Wednesday 28 February 2018

Proverbs transcribed - #2

Twenty-six English first-graders were presented with the first half of several proverbs and were asked to provide the second half. I'd like you to come up with the correct one (enjoy the children's version). The vertical line indicates the end of the first half.

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2. /ˈstraɪk waɪl ðə ⎥ ˈbʌgz ˈkləʊs/
2. /ˈstraɪk waɪl ði ˈaənz ˈhɒt/


Monday 26 February 2018

Proverbs transcribed - #1

Twenty-six English first-graders were presented with the first half of several proverbs and were asked to provide the second half. I'd like you to come up with the correct one (enjoy the children's version). The vertical line indicates the end of the first half.

1. /ˈdəʊn ˈʧeɪnʒ ˈhɔːsɪz ⎥ ʌnˈtɪl ðeɪ ˈstɒp ˈrʌnɪŋ/
2. /ˈdəʊn ˈʧeɪnʒ ˈhɔːsɪz ɪn mɪdˈstriːm/

Wednesday 7 February 2018

Trivia no. 2

Today my students were asked to pronounce several sentences. One student produced this nice variant of a sentence (but don't tell this to any animal rights organisation):
"Try not to breathe through your mouse."

Sunday 4 February 2018

Is it an orange or an orange?


Listen to these two pronunciations of the word 'orange'. Do both prons (let's call them A and B) end in the cluster /nʤ/ or does A end in /nʒ/?

Here's A:


And B: