Luke Nicholson

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Is the letter <a> pronounced the same in "what" and "whack"?

I am this man in the Evening Standard newspaper: standard.co.uk/news/transpor…

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The answer to this cryptic crossword clue is phonetically pleasing: "A group of sailors noisily gather" (6). Here's a hint: think of a word meaning "gather" that sounds like a group of workers on a ship. (The clue is from Minute Cryptic.)

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How do you pronounce the first vowel of "Nero" (like in the coffee shop "Caffè Nero"): like the vowel of (1) "mere", (2) "me", (3) "mare", or something else? I use (1), but I hear plenty of people in England using (3).

How do you pronounce the first syllable of "Dubai" in English: (1) /duː/ "doo", (2) /djuː/ "dyoo", (3) /ʤuː/ "joo", (4) something else?

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Does the ending of 'automobile' rhyme with (1) "wheel", (2) "will", (3) "while", (4) something else?

The Bristol Accent – Learn about its distinctive sound: youtube.com/watch?v=kzYo9LB7…

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Where's the primary stress in the word "metamorphosis": (1) metaMORphosis, (2) metamorPHOsis?

Breaking down Queen Elizabeth's accent in The Crown: a linguistic analysis 👑 youtube.com/watch?v=oed8Nj1O…

You may know that ejectives may appear in southern English speech when a pause follows. I was chatting to someone whose accent might be described as Estuary and who regularly used uvular ejectives, eg “look” [lʊq’].

I read this fun word: "kakistocracy". It describes a state or society governed by its least suitable or competent citizens. It's pronounced /ˌkakɪˈstɒkrəsi/.

My article on how to use articulatory setting with an intelligibility focus was published last week in the 75th issue of IATEFL’s pronunciation publication Speak Out! You can learn more about the topic and read it here: f.mtr.cool/b7g19tnuii