn the feel the 'long e' /i/, 'short a' /æ/, and 'short o' /ɑ/.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Learn the feel the 'long e' /i/, 'short a' /æ/, and 'short o' /ɑ/.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Learn the feel the 'long e' /i/, 'short a' /æ/, and 'short o' /ɑ/.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>581</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/dfeff672a24a52ed0f758b11de353ecc.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>177: -ate suffix revisited--advanced lesson</title>
        <itunes:title>177: -ate suffix revisited--advanced lesson</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/177-ate-suffix-revisited-advanced-lesson/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/177-ate-suffix-revisited-advanced-lesson/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253741440</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Highly fluent speakers understand this suffix.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Highly fluent speakers understand this suffix.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/cpyyru/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253741440-user-772841178-177-ate-suffix-revisited-advanced-lesson.mp3" length="6319433" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Highly fluent speakers understand this suffix.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>554</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/0d4a49c837820f98102d258639963eb1.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>176: Swearing!</title>
        <itunes:title>176: Swearing!</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/176-swearing/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/176-swearing/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253741314</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[If you're going to swear, you'd better be able to pronounce short vowel sounds!

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[If you're going to swear, you'd better be able to pronounce short vowel sounds!

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/3ke5sr/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253741314-user-772841178-176-swearing.mp3" length="7792293" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[If you're going to swear, you'd better be able to pronounce short vowel sounds!

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>687</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/776fc2935557fc311dcd07e37bb51a44.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>175: Short Vowels Minimal Sets</title>
        <itunes:title>175: Short Vowels Minimal Sets</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/175-short-vowels-minimal-sets/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/175-short-vowels-minimal-sets/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253741192</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Practice sets like: pat, pet, pit, pot, putt.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Practice sets like: pat, pet, pit, pot, putt.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/p5o7ps/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253741192-user-772841178-175-short-vowels-minimal-sets.mp3" length="5930268" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Practice sets like: pat, pet, pit, pot, putt.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>486</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/d61fd827bc64ff0b6db66e86a30bf109.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>174: 3-sound clusters beginning with ’s’</title>
        <itunes:title>174: 3-sound clusters beginning with ’s’</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/174-3-sound-clusters-beginning-with-s/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/174-3-sound-clusters-beginning-with-s/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[/skr/ (scratch) /spl/ (splash) /spr/ (spree) and /str/ (streak)

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[/skr/ (scratch) /spl/ (splash) /spr/ (spree) and /str/ (streak)

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/izbyfw/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253741023-user-772841178-174-3-sound-clusters-beginning-with-s.mp3" length="5341564" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[/skr/ (scratch) /spl/ (splash) /spr/ (spree) and /str/ (streak)

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>453</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/653ce3eb82f79be18391d262db7ca3e1.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>173: Digraphs and trigraphs, complicated spelling patterns</title>
        <itunes:title>173: Digraphs and trigraphs, complicated spelling patterns</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/173-digraphs-and-trigraphs-complicated-spelling-patterns/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/173-digraphs-and-trigraphs-complicated-spelling-patterns/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253740814</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[sh, th, tch, dge, gn, mb, and more!]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[sh, th, tch, dge, gn, mb, and more!]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/cwb6ns/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253740814-user-772841178-173-digraphs-and-trigraphs-complicated-spelling-patterns.mp3" length="6773867" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[sh, th, tch, dge, gn, mb, and more!]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>600</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/ef75f8fb42d6ba4f4ba14108067deddd.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>172: The ’cc’ spelling pronunciations (as in ’accuse’ and ’succeed)</title>
        <itunes:title>172: The ’cc’ spelling pronunciations (as in ’accuse’ and ’succeed)</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/172-the-cc-spelling-pronunciations-as-in-accuse-and-succeed/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/172-the-cc-spelling-pronunciations-as-in-accuse-and-succeed/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253740666</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Is it /k/ as in 'accuse' or /ks/ as in 'succeed'

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Is it /k/ as in 'accuse' or /ks/ as in 'succeed'

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/zk1xa2/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253740666-user-772841178-172-the-cc-spelling-pronunciations-as-in-accuse-and-succeed.mp3" length="5334787" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Is it /k/ as in 'accuse' or /ks/ as in 'succeed'

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>430</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/db981ad5f805407c9c752a23b0b33937.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>171: The silent /l/ in the word ’salmon’</title>
        <itunes:title>171: The silent /l/ in the word ’salmon’</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/171-the-silent-l-in-the-word-salmon/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/171-the-silent-l-in-the-word-salmon/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253740523</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Even words we don't use often still matter.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Even words we don't use often still matter.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/on8yb5/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253740523-user-772841178-171-the-silent-l-in-the-word-salmon.mp3" length="4523788" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Even words we don't use often still matter.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>372</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/b5ffcaac12624bf4a4bb32a5bcc1dde8.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>170: ’schwa+r’ /ɚ/ paragraph practice</title>
        <itunes:title>170: ’schwa+r’ /ɚ/ paragraph practice</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/170-schwar-%c9%9a-paragraph-practice/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/170-schwar-%c9%9a-paragraph-practice/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253740354</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Practice this difficult sound in context.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Practice this difficult sound in context.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/pbg9s3/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253740354-user-772841178-170-schwar-paragraph-practice.mp3" length="5907712" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Practice this difficult sound in context.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>501</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/e07bc1f8908aefb64c789cef3da87c1a.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>169: Pronouncing ’Seattle’</title>
        <itunes:title>169: Pronouncing ’Seattle’</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/169-pronouncing-seattle/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/169-pronouncing-seattle/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253740211</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[It takes an advanced lesson to handle a word like 'Seattle.'

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[It takes an advanced lesson to handle a word like 'Seattle.'

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/a8am2x/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253740211-user-772841178-169-pronouncing-seattle.mp3" length="8129765" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[It takes an advanced lesson to handle a word like 'Seattle.'

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>669</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/166f00cd4bb5b19ae1e918e7f3ad8677.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>168: Stress pronunciation patterns in 3-syllable words</title>
        <itunes:title>168: Stress pronunciation patterns in 3-syllable words</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/168-stress-pronunciation-patterns-in-3-syllable-words/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/168-stress-pronunciation-patterns-in-3-syllable-words/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2012 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253739998</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Main stress, secondary stress, and schwa, all in one word]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Main stress, secondary stress, and schwa, all in one word]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/jkf8tt/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253739998-user-772841178-168-stress-pronunciation-patterns-in-3-syllable-words.mp3" length="5307456" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Main stress, secondary stress, and schwa, all in one word]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>448</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/e6d44667a4b332d7b0ca9e666690bd11.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>167: When to use the informal contraction ’useta’</title>
        <itunes:title>167: When to use the informal contraction ’useta’</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/167-when-to-use-the-informal-contraction-useta/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/167-when-to-use-the-informal-contraction-useta/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2012 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[And when can 'used to' be substituted by 'would.'

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[And when can 'used to' be substituted by 'would.'

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/r4k494/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253726553-user-772841178-167-when-to-use-the-informal-contraction-useta.mp3" length="6577389" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[And when can 'used to' be substituted by 'would.'

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>556</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/4437bb65f2a5c015ce53742e63d51a9a.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>166: Understanding /ŋ/, the ’ng’ sound</title>
        <itunes:title>166: Understanding /ŋ/, the ’ng’ sound</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/166-understanding-n-the-ng-sound/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/166-understanding-n-the-ng-sound/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2012 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[When does (and doesn't) the g sound follow the ng sound?

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[When does (and doesn't) the g sound follow the ng sound?

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[When does (and doesn't) the g sound follow the ng sound?

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>538</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/449b6f313061c5211d6713baa844b407.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>165: What is the vocal tract?</title>
        <itunes:title>165: What is the vocal tract?</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/165-what-is-the-vocal-tract/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/165-what-is-the-vocal-tract/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253725615</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[From the lips to the throat and the nose down to the vocal cords.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[From the lips to the throat and the nose down to the vocal cords.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[From the lips to the throat and the nose down to the vocal cords.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>458</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/0a84511fa41de8bf8622ded4bec251c8.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>164: Consonant clusters in English</title>
        <itunes:title>164: Consonant clusters in English</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/164-consonant-clusters-in-english/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/164-consonant-clusters-in-english/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2012 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[/br/, /pr/, /gr/, /kr/, and /skr/ at the beginning of a word.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[/br/, /pr/, /gr/, /kr/, and /skr/ at the beginning of a word.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/o91yje/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253725417-user-772841178-164-consonant-clusters-in-english.mp3" length="5919821" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[/br/, /pr/, /gr/, /kr/, and /skr/ at the beginning of a word.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>515</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/718237572d1347bd236d88c282caeada.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>163: -ile and the differences in American and British English</title>
        <itunes:title>163: -ile and the differences in American and British English</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/163-ile-and-the-differences-in-american-and-british-english/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/163-ile-and-the-differences-in-american-and-british-english/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[fragile: /ˈfrædʒ əl/ in the US /ˈfrædʒ aɪl/ in the UK.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[fragile: /ˈfrædʒ əl/ in the US /ˈfrædʒ aɪl/ in the UK.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[fragile: /ˈfrædʒ əl/ in the US /ˈfrædʒ aɪl/ in the UK.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>378</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/db35383642b2e0615fdcf8ebeade5fab.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>162: The differences between /b/ and /v/</title>
        <itunes:title>162: The differences between /b/ and /v/</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/162-the-differences-between-b-and-v/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/162-the-differences-between-b-and-v/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253724710</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Two different, yet similar sounds.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Two different, yet similar sounds.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/44rj77/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253724710-user-772841178-162-the-differences-between-b-and-v.mp3" length="6049562" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Two different, yet similar sounds.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>517</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/a85697fbb1dc001f356ef51a363e19f3.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>161: Schwa in 2-syllable words</title>
        <itunes:title>161: Schwa in 2-syllable words</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/161-schwa-in-2-syllable-words/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/161-schwa-in-2-syllable-words/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253724501</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[The importance of tiny syllables!

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[The importance of tiny syllables!

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The importance of tiny syllables!

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>570</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/69cfada5cf4f0abb91ee68590dc6210b.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>160: w+a (want), w+a-r (warm), w+o-r (work)</title>
        <itunes:title>160: w+a (want), w+a-r (warm), w+o-r (work)</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/160-wa-want-wa-r-warm-wo-r-work/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/160-wa-want-wa-r-warm-wo-r-work/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2012 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253724190</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Less-known patterns for the aw sound, schwa+r, and or sound.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Less-known patterns for the aw sound, schwa+r, and or sound.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/zv3vpn/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253724190-user-772841178-160-wa-want-wa-r-warm-wo-r-work.mp3" length="6388428" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Less-known patterns for the aw sound, schwa+r, and or sound.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>519</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/ee896e94913f9cdc982fe7b7a9ffc4d9.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>159: What are non-phonetic words?</title>
        <itunes:title>159: What are non-phonetic words?</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/159-what-are-non-phonetic-words/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/159-what-are-non-phonetic-words/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2012 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253723795</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Words that aren't pronounced like we'd expect.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Words that aren't pronounced like we'd expect.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/6ym6va/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253723795-user-772841178-159-what-are-non-phonetic-words.mp3" length="5545711" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Words that aren't pronounced like we'd expect.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>450</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/4296e3ba8dc668a34ac3b4acf1f54c69.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>158: Vowels plus voiced and unvoiced consonants</title>
        <itunes:title>158: Vowels plus voiced and unvoiced consonants</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/158-vowels-plus-voiced-and-unvoiced-consonants/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/158-vowels-plus-voiced-and-unvoiced-consonants/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2012 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253723464</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Vowel sound duration depends on many things.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Vowel sound duration depends on many things.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/zmqqm0/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253723464-user-772841178-158-vowels-plus-voiced-and-unvoiced-consonants.mp3" length="8370294" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Vowel sound duration depends on many things.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>734</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/b1d0453f46ab18ca805cf0f2d2666520.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>157: Native French speakers special!</title>
        <itunes:title>157: Native French speakers special!</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/157-native-french-speakers-special/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/157-native-french-speakers-special/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2012 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253722062</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[The top 10 errors made by native French speakers.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[The top 10 errors made by native French speakers.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/s6el14/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253722062-user-772841178-157-native-french-speakers-special.mp3" length="7638737" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The top 10 errors made by native French speakers.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>674</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/b6069d165246213cfa0afd73be8e07c4.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>156: Silent letters in high-frequency words</title>
        <itunes:title>156: Silent letters in high-frequency words</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/156-silent-letters-in-high-frequency-words/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/156-silent-letters-in-high-frequency-words/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2012 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253721686</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Which high-frequency words have a silent consonant?]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Which high-frequency words have a silent consonant?]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/hhmhaj/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253721686-user-772841178-156-silent-letters-in-high-frequency-words.mp3" length="4428812" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Which high-frequency words have a silent consonant?]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>339</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/413d43c74d40638f2f0f4feabfb79fec.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>155: The f sound and semi-irregular plurals</title>
        <itunes:title>155: The f sound and semi-irregular plurals</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/155-the-f-sound-and-semi-irregular-plurals/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/155-the-f-sound-and-semi-irregular-plurals/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253721460</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[3 things to keep in mind when making 'wife' into 'wives' and 'leaf' into 'leaves.'

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[3 things to keep in mind when making 'wife' into 'wives' and 'leaf' into 'leaves.'

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/4750l2/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253721460-user-772841178-155-the-f-sound-and-semi-irregular-plurals.mp3" length="7418269" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[3 things to keep in mind when making 'wife' into 'wives' and 'leaf' into 'leaves.'

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>618</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/3b438aa4914158f80cab2a377ab5e09d.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>154: ’She sells seashells’</title>
        <itunes:title>154: ’She sells seashells’</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/154-she-sells-seashells/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/154-she-sells-seashells/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253721308</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[A tongue twister to compare the sh sound and s sound.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[A tongue twister to compare the sh sound and s sound.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/461200/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253721308-user-772841178-154-she-sells-seashells.mp3" length="5972499" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[A tongue twister to compare the sh sound and s sound.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>486</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/db0d2ba3820898b8371dd1b8bae5012c.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>153: ’Look at Luke!’</title>
        <itunes:title>153: ’Look at Luke!’</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/153-look-at-luke/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/153-look-at-luke/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253721183</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Compare the oo sound and other u sound.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Compare the oo sound and other u sound.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/wqqcff/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253721183-user-772841178-153-look-at-luke.mp3" length="5039488" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Compare the oo sound and other u sound.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>459</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/bbf3522c5fe0b135c6929e37ccb12d4f.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>152: ’s-c-h’ and the word ’schedule’</title>
        <itunes:title>152: ’s-c-h’ and the word ’schedule’</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/152-s-c-h-and-the-word-schedule/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/152-s-c-h-and-the-word-schedule/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253721048</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[An American/British difference and a Greek history.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[An American/British difference and a Greek history.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/yrigue/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253721048-user-772841178-152-s-c-h-and-the-word-schedule.mp3" length="3330479" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[An American/British difference and a Greek history.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>253</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/edc87ee24af509564e42ee30f64119c0.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>151: j/ch sounds plus -ed ending</title>
        <itunes:title>151: j/ch sounds plus -ed ending</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/151-jch-sounds-plus-ed-ending/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/151-jch-sounds-plus-ed-ending/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[Practice adding the -ed ending to the j or ch sound.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Practice adding the -ed ending to the j or ch sound.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Practice adding the -ed ending to the j or ch sound.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>483</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/6ac144b4810bf717e688c3c89b20f55b.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>150: Common spellings and non-phonetic words</title>
        <itunes:title>150: Common spellings and non-phonetic words</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/150-common-spellings-and-non-phonetic-words/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/150-common-spellings-and-non-phonetic-words/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253720728</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[How do we choose which spellings are common and which words are non-phonetic?

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[How do we choose which spellings are common and which words are non-phonetic?

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[How do we choose which spellings are common and which words are non-phonetic?

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>522</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/a58dc7fb4f1470aea8f3bb6735f1bb38.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>149: Practicing the /w/ and /v/</title>
        <itunes:title>149: Practicing the /w/ and /v/</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/149-practicing-the-w-and-v/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/149-practicing-the-w-and-v/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253720527</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[/w/ and /v/ in paragraph practice.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[/w/ and /v/ in paragraph practice.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/kfau9s/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253720527-user-772841178-149-practicing-the-w-and-v.mp3" length="4650103" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[/w/ and /v/ in paragraph practice.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>417</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/1091279f9a7ead1fb9c23cf0e123aa04.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>148: More ’th’ sounds practice</title>
        <itunes:title>148: More ’th’ sounds practice</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/148-more-th-sounds-practice/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/148-more-th-sounds-practice/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253720348</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Practice quickly saying the th sounds in paragraphs.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Practice quickly saying the th sounds in paragraphs.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/4pi14v/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253720348-user-772841178-148-more-th-sounds-practice.mp3" length="5253963" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Practice quickly saying the th sounds in paragraphs.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>483</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/087b0cc6bfbf2fce75871d0d35e5a21c.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>147: The -ious suffix</title>
        <itunes:title>147: The -ious suffix</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/147-the-ious-suffix/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/147-the-ious-suffix/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253720142</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[All of those vowels and two different pronunciations make this a tricky suffix.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[All of those vowels and two different pronunciations make this a tricky suffix.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/estt2o/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253720142-user-772841178-147-the-ious-suffix.mp3" length="5372895" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[All of those vowels and two different pronunciations make this a tricky suffix.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>483</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/85c472e0194523bb950badbbe38383c6.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>146: Happy ”New” Year!</title>
        <itunes:title>146: Happy ”New” Year!</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/146-happy-new-year/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/146-happy-new-year/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253719948</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA["New" in American and British English.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA["New" in American and British English.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/8irsa8/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253719948-user-772841178-146-happy-new-year.mp3" length="5399385" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA["New" in American and British English.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>486</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/067992de6d3789d551f624913db2802e.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>145: a, e,i, o, u and sometimes y</title>
        <itunes:title>145: a, e,i, o, u and sometimes y</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/145-a-ei-o-u-and-sometimes-y/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/145-a-ei-o-u-and-sometimes-y/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253719805</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Why is 'y' sometimes a vowel.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Why is 'y' sometimes a vowel.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/s6cry2/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253719805-user-772841178-145-a-ei-o-u-and-sometimes-y.mp3" length="6036548" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Why is 'y' sometimes a vowel.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>572</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/afd4218b7d1ae49ac1f1966cb09c7981.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>144: -ed ending exceptions</title>
        <itunes:title>144: -ed ending exceptions</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/144-ed-ending-exceptions/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/144-ed-ending-exceptions/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253719604</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Some -ed adjectives gain a syllable.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Some -ed adjectives gain a syllable.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/vzhmo2/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253719604-user-772841178-144-ed-ending-exceptions.mp3" length="4865058" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Some -ed adjectives gain a syllable.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>402</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/ffe1956daaef7a4c2bb691cd3a85548e.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>143: Don’t over-pronounce sounds</title>
        <itunes:title>143: Don’t over-pronounce sounds</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/143-don-t-over-pronounce-sounds/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/143-don-t-over-pronounce-sounds/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253719461</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Exaggeration is not authentic speech.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Exaggeration is not authentic speech.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ikw8v6/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253719461-user-772841178-143-dont-over-pronounce-sounds.mp3" length="5386764" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Exaggeration is not authentic speech.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>454</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/a2f20892e1848b15dd18b2460963900d.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>142: The syllabic /l/</title>
        <itunes:title>142: The syllabic /l/</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/142-the-syllabic-l/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/142-the-syllabic-l/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253719331</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Don't add a vowel sound!

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Don't add a vowel sound!

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/rjx7qs/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253719331-user-772841178-142-the-syllabic-l.mp3" length="4972572" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Don't add a vowel sound!

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>433</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/f1badc70a6c668697db88b066da422be.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>141: We ”recently” changed our t sound lesson</title>
        <itunes:title>141: We ”recently” changed our t sound lesson</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/141-we-recently-changed-our-t-sound-lesson/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/141-we-recently-changed-our-t-sound-lesson/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253719165</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Updates to the alternative t sound patterns.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Updates to the alternative t sound patterns.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/2ug0g2/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253719165-user-772841178-141-we-recently-changed-our-t-sound-lesson.mp3" length="6043508" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Updates to the alternative t sound patterns.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>547</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/87408ad4691c341987122aae5aa8eaf3.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>140: The ’oo’ spelling of the words ’foot’ and ’soon’</title>
        <itunes:title>140: The ’oo’ spelling of the words ’foot’ and ’soon’</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/140-the-oo-spelling-of-the-words-foot-and-soon/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/140-the-oo-spelling-of-the-words-foot-and-soon/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253718984</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[The oo sound is more common, but the other u sound is possible.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[The oo sound is more common, but the other u sound is possible.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/sblzf8/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253718984-user-772841178-140-the-oo-spelling-of-the-words-foot-and-soon.mp3" length="4756295" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The oo sound is more common, but the other u sound is possible.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>418</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/e7f71b90855b4b0bce69ab01ddd79d4a.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>139: Pronunciation of ’sure’</title>
        <itunes:title>139: Pronunciation of ’sure’</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/139-pronunciation-of-sure/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/139-pronunciation-of-sure/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253718734</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[It begins with an sh sound, but after that, it gets a little complicated.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[It begins with an sh sound, but after that, it gets a little complicated.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/zvpbnl/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253718734-user-772841178-139-pronunciation-of-sure.mp3" length="5924357" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[It begins with an sh sound, but after that, it gets a little complicated.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>523</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/81e0f9cfd80c9ed5a90e59582e5da5a9.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>138: Pronunciation of ’often’</title>
        <itunes:title>138: Pronunciation of ’often’</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/138-pronunciation-of-often/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/138-pronunciation-of-often/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253718551</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[/t/ or no /t/, and what about the 'o'?

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[/t/ or no /t/, and what about the 'o'?

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/3zv5g8/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253718551-user-772841178-138-pronunciation-of-often.mp3" length="3576393" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[/t/ or no /t/, and what about the 'o'?

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>285</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/8a06521f156841c3116bc830e19dcd36.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>137: ’ct’ spelling plus -ed and -s ending</title>
        <itunes:title>137: ’ct’ spelling plus -ed and -s ending</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/137-ct-spelling-plus-ed-and-s-ending/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/137-ct-spelling-plus-ed-and-s-ending/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253718265</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Difficult consonant combinations explained.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Difficult consonant combinations explained.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Difficult consonant combinations explained.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>570</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/bd9575a515377d81e1a3b2b7ae78d935.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>135: m sound/n sound/ng sound</title>
        <itunes:title>135: m sound/n sound/ng sound</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/135-m-soundn-soundng-sound/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/135-m-soundn-soundng-sound/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[The sounds that come out your nose!

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[The sounds that come out your nose!

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The sounds that come out your nose!

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>442</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/ae3ac6bb7fb697df695f97b0e7bd3bce.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>134: consonant-y-consonant</title>
        <itunes:title>134: consonant-y-consonant</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/134-consonant-y-consonant/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/134-consonant-y-consonant/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253717889</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[The letter "y" in the middle of a word.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[The letter "y" in the middle of a word.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The letter "y" in the middle of a word.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>500</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/05a7272156d49b1bc6a9c329ce3a8c8f.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>133: t/d, p/b, and k/g at the beginning of a word</title>
        <itunes:title>133: t/d, p/b, and k/g at the beginning of a word</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/133-td-pb-and-kg-at-the-beginning-of-a-word/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/133-td-pb-and-kg-at-the-beginning-of-a-word/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253717758</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Puff practice! Stop sounds at the beginning of words.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Puff practice! Stop sounds at the beginning of words.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/a5w2gd/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253717758-user-772841178-133-td-pb-and-kg-at-the-beginning-of-a-word.mp3" length="5272476" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Puff practice! Stop sounds at the beginning of words.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>470</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/5705732344f0a962bcbf154d2203f556.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>132: ea spelling: long e or short e</title>
        <itunes:title>132: ea spelling: long e or short e</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/132-ea-spelling-long-e-or-short-e/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/132-ea-spelling-long-e-or-short-e/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253717632</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Which pronunciation is the most common for this spelling?

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Which pronunciation is the most common for this spelling?

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Which pronunciation is the most common for this spelling?

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>571</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/0f5d2e7738e4325bc65fbf0a7d8e8b46.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>131: The word ”new” in place names</title>
        <itunes:title>131: The word ”new” in place names</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/131-the-word-new-in-place-names/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/131-the-word-new-in-place-names/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253717457</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Syllable stress patterns in open compound nouns.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Syllable stress patterns in open compound nouns.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/z1cg22/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253717457-user-772841178-131-the-word-new-in-place-names.mp3" length="3617121" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Syllable stress patterns in open compound nouns.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>281</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/21b677ab43ea2f7e5c923223829dc618.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>130: 2-syllable word stress</title>
        <itunes:title>130: 2-syllable word stress</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/130-2-syllable-word-stress/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/130-2-syllable-word-stress/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253714579</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[How accurate are the 2-syllable word stress patterns?]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[How accurate are the 2-syllable word stress patterns?]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/67lzm8/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253714579-user-772841178-130-2-syllable-word-stress.mp3" length="5893886" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[How accurate are the 2-syllable word stress patterns?]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>517</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/6156330fd36d8deac6f69ca256f47c79.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>129: Portuguese speakers special, part 2</title>
        <itunes:title>129: Portuguese speakers special, part 2</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/129-portuguese-speakers-special-part-2/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/129-portuguese-speakers-special-part-2/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253714322</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Troublesome consonant sounds for Portuguese speakers.

Troublesome consonant sounds for Portuguese speakers.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Troublesome consonant sounds for Portuguese speakers.

Troublesome consonant sounds for Portuguese speakers.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/dsx6x7/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253714322-user-772841178-129-portuguese-speakers-special-part-2.mp3" length="8366290" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Troublesome consonant sounds for Portuguese speakers.

Troublesome consonant sounds for Portuguese speakers.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>797</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/bac33c38bca47731d6f834581e09261e.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>128: The pronunciations of i-consonant-e</title>
        <itunes:title>128: The pronunciations of i-consonant-e</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/128-the-pronunciations-of-i-consonant-e/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/128-the-pronunciations-of-i-consonant-e/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253714148</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[i-consonant-e in 1-, 2-, and 3-syllable words for English as a Second Language Learners.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[i-consonant-e in 1-, 2-, and 3-syllable words for English as a Second Language Learners.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/mrkbwf/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253714148-user-772841178-128-the-pronunciations-of-i-consonant-e.mp3" length="6743457" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[i-consonant-e in 1-, 2-, and 3-syllable words for English as a Second Language Learners.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>594</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/a4bb0ade54c629be5028b990a03af58d.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>127: Portuguese speakers special, part 1</title>
        <itunes:title>127: Portuguese speakers special, part 1</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/127-portuguese-speakers-special-part-1/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/127-portuguese-speakers-special-part-1/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253713971</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[The English vowel sounds that cause problems for Portuguese speakers.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[The English vowel sounds that cause problems for Portuguese speakers.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ehtyy4/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253713971-user-772841178-127-portuguese-speakers-special-part-1.mp3" length="7680794" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The English vowel sounds that cause problems for Portuguese speakers.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>733</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/ace01ddc183e288960cd9a2fbcecec90.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>126: Unstressed syllables, part 2</title>
        <itunes:title>126: Unstressed syllables, part 2</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/126-unstressed-syllables-part-2/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/126-unstressed-syllables-part-2/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253713739</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Short i as an unstressed vowel sound for English as a Second Language Learners.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Short i as an unstressed vowel sound for English as a Second Language Learners.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ibwcw3/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253713739-user-772841178-126-unstressed-syllables-part-2.mp3" length="6207920" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Short i as an unstressed vowel sound for English as a Second Language Learners.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>568</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/6613629fe6c562a74d9d02d392f92bb5.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>125: Unstressed syllables, part 1</title>
        <itunes:title>125: Unstressed syllables, part 1</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/125-unstressed-syllables-part-1/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/125-unstressed-syllables-part-1/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253713472</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Schwa: the most important weak vowel sound.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Schwa: the most important weak vowel sound.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/yezuw0/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253713472-user-772841178-125-unstressed-syllables-part-1.mp3" length="5985511" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Schwa: the most important weak vowel sound.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>543</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/9d6b23e2b8652daab281863e3728d3b4.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>124: French words in English</title>
        <itunes:title>124: French words in English</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/124-french-words-in-english/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/124-french-words-in-english/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253713074</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[How the French language affects English pronunciation.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[How the French language affects English pronunciation.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/prgbfh/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253713074-user-772841178-124-french-words-in-english.mp3" length="4898396" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[How the French language affects English pronunciation.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>446</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/6b912183ac679deaa3937584d807e5c7.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>123: A Merry, Marry, Mary Christmas</title>
        <itunes:title>123: A Merry, Marry, Mary Christmas</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/123-a-merry-marry-mary-christmas/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/123-a-merry-marry-mary-christmas/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253712899</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[A tri-sound merger explained for the Holidays.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[A tri-sound merger explained for the Holidays.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/01w0si/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253712899-user-772841178-123-a-merry-marry-mary-christmas.mp3" length="8494214" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[A tri-sound merger explained for the Holidays.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>382</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/f70965b4e26d697b6332c9ff113fcd0d.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>119: The bunched /r/</title>
        <itunes:title>119: The bunched /r/</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/119-the-bunched-r/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/119-the-bunched-r/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253712498</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Which of these two techniques for the r sound works best for you?

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Which of these two techniques for the r sound works best for you?

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/blx39q/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253712498-user-772841178-119-the-bunched-r-sound.mp3" length="5819551" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Which of these two techniques for the r sound works best for you?

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>509</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/493e29f247a8b4e92f8f83d1eca9dff6.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>118: The prefix re-</title>
        <itunes:title>118: The prefix re-</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/118-the-prefix-re/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/118-the-prefix-re/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253712319</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[long e, short i, short e, and schwa: all pronunciations of re-

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[long e, short i, short e, and schwa: all pronunciations of re-

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[long e, short i, short e, and schwa: all pronunciations of re-

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>565</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/e5ff7da1519bf903b211de3ab021e63f.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>117: Suffixes with /ʧ/ (ch sound)</title>
        <itunes:title>117: Suffixes with /ʧ/ (ch sound)</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/117-suffixes-with-%ca%a7-ch-sound/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/117-suffixes-with-%ca%a7-ch-sound/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[The -tion, -tial, -ure, and -al suffix and how they relate to the ch sound.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[The -tion, -tial, -ure, and -al suffix and how they relate to the ch sound.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The -tion, -tial, -ure, and -al suffix and how they relate to the ch sound.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>434</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/efacc1591b120282b8a250078e199a6b.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>116: Using ’ain’t’</title>
        <itunes:title>116: Using ’ain’t’</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/116-using-ain-t/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/116-using-ain-t/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253711660</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[When is--and when isn'--'ain't' appropriate?

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[When is--and when isn'--'ain't' appropriate?

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[When is--and when isn'--'ain't' appropriate?

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>636</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/e91f5d35852bdb7729bd6c74725763b3.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>115: Sound combinations: sp-, st-, sk-, sc-</title>
        <itunes:title>115: Sound combinations: sp-, st-, sk-, sc-</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/115-sound-combinations-sp-st-sk-sc/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/115-sound-combinations-sp-st-sk-sc/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253711373</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[What happens to unvoiced stops after the s sound?

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[What happens to unvoiced stops after the s sound?

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What happens to unvoiced stops after the s sound?

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>534</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/16f0b8b85a1d4261cda5d31ea748db2b.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>114: ’Puff’ (aspiration) details of stop sounds</title>
        <itunes:title>114: ’Puff’ (aspiration) details of stop sounds</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/114-puff-aspiration-details-of-stop-sounds/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/114-puff-aspiration-details-of-stop-sounds/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253711112</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Stops are /b/, /p/, /k/, /g/, /d/, nd /t/, and the amount of "puff" we give to them matters.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Stops are /b/, /p/, /k/, /g/, /d/, nd /t/, and the amount of "puff" we give to them matters.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/63e1fp/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253711112-user-772841178-114-puff-aspiration-details-of-stop-sounds.mp3" length="5646221" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Stops are /b/, /p/, /k/, /g/, /d/, nd /t/, and the amount of "puff" we give to them matters.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>557</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/8da2a914a74ee8f7fac88e5c87d1ec0c.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>113: The /h/, like a chameleon</title>
        <itunes:title>113: The /h/, like a chameleon</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/113-the-h-like-a-chameleon/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/113-the-h-like-a-chameleon/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253710659</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[No sound can become more like surrounding sounds than the h sound.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[No sound can become more like surrounding sounds than the h sound.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/enbf3g/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253710659-user-772841178-113-the-h-like-a-chameleon.mp3" length="4580203" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[No sound can become more like surrounding sounds than the h sound.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>427</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/cdb2abee892fd50defab511787c010f5.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>112: Dropping the /d/</title>
        <itunes:title>112: Dropping the /d/</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/112-dropping-the-d/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/112-dropping-the-d/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253710473</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Here is a little-discussed rule about omitting the d sound in certain consonant clusters.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Here is a little-discussed rule about omitting the d sound in certain consonant clusters.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/9zrkik/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253710473-user-772841178-112-dropping-the-d.mp3" length="6425401" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Here is a little-discussed rule about omitting the d sound in certain consonant clusters.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>615</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/f362b6e074c2b88c4d061fa0eb08453c.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>111: Linking /v/ and /f/</title>
        <itunes:title>111: Linking /v/ and /f/</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/111-linking-v-and-f/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/111-linking-v-and-f/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253710266</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Practicing a few simple techniques can make it much easier to transition to and from the v sound and f sound.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Practicing a few simple techniques can make it much easier to transition to and from the v sound and f sound.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ozbn02/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253710266-user-772841178-111-linking-v-and-f.mp3" length="5497242" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Practicing a few simple techniques can make it much easier to transition to and from the v sound and f sound.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>517</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/17c83a239b036231a701debd9e8c748e.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>110: Troublesome /v/ and /f/</title>
        <itunes:title>110: Troublesome /v/ and /f/</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/110-troublesome-v-and-f/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/110-troublesome-v-and-f/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253710039</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Be careful with the /b/, /p/ and /w/ when working with the /f/ and /v/.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Be careful with the /b/, /p/ and /w/ when working with the /f/ and /v/.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/x9y57y/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253710039-user-772841178-110-troublesome-v-and-f.mp3" length="15497372" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Be careful with the /b/, /p/ and /w/ when working with the /f/ and /v/.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>733</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/98858072347f2a059e267fae5ebeccdc.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>109: /s/, /z/, /ʃ/, /ʒ/ (s, z, sh, and zh sounds) compare and contrast</title>
        <itunes:title>109: /s/, /z/, /ʃ/, /ʒ/ (s, z, sh, and zh sounds) compare and contrast</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/109-s-z-%ca%83-%ca%92-s-z-sh-and-zh-sounds-compare-and-contrast/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/109-s-z-%ca%83-%ca%92-s-z-sh-and-zh-sounds-compare-and-contrast/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253709678</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Four sounds that are quite similar, but different in a few very important ways.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Four sounds that are quite similar, but different in a few very important ways.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/k37ojn/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253709678-user-772841178-109-s-z-s-z-sh-and-zh-sounds-compare-and-contrast.mp3" length="19695323" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Four sounds that are quite similar, but different in a few very important ways.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>943</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/9b0d7dc7ff0c512fce617d2d0ee3e13e.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>108: In the US, it is ’learned’ and ’spelled,’ while the British kept ’learnt’ and ’spelt’</title>
        <itunes:title>108: In the US, it is ’learned’ and ’spelled,’ while the British kept ’learnt’ and ’spelt’</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/108-in-the-us-it-is-learned-and-spelled-while-the-british-kept-learnt-and-spelt/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/108-in-the-us-it-is-learned-and-spelled-while-the-british-kept-learnt-and-spelt/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253709300</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[The English past tense became regular; the British kept the irregular spelling.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[The English past tense became regular; the British kept the irregular spelling.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/8svpht/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253709300-user-772841178-108-in-the-us-it-is-learned-and-spelled-while-the-british-kept-learnt-and-spelt.mp3" length="11020749" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The English past tense became regular; the British kept the irregular spelling.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>509</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/d6421040d096de9e875af2f7171ddc03.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>107: ’ck’ after short vowels (as in back), ’k’ after all the others (as in ’bake)</title>
        <itunes:title>107: ’ck’ after short vowels (as in back), ’k’ after all the others (as in ’bake)</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/107-ck-after-short-vowels-as-in-back-k-after-all-the-others-as-in-bake/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/107-ck-after-short-vowels-as-in-back-k-after-all-the-others-as-in-bake/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253708959</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Learning intricate English phonetic patterns can give you confidence in vowel pronunciation.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Learning intricate English phonetic patterns can give you confidence in vowel pronunciation.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/dlyrip/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253708959-user-772841178-107-ck-after-short-vowels-as-in-back-k-after-all-the-others-as-in-bake.mp3" length="8272377" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Learning intricate English phonetic patterns can give you confidence in vowel pronunciation.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>371</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/5af3f5740155fc1f7a4ef6c036813279.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>106: ’long u’ stressed and reduced; /yu/ or /yə/?</title>
        <itunes:title>106: ’long u’ stressed and reduced; /yu/ or /yə/?</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/106-long-u-stressed-and-reduced-yu-or-y%c9%99/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/106-long-u-stressed-and-reduced-yu-or-y%c9%99/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253708583</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[The long u can be difficult to recognize in multi-syllable words, especially when it's reduced.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[The long u can be difficult to recognize in multi-syllable words, especially when it's reduced.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/2ni4xu/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253708583-user-772841178-106-long-u-stressed-and-reduced-yu-or-y.mp3" length="14550977" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The long u can be difficult to recognize in multi-syllable words, especially when it's reduced.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>685</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/1268855be9b1596c725124f3fedf95ab.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>105: Pronouncing ’though,’ ’thought,’ ’through,’ and ’thorough’</title>
        <itunes:title>105: Pronouncing ’though,’ ’thought,’ ’through,’ and ’thorough’</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/105-pronouncing-though-thought-through-and-thorough/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/105-pronouncing-though-thought-through-and-thorough/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253708308</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[These four o-u-g-h words can be so similar, yet different in very important ways.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[These four o-u-g-h words can be so similar, yet different in very important ways.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/brqhfx/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253708308-user-772841178-105-pronouncing-though-thought-through-and-thorough.mp3" length="8400195" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[These four o-u-g-h words can be so similar, yet different in very important ways.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>377</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/140639055d33eb550eb44f5f8d547b6b.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>104: Pronouncing ’pronounce’ and ’pronunciation’</title>
        <itunes:title>104: Pronouncing ’pronounce’ and ’pronunciation’</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/104-pronouncing-pronounce-and-pronunciation/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/104-pronouncing-pronounce-and-pronunciation/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[Many patterns of pronunciation can be found through a quick study of these two words.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Many patterns of pronunciation can be found through a quick study of these two words.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Many patterns of pronunciation can be found through a quick study of these two words.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>413</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/d99f3bda070d6fff50487d0aeeab615e.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>102: Russian/Ukrainian Special Episode</title>
        <itunes:title>102: Russian/Ukrainian Special Episode</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/102-russianukrainian-special-episode/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/102-russianukrainian-special-episode/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[Learn the most common difficulties Russian and Ukrainian speakers face when speaking English with an American English accent.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Learn the most common difficulties Russian and Ukrainian speakers face when speaking English with an American English accent.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Learn the most common difficulties Russian and Ukrainian speakers face when speaking English with an American English accent.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>854</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/135edc7bd2cb9b57f588b32d10c4b9c8.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>101: Subtle oddities of the word ’subtle’</title>
        <itunes:title>101: Subtle oddities of the word ’subtle’</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/101-subtle-oddities-of-the-word-subtle/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/101-subtle-oddities-of-the-word-subtle/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[A silent /b/, an altered /t/, and a strange history make the word 'subtle' interesting to learn about!

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[A silent /b/, an altered /t/, and a strange history make the word 'subtle' interesting to learn about!

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[A silent /b/, an altered /t/, and a strange history make the word 'subtle' interesting to learn about!

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>397</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/abc51857eee924fc1797dcf4d48675c2.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>100: A Hundred/One Hundred</title>
        <itunes:title>100: A Hundred/One Hundred</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/100-a-hundredone-hundred/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/100-a-hundredone-hundred/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253707186</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Why is saying 'a hundred' more common than saying 'one hundred' in American English?

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Why is saying 'a hundred' more common than saying 'one hundred' in American English?

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Why is saying 'a hundred' more common than saying 'one hundred' in American English?

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>550</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/6c3e9a6087612d115d0dd1c6e4a6f456.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>99: Three-word informal contractions</title>
        <itunes:title>99: Three-word informal contractions</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/99-three-word-informal-contractions/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/99-three-word-informal-contractions/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA['How did you' can be reduced to 'howdja;' 'where did you' to 'wheredja;' and 'what did you' to 'whadja,' but those reductions can cost listener comprehension.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA['How did you' can be reduced to 'howdja;' 'where did you' to 'wheredja;' and 'what did you' to 'whadja,' but those reductions can cost listener comprehension.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA['How did you' can be reduced to 'howdja;' 'where did you' to 'wheredja;' and 'what did you' to 'whadja,' but those reductions can cost listener comprehension.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>378</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/9151ac3e28b19732bca05e0acc59d6bb.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>97: The transition from ’used to’ to ’useta’</title>
        <itunes:title>97: The transition from ’used to’ to ’useta’</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/97-the-transition-from-used-to-to-useta/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/97-the-transition-from-used-to-to-useta/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[Informal contractions are born when speakers find easier ways to pronounce words.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Informal contractions are born when speakers find easier ways to pronounce words.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Informal contractions are born when speakers find easier ways to pronounce words.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>380</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/6ad2999abb68355c7e8314a00355cd07.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>96: How ’women’ could have been ’wimmen’</title>
        <itunes:title>96: How ’women’ could have been ’wimmen’</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/96-how-women-could-have-been-wimmen/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/96-how-women-could-have-been-wimmen/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253706357</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Noah Webster did his best to make spelling easier, but his ideas weren't always accepted.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Noah Webster did his best to make spelling easier, but his ideas weren't always accepted.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Noah Webster did his best to make spelling easier, but his ideas weren't always accepted.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>287</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/9bf4fdd83b8211d4f9946dfe549b7d00.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>94: /t/+/y/=/ʧ/, /d/+/y/=/ʤ/, surprising ’ch’ and ’j’ sounds.</title>
        <itunes:title>94: /t/+/y/=/ʧ/, /d/+/y/=/ʤ/, surprising ’ch’ and ’j’ sounds.</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/94-ty%ca%a7-dy%ca%a4-surprising-ch-and-j-sounds/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/94-ty%ca%a7-dy%ca%a4-surprising-ch-and-j-sounds/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253706116</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Assimilation: two adjacent sounds can cause changes to pronunciation.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Assimilation: two adjacent sounds can cause changes to pronunciation.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Assimilation: two adjacent sounds can cause changes to pronunciation.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>497</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/1b171d8b12d4c479134d8a406af067e1.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>93: Do you accidentally make your /l/ into /w/?</title>
        <itunes:title>93: Do you accidentally make your /l/ into /w/?</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/93-do-you-accidentally-make-your-l-into-w/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/93-do-you-accidentally-make-your-l-into-w/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253705745</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Don't round those lips! Especially at the end of the word, the l sound can cause some surprising problems.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Don't round those lips! Especially at the end of the word, the l sound can cause some surprising problems.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Don't round those lips! Especially at the end of the word, the l sound can cause some surprising problems.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>526</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/a3483ae77a684d9b6a41e620630bb5b8.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>91: iPad/iPod, the world’s newest /æ,ɑ/ (short a/short o) minimal pair</title>
        <itunes:title>91: iPad/iPod, the world’s newest /æ,ɑ/ (short a/short o) minimal pair</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/91-ipadipod-the-world-s-newest-%c3%a6%c9%91-short-ashort-o-minimal-pair/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/91-ipadipod-the-world-s-newest-%c3%a6%c9%91-short-ashort-o-minimal-pair/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253689840</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Even some native speakers of English are worried about the similar pronunciation of the newest Apple product. Comparing pronunciation of the iPad to the older iPod.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Even some native speakers of English are worried about the similar pronunciation of the newest Apple product. Comparing pronunciation of the iPad to the older iPod.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/nnvff1/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253689840-user-772841178-91-ipadipod-the-worlds-newest-ae-short-ashort-o-minimal-pair.mp3" length="3871888" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Even some native speakers of English are worried about the similar pronunciation of the newest Apple product. Comparing pronunciation of the iPad to the older iPod.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>316</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/fe0d1069b681630339581f80458f0484.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>90: The j sound, spelled j, dge, ge, and g(i)</title>
        <itunes:title>90: The j sound, spelled j, dge, ge, and g(i)</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/90-the-j-sound-spelled-j-dge-ge-and-gi/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/90-the-j-sound-spelled-j-dge-ge-and-gi/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[The 'dge' and 'j' spelling are both usually pronounced with the 'j sound.' And don't forget, a 'j sound' is simply a voiced 'ch sound'!

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[The 'dge' and 'j' spelling are both usually pronounced with the 'j sound.' And don't forget, a 'j sound' is simply a voiced 'ch sound'!

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The 'dge' and 'j' spelling are both usually pronounced with the 'j sound.' And don't forget, a 'j sound' is simply a voiced 'ch sound'!

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>389</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/b46ab8fa55884450ab8ef9b37035156e.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>88: Why is ’tch’ (as in ’watch’) easier to pronounce than ’ch’ (as in which)?</title>
        <itunes:title>88: Why is ’tch’ (as in ’watch’) easier to pronounce than ’ch’ (as in which)?</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/88-why-is-tch-as-in-watch-easier-to-pronounce-than-ch-as-in-which/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/88-why-is-tch-as-in-watch-easier-to-pronounce-than-ch-as-in-which/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[The 'tch' and 'ch' spelling should BOTH be pronounced as /ʧ/ (the ch sound, yet 'tch' often seems easier for non-native English speakers.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[The 'tch' and 'ch' spelling should BOTH be pronounced as /ʧ/ (the ch sound, yet 'tch' often seems easier for non-native English speakers.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/lsn5r1/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253688773-user-772841178-88-why-is-tch-as-in-watch-easier-to-pronounce-than-ch-as-in-which.mp3" length="6048956" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The 'tch' and 'ch' spelling should BOTH be pronounced as /ʧ/ (the ch sound, yet 'tch' often seems easier for non-native English speakers.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>555</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/46916a340de940b3d934d4b86e663e44.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>85: Why is the ’Ch’ in ’Christmas’ pronounced as /k/?</title>
        <itunes:title>85: Why is the ’Ch’ in ’Christmas’ pronounced as /k/?</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/85-why-is-the-ch-in-christmas-pronounced-as-k/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/85-why-is-the-ch-in-christmas-pronounced-as-k/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[It's all Greek to me! Knowing a little bit of history behind a word can go a long way when it comes to pronouncing the 'ch' spelling.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[It's all Greek to me! Knowing a little bit of history behind a word can go a long way when it comes to pronouncing the 'ch' spelling.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/jayw4s/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253688103-user-772841178-85-why-is-the-ch-in-christmas-pronounced-as-k.mp3" length="3856108" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[It's all Greek to me! Knowing a little bit of history behind a word can go a long way when it comes to pronouncing the 'ch' spelling.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>297</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/330cd1842881459a2fe90810443b9431.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>84: ’Who,’ ’what,’ ’when,’ and ’where’: How do you pronouce words that begin with wh-?</title>
        <itunes:title>84: ’Who,’ ’what,’ ’when,’ and ’where’: How do you pronouce words that begin with wh-?</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/84-who-what-when-and-where-how-do-you-pronouce-words-that-begin-with-wh/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/84-who-what-when-and-where-how-do-you-pronouce-words-that-begin-with-wh/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[Do you pronounce /h/ in the wh- spelling? Not usually.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Do you pronounce /h/ in the wh- spelling? Not usually.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Do you pronounce /h/ in the wh- spelling? Not usually.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>336</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/f93f66b553190dba8df4a5e045094cff.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>82: Thanksgiving holiday th sounds /ð, θ/ review</title>
        <itunes:title>82: Thanksgiving holiday th sounds /ð, θ/ review</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/82-thanksgiving-holiday-th-sounds-%c3%b0-%ce%b8-review/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/82-thanksgiving-holiday-th-sounds-%c3%b0-%ce%b8-review/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Have fun reviewing the 'th sounds' with this extra practice podcast.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Have fun reviewing the 'th sounds' with this extra practice podcast.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Have fun reviewing the 'th sounds' with this extra practice podcast.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>347</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/556629ed6894c4674926f9a2546c7950.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>81: ”About a boat,” comparing /oʊ/ and /aʊ/</title>
        <itunes:title>81: ”About a boat,” comparing /oʊ/ and /aʊ/</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/81-about-a-boat-comparing-o%ca%8a-and-a%ca%8a/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/81-about-a-boat-comparing-o%ca%8a-and-a%ca%8a/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253685731</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[These two-sound vowels (the long o and ow--as in 'no' and 'now') both end in the w sound, and both can be spelled 'ow.'

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[These two-sound vowels (the long o and ow--as in 'no' and 'now') both end in the w sound, and both can be spelled 'ow.'

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[These two-sound vowels (the long o and ow--as in 'no' and 'now') both end in the w sound, and both can be spelled 'ow.'

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>480</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/eeb51dd97d1709632aa93dadab246af5.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>79: Comparing /eɪ/, /i/, /ɑɪ/  (long a, long i, and long e)</title>
        <itunes:title>79: Comparing /eɪ/, /i/, /ɑɪ/  (long a, long i, and long e)</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/79-comparing-e%c9%aa-i-%c9%91%c9%aa-long-a-long-i-and-long-e/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/79-comparing-e%c9%aa-i-%c9%91%c9%aa-long-a-long-i-and-long-e/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[Understanding how the vowel sounds in 'bake,' 'bike' and 'beak' are related to /y/.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Understanding how the vowel sounds in 'bake,' 'bike' and 'beak' are related to /y/.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Understanding how the vowel sounds in 'bake,' 'bike' and 'beak' are related to /y/.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>729</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/aea5270501ff348ba287436f62bcba73.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>78: Comparing /æ/, /ɑ/, /ɔ/ (short a, short o, and aw)</title>
        <itunes:title>78: Comparing /æ/, /ɑ/, /ɔ/ (short a, short o, and aw)</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/78-comparing-%c3%a6-%c9%91-%c9%94-short-a-short-o-and-aw/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/78-comparing-%c3%a6-%c9%91-%c9%94-short-a-short-o-and-aw/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253683650</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Understanding a sequence of low vowel sounds (as in 'stack,' 'stock,' and 'stalk')

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Understanding a sequence of low vowel sounds (as in 'stack,' 'stock,' and 'stalk')

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Understanding a sequence of low vowel sounds (as in 'stack,' 'stock,' and 'stalk')

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>491</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/8d2d8c427709d8cad65163f9c179867c.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>77: Comparing /i/, /ɪ/, /ɛ/, and /ʌ/ (long e, short i, short e, and short u)</title>
        <itunes:title>77: Comparing /i/, /ɪ/, /ɛ/, and /ʌ/ (long e, short i, short e, and short u)</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/77-comparing-i-%c9%aa-%c9%9b-and-%ca%8c-long-e-short-i-short-e-and-short-u/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/77-comparing-i-%c9%aa-%c9%9b-and-%ca%8c-long-e-short-i-short-e-and-short-u/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253683068</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Understanding a sequence of very similar sounds (as in 'bead,' 'bid,' 'bed,' and 'bud')

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Understanding a sequence of very similar sounds (as in 'bead,' 'bid,' 'bed,' and 'bud')

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Understanding a sequence of very similar sounds (as in 'bead,' 'bid,' 'bed,' and 'bud')

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>525</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/3bf501fcb3378064c368d9f079ebb753.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>75: ’can’ and ’can’t,’ how are they different? Not how you expect!</title>
        <itunes:title>75: ’can’ and ’can’t,’ how are they different? Not how you expect!</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/75-can-and-can-t-how-are-they-different-not-how-you-expect/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/75-can-and-can-t-how-are-they-different-not-how-you-expect/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253682086</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Change in vowel sounds, sentence stress, and a glottal stop: lots of details make the pronunciation of these words different.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Change in vowel sounds, sentence stress, and a glottal stop: lots of details make the pronunciation of these words different.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Change in vowel sounds, sentence stress, and a glottal stop: lots of details make the pronunciation of these words different.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>843</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/3d7f03d06ae1474566f6d096f359de6e.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>74: Are ’for’ and ’four’ pronounced the same or differently?</title>
        <itunes:title>74: Are ’for’ and ’four’ pronounced the same or differently?</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/74-are-for-and-four-pronounced-the-same-or-differently/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/74-are-for-and-four-pronounced-the-same-or-differently/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253681603</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[for/four: When do the words for and four sound the same, and when are they different?

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[for/four: When do the words for and four sound the same, and when are they different?

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[for/four: When do the words for and four sound the same, and when are they different?

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>797</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/6ecc50f0272a9dbf49a003dd843355d8.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>73: Reducing the word ’of’ to /ə/</title>
        <itunes:title>73: Reducing the word ’of’ to /ə/</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/73-reducing-the-word-of-to-%c9%99/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/73-reducing-the-word-of-to-%c9%99/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253681238</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[When the word 'of' links into a consonant, the /v/ is often dropped.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[When the word 'of' links into a consonant, the /v/ is often dropped.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/g41kg5/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253681238-user-772841178-73-reducing-the-word-of-to.mp3" length="6356187" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[When the word 'of' links into a consonant, the /v/ is often dropped.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>625</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/e4eec0cc8dd3567c2f711214d9e197bc.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>72: Using /n/ instead of /ŋ/ (the ’ng’ sound) in -ing ending</title>
        <itunes:title>72: Using /n/ instead of /ŋ/ (the ’ng’ sound) in -ing ending</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/72-using-n-instead-of-n-the-ng-sound-in-ing-ending/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/72-using-n-instead-of-n-the-ng-sound-in-ing-ending/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253679626</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[-ing: substituting the n sound for the ng sound.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[-ing: substituting the n sound for the ng sound.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/e6byzc/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253679626-user-772841178-72-using-n-instead-of-the-ng-sound-in-ing-ending.mp3" length="5509612" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[-ing: substituting the n sound for the ng sound.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>488</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/a3fed4b197f4b5eb5c09f88a6e504e4b.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>71: When and why do some words (like ’interesting’) lose a syllable?</title>
        <itunes:title>71: When and why do some words (like ’interesting’) lose a syllable?</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/71-when-and-why-do-some-words-like-interesting-lose-a-syllable/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/71-when-and-why-do-some-words-like-interesting-lose-a-syllable/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253679123</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Linguistic concepts of 'syncope' and 'compression' make big words into smaller words. Luckily, there is a pattern.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Linguistic concepts of 'syncope' and 'compression' make big words into smaller words. Luckily, there is a pattern.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/m9fldg/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253679123-user-772841178-71-when-and-why-do-some-words-like-interesting-lose-a-syllable.mp3" length="4442669" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Linguistic concepts of 'syncope' and 'compression' make big words into smaller words. Luckily, there is a pattern.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>383</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/51970a209cfdda1fb0c80313fedce05d.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>69: Numbers: Teens versus Tens (as in 19 vs. 90)</title>
        <itunes:title>69: Numbers: Teens versus Tens (as in 19 vs. 90)</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/69-numbers-teens-versus-tens-as-in-19-vs-90/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/69-numbers-teens-versus-tens-as-in-19-vs-90/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253674893</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Syllable stress and alternative 't sounds' are used to differentiate these sounds more than the /n/ at the end of teens!

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Syllable stress and alternative 't sounds' are used to differentiate these sounds more than the /n/ at the end of teens!

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/b0b152/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253674893-user-772841178-69-numbers-teens-versus-tens-as-in-19-vs-90.mp3" length="7028746" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Syllable stress and alternative 't sounds' are used to differentiate these sounds more than the /n/ at the end of teens!

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>679</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/5ea16e1fe10088f0d65c673cb5477f9f.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>68: Voiced and Unvoiced ’th’ /ð,θ/ review</title>
        <itunes:title>68: Voiced and Unvoiced ’th’ /ð,θ/ review</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/68-voiced-and-unvoiced-th-%c3%b0%ce%b8-review/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/68-voiced-and-unvoiced-th-%c3%b0%ce%b8-review/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[Yes, dear listeners, keep your tongue in your mouth! Don't put it between your teeth.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Yes, dear listeners, keep your tongue in your mouth! Don't put it between your teeth.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/cg4dux/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253674251-user-772841178-68-voiced-and-unvoiced-th-review.mp3" length="5957471" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Yes, dear listeners, keep your tongue in your mouth! Don't put it between your teeth.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>558</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/06b4a100abfafebc33a069a825471bfa.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>66: Syllabic n’s and nasal plosions (as in the words ’sudden’ and ’couldn’t’)</title>
        <itunes:title>66: Syllabic n’s and nasal plosions (as in the words ’sudden’ and ’couldn’t’)</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/66-syllabic-n-s-and-nasal-plosions-as-in-the-words-sudden-and-couldn-t/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/66-syllabic-n-s-and-nasal-plosions-as-in-the-words-sudden-and-couldn-t/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253673716</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[No vowels allowed! Join /d/ and /n/ to sound more fluent.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[No vowels allowed! Join /d/ and /n/ to sound more fluent.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[No vowels allowed! Join /d/ and /n/ to sound more fluent.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>741</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/030ecb13c6e10f0a7e590fb835dbecbe.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>65: Uh-oh! The glottal stop in place of /t/</title>
        <itunes:title>65: Uh-oh! The glottal stop in place of /t/</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/65-uh-oh-the-glottal-stop-in-place-of-t/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/65-uh-oh-the-glottal-stop-in-place-of-t/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253672935</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[What is a glottal stop and when do Americans use it?

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[What is a glottal stop and when do Americans use it?

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/e4205o/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253672935-user-772841178-65-uh-oh-the-glottal-stop-in-place-of-t.mp3" length="6969915" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What is a glottal stop and when do Americans use it?

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>659</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/9c2939fed04f898c9ced4a2c65968549.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>63: When Americans drop the /t/ (with audio from The Incredibles)</title>
        <itunes:title>63: When Americans drop the /t/ (with audio from The Incredibles)</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/63-when-americans-drop-the-t-with-audio-from-the-incredibles/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/63-when-americans-drop-the-t-with-audio-from-the-incredibles/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253671902</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[When do Americans omit the /t/? This audio from the movie "The Incredibles" will help you understand.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[When do Americans omit the /t/? This audio from the movie "The Incredibles" will help you understand.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ozpndq/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253671902-user-772841178-63-when-americans-drop-the-t-with-audio-from-the-incredibles.mp3" length="7618972" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[When do Americans omit the /t/? This audio from the movie "The Incredibles" will help you understand.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>710</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/20e268bef5d827e5bb00b1344444d052.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>61: The American /t/ as a quick /d/</title>
        <itunes:title>61: The American /t/ as a quick /d/</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/61-the-american-t-as-a-quick-d/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/61-the-american-t-as-a-quick-d/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253670954</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Why does 'water' sound like 'wadder'?

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Why does 'water' sound like 'wadder'?

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/3pqduv/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253670954-user-772841178-61-the-american-t-as-a-quick-d.mp3" length="7059177" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Why does 'water' sound like 'wadder'?

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>704</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/3cecffc7eb37b4d3e29932162dcf86ef.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>#60 Tag questions aren’t really questions, are they?</title>
        <itunes:title>#60 Tag questions aren’t really questions, are they?</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/60-tag-questions-aren-t-really-questions-are-they/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/60-tag-questions-aren-t-really-questions-are-they/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253670527</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Pitch boundaries are the clue to knowing what someone is really asking when they ask a tag question.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Pitch boundaries are the clue to knowing what someone is really asking when they ask a tag question.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/q7z8j5/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253670527-user-772841178-60-tag-questions-arent-really-questions-are-they.mp3" length="5230156" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Pitch boundaries are the clue to knowing what someone is really asking when they ask a tag question.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>481</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/cae5c6c3b2bf3a9a6186c2f9d879266a.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>59: Falling pitch boundaries on yes/no questions</title>
        <itunes:title>59: Falling pitch boundaries on yes/no questions</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/59-falling-pitch-boundaries-on-yesno-questions/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/59-falling-pitch-boundaries-on-yesno-questions/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253669994</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[When to use a falling pitch instead of a rising pitch on a yes/no question.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[When to use a falling pitch instead of a rising pitch on a yes/no question.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/pv5pyg/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253669994-user-772841178-59-falling-pitch-boundaries-on-yesno-questions.mp3" length="5145713" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[When to use a falling pitch instead of a rising pitch on a yes/no question.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>473</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/78032465e681a44a0028c9ca62e4f89c.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>58: Pitch Boundaries, Rising and Falling</title>
        <itunes:title>58: Pitch Boundaries, Rising and Falling</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/58-pitch-boundaries-rising-and-falling/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/58-pitch-boundaries-rising-and-falling/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253647819</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Pitch boundaries organize conversations, and give important emotional clues about the speaker.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Pitch boundaries organize conversations, and give important emotional clues about the speaker.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ouoo63/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253647819-user-772841178-58-pitch-boundaries-rising-and-falling.mp3" length="6143737" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Pitch boundaries organize conversations, and give important emotional clues about the speaker.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>547</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/deace995be38fec706a6c933f8d87702.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>57: Comparing extra-high and rising pitch words</title>
        <itunes:title>57: Comparing extra-high and rising pitch words</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/57-comparing-extra-high-and-rising-pitch-words/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/57-comparing-extra-high-and-rising-pitch-words/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253647363</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Learn the difference between contrasting and defensively correcting your listener.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Learn the difference between contrasting and defensively correcting your listener.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/hgkem6/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253647363-user-772841178-57-comparing-extra-high-and-rising-pitch-words.mp3" length="6559586" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Learn the difference between contrasting and defensively correcting your listener.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>594</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/5bfc2d4b3e9ba189c5ec571e449340f5.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>56: Extra-high pitch words for extra intensity</title>
        <itunes:title>56: Extra-high pitch words for extra intensity</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/56-extra-high-pitch-words-for-extra-intensity/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/56-extra-high-pitch-words-for-extra-intensity/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253646771</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Add drama, correct someone, and try to not sound angry with these pitch words.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Add drama, correct someone, and try to not sound angry with these pitch words.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/214x1i/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253646771-user-772841178-56-extra-high-pitch-words-for-extra-intensity.mp3" length="6075529" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Add drama, correct someone, and try to not sound angry with these pitch words.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>541</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/0b54ebf01e71a1b79ef7b04a966f6099.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>55: Intonation and high pitch words, an introduction</title>
        <itunes:title>55: Intonation and high pitch words, an introduction</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/55-intonation-and-high-pitch-words-an-introduction/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/55-intonation-and-high-pitch-words-an-introduction/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253645974</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[An introduction to English intonation and high pitch words in yes/no questions.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[An introduction to English intonation and high pitch words in yes/no questions.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/1xc1sj/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253645974-user-772841178-55-intonation-and-high-pitch-words-an-introduction.mp3" length="7160017" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[An introduction to English intonation and high pitch words in yes/no questions.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>654</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/9faf1c097c3f35083eda8624769e6217.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>53: Phrasal verb sentence stress</title>
        <itunes:title>53: Phrasal verb sentence stress</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/53-phrasal-verb-sentence-stress/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/53-phrasal-verb-sentence-stress/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253645527</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Typical sentence stress changes when phrasal verbs are involved: stress the preposition, not the verb.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Typical sentence stress changes when phrasal verbs are involved: stress the preposition, not the verb.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/hmrkv0/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253645527-user-772841178-53-phrasal-verb-sentence-stress.mp3" length="7006106" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Typical sentence stress changes when phrasal verbs are involved: stress the preposition, not the verb.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>738</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/2453607db8642413e41ddf59402e7e74.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>52: Linking from the -ed ending</title>
        <itunes:title>52: Linking from the -ed ending</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/52-linking-from-the-ed-ending/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/52-linking-from-the-ed-ending/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253645051</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Fluently linking from the -ed ending is important for listening comprehension and proper articulation.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Fluently linking from the -ed ending is important for listening comprehension and proper articulation.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/4e8rj1/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253645051-user-772841178-52-linking-from-the-ed-ending.mp3" length="8242022" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Fluently linking from the -ed ending is important for listening comprehension and proper articulation.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>845</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/8705b610ab881c39dafec019e365bccf.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>50: The silent /t/ in ’-sten’ and ’-stle’ (as in ’listen’ and ’whistle’)</title>
        <itunes:title>50: The silent /t/ in ’-sten’ and ’-stle’ (as in ’listen’ and ’whistle’)</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/50-the-silent-t-in-sten-and-stle-as-in-listen-and-whistle/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/50-the-silent-t-in-sten-and-stle-as-in-listen-and-whistle/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253644351</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[There is no /t/ in the pronunciation of words like 'listen' and 'whistle'.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[There is no /t/ in the pronunciation of words like 'listen' and 'whistle'.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/iukq8s/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253644351-user-772841178-50-the-silent-t-in-sten-and-stle-as-in-listen-and-whistle.mp3" length="6400844" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[There is no /t/ in the pronunciation of words like 'listen' and 'whistle'.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>547</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/af7316b63f7ffab482e30044c2f9aefb.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>48: ’talk’ and ’walk’ and other ’-alk’ /ɔk/ words</title>
        <itunes:title>48: ’talk’ and ’walk’ and other ’-alk’ /ɔk/ words</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/48-talk-and-walk-and-other-alk-%c9%94k-words/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/48-talk-and-walk-and-other-alk-%c9%94k-words/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253643356</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Another silent /l/, plus the 'aw' vowel sound /ɔ/ in this English spelling pattern.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Another silent /l/, plus the 'aw' vowel sound /ɔ/ in this English spelling pattern.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/hjbet1/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253643356-user-772841178-48-talk-and-walk-and-other-alk-ok-words.mp3" length="5923679" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Another silent /l/, plus the 'aw' vowel sound /ɔ/ in this English spelling pattern.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>509</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/b37e865a71138a17c624eef1d51161cb.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>47: ’should,’ ’could,’ and ’would’: /ʃʊd/, /kʊd/, /wʊd/</title>
        <itunes:title>47: ’should,’ ’could,’ and ’would’: /ʃʊd/, /kʊd/, /wʊd/</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/47-should-could-and-would-%ca%83%ca%8ad-k%ca%8ad-w%ca%8ad/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/47-should-could-and-would-%ca%83%ca%8ad-k%ca%8ad-w%ca%8ad/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[There /l/ is silent, and the vowel /ʊ/ is the same as the 'u' in the word 'put'.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[There /l/ is silent, and the vowel /ʊ/ is the same as the 'u' in the word 'put'.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[There /l/ is silent, and the vowel /ʊ/ is the same as the 'u' in the word 'put'.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>312</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/d20f5ea0840974f62db83fe82f844a81.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>46: ’Three,’ ’through,’ ’throw’ and other /θr/ combination words</title>
        <itunes:title>46: ’Three,’ ’through,’ ’throw’ and other /θr/ combination words</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/46-three-through-throw-and-other-%ce%b8r-combination-words/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/46-three-through-throw-and-other-%ce%b8r-combination-words/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[The pronouncing 'unvoiced th' /θ/ in English is difficult; the r sound also is difficult. Together they are VERY difficult.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[The pronouncing 'unvoiced th' /θ/ in English is difficult; the r sound also is difficult. Together they are VERY difficult.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The pronouncing 'unvoiced th' /θ/ in English is difficult; the r sound also is difficult. Together they are VERY difficult.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>398</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/8b140871f01fd75ee2883dc4913371f5.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>45: Chinese speakers special episode</title>
        <itunes:title>45: Chinese speakers special episode</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/45-chinese-speakers-special-episode/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/45-chinese-speakers-special-episode/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253641226</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Learn the specific problems that native speakers of Chinese have when pronouncing English.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Learn the specific problems that native speakers of Chinese have when pronouncing English.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/884b2s/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253641226-user-772841178-45-chinese-speakers-special-episode.mp3" length="17437118" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Learn the specific problems that native speakers of Chinese have when pronouncing English.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>830</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/35f6d26f54ed105efff4a09dbea7ef2c.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>44: Letter ’x’ pronunciations: /ks/ or /gz/</title>
        <itunes:title>44: Letter ’x’ pronunciations: /ks/ or /gz/</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/44-letter-x-pronunciations-ks-or-gz/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/44-letter-x-pronunciations-ks-or-gz/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[While /ks/ is more common (as in 'box'), "gz" ( as in 'exact') is also a pronunciation for the letter 'x'.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[While /ks/ is more common (as in 'box'), "gz" ( as in 'exact') is also a pronunciation for the letter 'x'.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/gx91su/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253640089-user-772841178-44-letter-x-pronunciations-ks-or-gz.mp3" length="6737541" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[While /ks/ is more common (as in 'box'), "gz" ( as in 'exact') is also a pronunciation for the letter 'x'.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>540</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/d73a81aa9387ea21c4779e1d4f76c0e7.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>43: About the words ’world’ and ’word’: /wɚld/ and /wɚd/</title>
        <itunes:title>43: About the words ’world’ and ’word’: /wɚld/ and /wɚd/</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/43-about-the-words-world-and-word-w%c9%9ald-and-w%c9%9ad/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/43-about-the-words-world-and-word-w%c9%9ald-and-w%c9%9ad/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[The /w/, r-controlled vowels, and /l/: lots of opportunity for pronunciation trouble.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[The /w/, r-controlled vowels, and /l/: lots of opportunity for pronunciation trouble.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/nrkf96/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253639163-user-772841178-43-about-the-words-world-and-word-wld-and-wd.mp3" length="5464415" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The /w/, r-controlled vowels, and /l/: lots of opportunity for pronunciation trouble.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>426</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/2840cffa1931bfc6a9a83f8a69cfbfac.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>42: Spanish speakers special episode</title>
        <itunes:title>42: Spanish speakers special episode</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/42-spanish-speakers-special-episode/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/42-spanish-speakers-special-episode/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253638505</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Special episode covering the issues that native Spanish speakers have when speaking English.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Special episode covering the issues that native Spanish speakers have when speaking English.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/zixpfb/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253638505-user-772841178-42-spanish-speakers-special-episode.mp3" length="16523619" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Special episode covering the issues that native Spanish speakers have when speaking English.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>784</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/8ef3ebdb4b032b81b115d5f0014ac170.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>41: The silent b in the -mb spelling (as in ’climb’ and ’thumb’)</title>
        <itunes:title>41: The silent b in the -mb spelling (as in ’climb’ and ’thumb’)</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/41-the-silent-b-in-the-mb-spelling-as-in-climb-and-thumb/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/41-the-silent-b-in-the-mb-spelling-as-in-climb-and-thumb/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2008 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253386519</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Learn this rule to sound more fluent!]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Learn this rule to sound more fluent!]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ocxvn2/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253386519-user-772841178-41-the-silent-b-in-the-mb-spelling-as-in-climb-and-thumb.mp3" length="3684832" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Learn this rule to sound more fluent!]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>263</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/2c4824cd1f7791a8cf108e95ce3826af.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>40: ’been,’ not ’bean’: /bɪn/, not /bin/</title>
        <itunes:title>40: ’been,’ not ’bean’: /bɪn/, not /bin/</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/40-been-not-bean-b%c9%aan-not-bin/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/40-been-not-bean-b%c9%aan-not-bin/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[Americans usually pronounce 'been' with a 'short i,' not a 'long e.'

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Americans usually pronounce 'been' with a 'short i,' not a 'long e.'

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/fhrlzl/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253385256-user-772841178-40-been-not-bean-ben-not-bin.mp3" length="3527507" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Americans usually pronounce 'been' with a 'short i,' not a 'long e.'

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>255</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/5546a6de06b8318626af4ddae106d011.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>39: ’quit, quite,’ and ’quiet’</title>
        <itunes:title>39: ’quit, quite,’ and ’quiet’</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/39-quit-quite-and-quiet/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/39-quit-quite-and-quiet/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253383426</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Learn to correctly say these three similar-sounding words.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Learn to correctly say these three similar-sounding words.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/5gw65o/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253383426-user-772841178-39-quit-quite-and-quiet.mp3" length="4149761" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Learn to correctly say these three similar-sounding words.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>313</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/9889deceea899ec8abd684e698e0d6a4.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>38: ’idea’--a troublesome little 4-letter word</title>
        <itunes:title>38: ’idea’--a troublesome little 4-letter word</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/38-idea-a-troublesome-little-4-letter-word/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/38-idea-a-troublesome-little-4-letter-word/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[A few tips about adjacent vowel sounds for this 3-syllable word that help for even more words.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[A few tips about adjacent vowel sounds for this 3-syllable word that help for even more words.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/xc2r08/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253382648-user-772841178-38-idea-a-troublesome-little-4-letter-word.mp3" length="3695280" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[A few tips about adjacent vowel sounds for this 3-syllable word that help for even more words.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>271</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/212bef2c187273669f6465366ae20fdd.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>37: ’says’ and ’said’--two words NOT pronounced with ’long a’ /eɪ/</title>
        <itunes:title>37: ’says’ and ’said’--two words NOT pronounced with ’long a’ /eɪ/</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/37-says-and-said-two-words-not-pronounced-with-long-a-e%c9%aa/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/37-says-and-said-two-words-not-pronounced-with-long-a-e%c9%aa/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[/sɛz/ and /sɛd/: be careful about mispronouncing these two high-frequency words.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[/sɛz/ and /sɛd/: be careful about mispronouncing these two high-frequency words.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/0gy4dz/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253381584-user-772841178-37-says-and-said-two-words-not-pronounced-with-long-a-e.mp3" length="4541644" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[/sɛz/ and /sɛd/: be careful about mispronouncing these two high-frequency words.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>351</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/7223a86422c8a27f4da9da64427ff4af.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>36: Japanese speaker special</title>
        <itunes:title>36: Japanese speaker special</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/36-japanese-speaker-special/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/36-japanese-speaker-special/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253379951</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Native Japanese speakers of English face special difficulties when speaking English.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Native Japanese speakers of English face special difficulties when speaking English.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/x9ipqu/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253379951-user-772841178-36-japanese-speaker-special.mp3" length="10001743" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Native Japanese speakers of English face special difficulties when speaking English.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>458</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/333c996b66132d12fbd75af5cfd2f2f2.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>35: there, their, they’re: they’re all said the same!</title>
        <itunes:title>35: there, their, they’re: they’re all said the same!</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/35-there-their-they-re-they-re-all-said-the-same/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/35-there-their-they-re-they-re-all-said-the-same/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253377150</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Learn the correct way to pronounce these three homophones.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Learn the correct way to pronounce these three homophones.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/vzlizm/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253377150-user-772841178-35-there-their-theyre-theyre-all-said-the-same.mp3" length="3644992" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Learn the correct way to pronounce these three homophones.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>264</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/0499d551d44ae01d3380bc463c4f61c0.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>34: consonant+y suffix (-cy, -ity, -graphy, -fy) word syllable stress</title>
        <itunes:title>34: consonant+y suffix (-cy, -ity, -graphy, -fy) word syllable stress</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/34-consonanty-suffix-cy-ity-graphy-fy-word-syllable-stress/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/34-consonanty-suffix-cy-ity-graphy-fy-word-syllable-stress/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[The consonant+y covers a wide number of suffix-based syllable stress patterns. Learn one and you learn many.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[The consonant+y covers a wide number of suffix-based syllable stress patterns. Learn one and you learn many.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The consonant+y covers a wide number of suffix-based syllable stress patterns. Learn one and you learn many.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>687</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/279ec1cc0aa09cacc540d191471796d2.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>33: -ate suffix word syllable stress and heteronyms</title>
        <itunes:title>33: -ate suffix word syllable stress and heteronyms</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/33-ate-suffix-word-syllable-stress-and-heteronyms/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/33-ate-suffix-word-syllable-stress-and-heteronyms/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[Words ending in the -ate suffix are stressed on the 3rd-from-last syllable, but the suffix itself can sound differently depending if the word is a noun, adjective, or verb. Advanced level ESL lesson.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Words ending in the -ate suffix are stressed on the 3rd-from-last syllable, but the suffix itself can sound differently depending if the word is a noun, adjective, or verb. Advanced level ESL lesson.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Words ending in the -ate suffix are stressed on the 3rd-from-last syllable, but the suffix itself can sound differently depending if the word is a noun, adjective, or verb. Advanced level ESL lesson.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>780</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/ed967470da5c4e5001a7e29e65cb4c81.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>32: -ize suffix (as in ’recognize’ and ’prioritize’) word syllable stress</title>
        <itunes:title>32: -ize suffix (as in ’recognize’ and ’prioritize’) word syllable stress</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/32-ize-suffix-as-in-recognize-and-prioritize-word-syllable-stress/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/32-ize-suffix-as-in-recognize-and-prioritize-word-syllable-stress/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[Words ending in the -ize suffix are usually stressed on the 3rd-from-last syllable.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Words ending in the -ize suffix are usually stressed on the 3rd-from-last syllable.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Words ending in the -ize suffix are usually stressed on the 3rd-from-last syllable.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>551</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/2980ca2fb0e5d3060b4e27d2d6ac074f.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>31: -ic suffix word syllable stress</title>
        <itunes:title>31: -ic suffix word syllable stress</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/31-ic-suffix-word-syllable-stress/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/31-ic-suffix-word-syllable-stress/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[Learn about -ic word stress (as in 'classic' and 'economic') and review the 2-syllable word stress rule and -tion/-sion syllable stress.

 Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Learn about -ic word stress (as in 'classic' and 'economic') and review the 2-syllable word stress rule and -tion/-sion syllable stress.

 Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Learn about -ic word stress (as in 'classic' and 'economic') and review the 2-syllable word stress rule and -tion/-sion syllable stress.

 Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>621</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/a743d9343e99534781817cf0e8fceca5.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>30: 2-syllable word stress and -tion/-sion syllable stress</title>
        <itunes:title>30: 2-syllable word stress and -tion/-sion syllable stress</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/30-2-syllable-word-stress-and-tion-sion-syllable-stress/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/30-2-syllable-word-stress-and-tion-sion-syllable-stress/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[English syllable stress follows some very common patterns that can be learned.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[English syllable stress follows some very common patterns that can be learned.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/uj9wzo/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253359814-user-772841178-30-2-syllable-word-stress-and-tion-sion-syllable-stress.mp3" length="16963206" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[English syllable stress follows some very common patterns that can be learned.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>806</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/88cd3f196771389da133ef1357ddf25b.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>29: Compare /i/ and /ɪ/ (’long e’ &amp; ’short i’--as in ’sheep’ and ’ship’)</title>
        <itunes:title>29: Compare /i/ and /ɪ/ (’long e’ &amp; ’short i’--as in ’sheep’ and ’ship’)</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/29-compare-i-and-%c9%aa-long-e-short-i-as-in-sheep-and-ship/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/29-compare-i-and-%c9%aa-long-e-short-i-as-in-sheep-and-ship/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253356595</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Learn about the often mispronounced short i sound, and compare it with the long e sound.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Learn about the often mispronounced short i sound, and compare it with the long e sound.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/rqrd5i/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253356595-user-772841178-compare-i-and-long-e-short-i-as-in-sheep-and-ship.mp3" length="13041925" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Learn about the often mispronounced short i sound, and compare it with the long e sound.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>610</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/9c5b8ddde2571373b0925aa675b04b95.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>28: The /h/ (as in ’hello’ and ’happy’)</title>
        <itunes:title>28: The /h/ (as in ’hello’ and ’happy’)</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/28-the-h-as-in-hello-and-happy/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/28-the-h-as-in-hello-and-happy/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253354349</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Learn to correctly pronounce /h/ in English, not too hard, not too soft.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Learn to correctly pronounce /h/ in English, not too hard, not too soft.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/3jqcur/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253354349-user-772841178-28-the-h-as-in-hello-and-happy.mp3" length="11247267" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Learn to correctly pronounce /h/ in English, not too hard, not too soft.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>520</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/c6b10b3d3acc27f4ef5b8c5c27db50c9.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>27: The /g/ and /k/, stops in American English</title>
        <itunes:title>27: The /g/ and /k/, stops in American English</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/27-the-g-and-k-stops-in-american-english/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/27-the-g-and-k-stops-in-american-english/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253353561</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Voicing and aspiration are characteristics of /g/ and /k/ in English pronunciation.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Voicing and aspiration are characteristics of /g/ and /k/ in English pronunciation.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/e231ks/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253353561-user-772841178-27-the-g-and-k-stops-in-american-english.mp3" length="8469717" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Voicing and aspiration are characteristics of /g/ and /k/ in English pronunciation.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>381</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/e859f2a3323cd7d62d41f7f0287aad17.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>26: English /m/ and /n/ pronunciation</title>
        <itunes:title>26: English /m/ and /n/ pronunciation</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/26-english-m-and-n-pronunciation/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/26-english-m-and-n-pronunciation/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253352409</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[The /m/ and /n/ are two of the three nasal sounds in English. Learn about them here.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[The /m/ and /n/ are two of the three nasal sounds in English. Learn about them here.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/y53wiq/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253352409-user-772841178-26-english-m-and-n-pronunciation.mp3" length="5012455" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The /m/ and /n/ are two of the three nasal sounds in English. Learn about them here.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>441</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/5ed13e380adb418110055b18a2f1efb8.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>25: The ’ng’ sound /ŋ/ (as in ’song’) pronunciation</title>
        <itunes:title>25: The ’ng’ sound /ŋ/ (as in ’song’) pronunciation</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/25-the-ng-sound-n-as-in-song-pronunciation/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/25-the-ng-sound-n-as-in-song-pronunciation/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253331444</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Learn about the ng sound (as in 'song'), the first of three nasal sounds in English pronunciation.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Learn about the ng sound (as in 'song'), the first of three nasal sounds in English pronunciation.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/jav0jv/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253331444-user-772841178-25-the-ng-sound-as-in-song-pronunciation.mp3" length="10785367" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Learn about the ng sound (as in 'song'), the first of three nasal sounds in English pronunciation.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>497</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/da36fdaaa63ae679895a4398e35f121e.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>24: The ’ch’ /ʧ/ and ’j’ /ʤ/ pronunciation in English</title>
        <itunes:title>24: The ’ch’ /ʧ/ and ’j’ /ʤ/ pronunciation in English</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/24-the-ch-%ca%a7-and-j-%ca%a4-pronunciation-in-english/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/24-the-ch-%ca%a7-and-j-%ca%a4-pronunciation-in-english/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253330439</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Learn about the 'ch' (as in 'church') and 'j' (as in 'judge'), English's only two affricate sounds.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Learn about the 'ch' (as in 'church') and 'j' (as in 'judge'), English's only two affricate sounds.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/1ku3gz/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253330439-user-772841178-24-the-ch-and-j-pronunciation-in-english.mp3" length="12051682" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Learn about the 'ch' (as in 'church') and 'j' (as in 'judge'), English's only two affricate sounds.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>560</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/1916040732e97f86ac97596bbfb22ae9.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>23: The /p/ and /b/ in English</title>
        <itunes:title>23: The /p/ and /b/ in English</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/23-the-p-and-b-in-english/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/23-the-p-and-b-in-english/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253329210</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Pronounce /p/ and /b/ correctly and compare them with the consonants /f/ and /v/.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Pronounce /p/ and /b/ correctly and compare them with the consonants /f/ and /v/.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/koq8ed/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253329210-user-772841178-23-the-p-and-b-in-english.mp3" length="8975045" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Pronounce /p/ and /b/ correctly and compare them with the consonants /f/ and /v/.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>406</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/7709bb8f6507eb8207ed12ac6ad8db37.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>22: Review all the sounds covered so far</title>
        <itunes:title>22: Review all the sounds covered so far</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/22-review-all-the-sounds-covered-so-far/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/22-review-all-the-sounds-covered-so-far/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253327633</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Wow, you've been busy learning! Don't lose the important knowledge of English pronunciation that you've gained. It's review day!

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Wow, you've been busy learning! Don't lose the important knowledge of English pronunciation that you've gained. It's review day!

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/3nmzl4/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253327633-user-772841178-22-review-all-the-sounds-covered-so-far.mp3" length="12089575" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Wow, you've been busy learning! Don't lose the important knowledge of English pronunciation that you've gained. It's review day!

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>603</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/472262e75873af46a9d2ba82fc08b4a6.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>21: The Rhythm Rule and sentence stress, continued</title>
        <itunes:title>21: The Rhythm Rule and sentence stress, continued</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/21-the-rhythm-rule-and-sentence-stress-continued/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/21-the-rhythm-rule-and-sentence-stress-continued/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[How is the rhythm of spoken English created? Continuing learning the basics behind sentence stress and the Rhythm Rule.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[How is the rhythm of spoken English created? Continuing learning the basics behind sentence stress and the Rhythm Rule.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[How is the rhythm of spoken English created? Continuing learning the basics behind sentence stress and the Rhythm Rule.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>598</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/bd8406bfda009fa57dcb96b4dab1ac6b.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>20: The Rhythm Rule and Sentence Stress</title>
        <itunes:title>20: The Rhythm Rule and Sentence Stress</itunes:title>
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                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/20-the-rhythm-rule-and-sentence-stress/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[Spoken English rhythm follows patterns of stressed and unstressed words and syllables.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Spoken English rhythm follows patterns of stressed and unstressed words and syllables.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Spoken English rhythm follows patterns of stressed and unstressed words and syllables.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>632</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/4e68f76ef96080e87d29e1cf6303679a.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>19: -ed ending pronunciation</title>
        <itunes:title>19: -ed ending pronunciation</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/19-ed-ending-pronunciation/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/19-ed-ending-pronunciation/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[/d/, /t/, and /ɪd/: become fluent with the three pronunciations for regular past tense verbs in English.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[/d/, /t/, and /ɪd/: become fluent with the three pronunciations for regular past tense verbs in English.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[/d/, /t/, and /ɪd/: become fluent with the three pronunciations for regular past tense verbs in English.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>493</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/bb314229aab355a932436cf8cd7b57d1.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>18: The /f/ and /v/ in English</title>
        <itunes:title>18: The /f/ and /v/ in English</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/18-the-f-and-v-in-english/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/18-the-f-and-v-in-english/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[Compare pronunciation of /f/ and /v/ and learn why they're difficult to say fluently.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Compare pronunciation of /f/ and /v/ and learn why they're difficult to say fluently.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Compare pronunciation of /f/ and /v/ and learn why they're difficult to say fluently.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>377</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/d47266ef772e36d8d05662510ffe7a5c.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>17: The ’sh’ /ʃ/ and ’zh’ /ʒ/ in English</title>
        <itunes:title>17: The ’sh’ /ʃ/ and ’zh’ /ʒ/ in English</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/17-the-sh-%ca%83-and-zh-%ca%92-in-english/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/17-the-sh-%ca%83-and-zh-%ca%92-in-english/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[Practice comparing the 'sh' (as in 'she') and lesser known 'zh' (as in 'vision').

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Practice comparing the 'sh' (as in 'she') and lesser known 'zh' (as in 'vision').

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Practice comparing the 'sh' (as in 'she') and lesser known 'zh' (as in 'vision').

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>478</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/2f232e015429e3073f5f0eebe727d9ab.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>16: Reduced Pronouns: ’he, him, her,’ and ’them’</title>
        <itunes:title>16: Reduced Pronouns: ’he, him, her,’ and ’them’</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/16-reduced-pronouns-he-him-her-and-them/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/16-reduced-pronouns-he-him-her-and-them/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[Learn how and why to NOT say the first sound of the words 'he, him, her,' and 'them.']]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Learn how and why to NOT say the first sound of the words 'he, him, her,' and 'them.']]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Learn how and why to NOT say the first sound of the words 'he, him, her,' and 'them.']]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>355</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/08909474fe2a8244dd73ad7d0fbfeda6.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>15: Linking vowel sounds</title>
        <itunes:title>15: Linking vowel sounds</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/15-linking-vowel-sounds/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/15-linking-vowel-sounds/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[Become fluent by linking a word that ends with a vowel sound to a word that begins with a vowel sound.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Become fluent by linking a word that ends with a vowel sound to a word that begins with a vowel sound.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Become fluent by linking a word that ends with a vowel sound to a word that begins with a vowel sound.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>350</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/c39d200397cdf1507220fcb9b4e456e6.jpg" />    </item>
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        <title>14: Linking consonant sounds</title>
        <itunes:title>14: Linking consonant sounds</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/14-linking-consonant-sounds/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/14-linking-consonant-sounds/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253316801</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Learn how linking from word to word increases spoken English fluency]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Learn how linking from word to word increases spoken English fluency]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Learn how linking from word to word increases spoken English fluency]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>310</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/928e05216b6969d9a29daff4b987ad3d.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>13: Informal contractions in American English</title>
        <itunes:title>13: Informal contractions in American English</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/13-informal-contractions-in-american-english/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/13-informal-contractions-in-american-english/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[wanna, gonna, hafta, whadja, howdja: Learn how to understand and why to use informal contractions in English.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[wanna, gonna, hafta, whadja, howdja: Learn how to understand and why to use informal contractions in English.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[wanna, gonna, hafta, whadja, howdja: Learn how to understand and why to use informal contractions in English.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>521</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/f9ca7bf6b2ecb84c93a531ebe962efbb.jpg" />    </item>
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        <title>12: Common contractions in American English</title>
        <itunes:title>12: Common contractions in American English</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/12-common-contractions-in-american-english/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/12-common-contractions-in-american-english/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[don't, can't, won't, hasn't, didn't, weren't: Learn how to say and why to use common contractions in English.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[don't, can't, won't, hasn't, didn't, weren't: Learn how to say and why to use common contractions in English.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[don't, can't, won't, hasn't, didn't, weren't: Learn how to say and why to use common contractions in English.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>830</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/3b630c74ca784d076c4052ae0d6d1ef6.jpg" />    </item>
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        <title>11: ’aw’ /ɔ/, ’oi’ /ɔɪ/, and ’ow’ /aʊ/ in American English</title>
        <itunes:title>11: ’aw’ /ɔ/, ’oi’ /ɔɪ/, and ’ow’ /aʊ/ in American English</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/11-aw-%c9%94-oi-%c9%94%c9%aa-and-ow-a%ca%8a-in-american-english/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/11-aw-%c9%94-oi-%c9%94%c9%aa-and-ow-a%ca%8a-in-american-english/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[Practice comparing the 'aw' with other similar vowels, and practice the diphthongs 'oi' and 'ow.']]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Practice comparing the 'aw' with other similar vowels, and practice the diphthongs 'oi' and 'ow.']]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Practice comparing the 'aw' with other similar vowels, and practice the diphthongs 'oi' and 'ow.']]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>709</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/bab515ad1fcb670e35e3790a93625caa.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>10: The American English ’oo sound’ /u/ and ’other u’ /ʊ/</title>
        <itunes:title>10: The American English ’oo sound’ /u/ and ’other u’ /ʊ/</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/10-the-american-english-oo-sound-u-and-other-u-%ca%8a/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/10-the-american-english-oo-sound-u-and-other-u-%ca%8a/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253311179</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Learn about the tricky /ʊ/ 'other u' (as in 'put') and/u/, the oo sound (as in 'soon').]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Learn about the tricky /ʊ/ 'other u' (as in 'put') and/u/, the oo sound (as in 'soon').]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/da01nd/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253311179-user-772841178-10-the-american-english-oo-sound-u-and-other-u.mp3" length="15335045" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Learn about the tricky /ʊ/ 'other u' (as in 'put') and/u/, the oo sound (as in 'soon').]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>725</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/828850a5432147c3cd05d40398d56757.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>9: The short vowel sounds /æ, ɛ, ɪ, ɑ, ʌ/ in American English</title>
        <itunes:title>9: The short vowel sounds /æ, ɛ, ɪ, ɑ, ʌ/ in American English</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/9-the-short-vowel-sounds-%c3%a6-%c9%9b-%c9%aa-%c9%91-%ca%8c-in-american-english/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/9-the-short-vowel-sounds-%c3%a6-%c9%9b-%c9%aa-%c9%91-%ca%8c-in-american-english/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/253310003</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Learn which sounds are short vowels and how to correctly pronounce them.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Learn which sounds are short vowels and how to correctly pronounce them.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ximl5a/pts_redirect_mp3_feeds_soundcloud_com_stream_253310003-user-772841178-9-the-american-english-short-vowel-sounds-ae-e-v.mp3" length="15474928" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Learn which sounds are short vowels and how to correctly pronounce them.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>732</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/1dae49b928b0e247f152bcf8a892fb5a.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>8: The  long vowel sounds: /eɪ, i, ɑɪ, oʊ, yu/ in American English</title>
        <itunes:title>8: The  long vowel sounds: /eɪ, i, ɑɪ, oʊ, yu/ in American English</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/8-the-long-vowel-sounds-e%c9%aa-i-%c9%91%c9%aa-o%ca%8a-yu-in-american-english/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/8-the-long-vowel-sounds-e%c9%aa-i-%c9%91%c9%aa-o%ca%8a-yu-in-american-english/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/252444308</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Learn which sounds are long vowels and how to correctly pronounce them.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Learn which sounds are long vowels and how to correctly pronounce them.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Learn which sounds are long vowels and how to correctly pronounce them.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>789</itunes:duration>
                                <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15802074/9a5e365e8172f88008630da67b80d615.jpg" />    </item>
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        <title>7: Pronouncing /w/ and /y/</title>
        <itunes:title>7: Pronouncing /w/ and /y/</itunes:title>
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                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/7-pronouncing-w-and-y/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[Learn how to create semi-vowels (glides), the /w/ and /y/ and how they exist in words.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Learn how to create semi-vowels (glides), the /w/ and /y/ and how they exist in words.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Learn how to create semi-vowels (glides), the /w/ and /y/ and how they exist in words.

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>556</itunes:duration>
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        <title>6: American English r-controlled vowels /ɚ, ɑr, ɔr, ɛr/</title>
        <itunes:title>6: American English r-controlled vowels /ɚ, ɑr, ɔr, ɛr/</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/6-american-english-r-controlled-vowels-%c9%9a-%c9%91r-%c9%94r-%c9%9br/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/6-american-english-r-controlled-vowels-%c9%9a-%c9%91r-%c9%94r-%c9%9br/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[Practice saying and hearing the difference between r-controlled vowels: /ɚ, ɑr, ɔr,/ and /ɛr/

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Practice saying and hearing the difference between r-controlled vowels: /ɚ, ɑr, ɔr,/ and /ɛr/

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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Practice saying and hearing the difference between r-controlled vowels: /ɚ, ɑr, ɔr,/ and /ɛr/

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>742</itunes:duration>
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        <title>5: The American English /r/ and /l/</title>
        <itunes:title>5: The American English /r/ and /l/</itunes:title>
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                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/5-the-american-english-r-and-l/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[The tricky /r/ can cause even more problems when it is near the /l/. 

Full transcripts available at www.pronuncian.com/podcasts.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[The tricky /r/ can cause even more problems when it is near the /l/. 

Full transcripts available at www.pronuncian.com/podcasts.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The tricky /r/ can cause even more problems when it is near the /l/. 

Full transcripts available at www.pronuncian.com/podcasts.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>528</itunes:duration>
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        <title>4: The American English /r/</title>
        <itunes:title>4: The American English /r/</itunes:title>
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                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/4-the-american-english-r/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2008 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[Learn how the American /r/ is different from the British /r/.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Learn how the American /r/ is different from the British /r/.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Learn how the American /r/ is different from the British /r/.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>452</itunes:duration>
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        <title>3: The English /s/ and /z/</title>
        <itunes:title>3: The English /s/ and /z/</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/3-the-english-s-and-z/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/3-the-english-s-and-z/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[When does the -s ending sound like /s/, and when does it sound like /z/?]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[When does the -s ending sound like /s/, and when does it sound like /z/?]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[When does the -s ending sound like /s/, and when does it sound like /z/?]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>549</itunes:duration>
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        <title>2: The English /t/ and /d/</title>
        <itunes:title>2: The English /t/ and /d/</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/2-the-english-t-and-d/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/2-the-english-t-and-d/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2008 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[Begin learning about "stops", the /t/ and /d/.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Begin learning about "stops", the /t/ and /d/.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Begin learning about "stops", the /t/ and /d/.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>445</itunes:duration>
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        <title>1: The English ’th sounds’ /θ, ð/</title>
        <itunes:title>1: The English ’th sounds’ /θ, ð/</itunes:title>
        <link>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/1-the-english-th-sounds-%ce%b8-%c3%b0/</link>
                    <comments>https://americanenglishpronunciation.podbean.com/e/1-the-english-th-sounds-%ce%b8-%c3%b0/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[Yes, we have two 'th sounds,' /θ,/ and /ð/and they are both very important.]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Yes, we have two 'th sounds,' /θ,/ and /ð/and they are both very important.]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Yes, we have two 'th sounds,' /θ,/ and /ð/and they are both very important.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>Seattle Learning Academy</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>475</itunes:duration>
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