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English Pronunciation London Meetup<\/h1>\n
\"English<\/a>

English Pronunciation London Meetup With Gerardo, Tsui Yiu and Percy<\/p><\/div>\n

This was our first week of English Pronunciation London Meetups for conversation since\u00a0the summer break. People from a number of countries, including for the first time Haiti, came to practice their fluency and pronunciation in class.<\/p>\n

We talked about all kinds of things including the worst places in each other\u2019s countries. Although Ecuador’s\u00a0industrial towns may look ugly, the people are so nice there that you soon forget about it. There are sleazy areas of Tokyo in which you may get hustled by hostesses who try to entice you into the clubs. It\u2019s probably easier for them to do this with the many drunkards in the street. In one part of Seoul English teachers are the drunkards! In China people go to find work in bigger cities leaving ghost towns behind them.<\/p>\n

We learnt that the problem with Japanese football is that the players learn to pass well but are afraid to shoot. There is a deep sense of shame in Japanese culture about failure and this affects the way they play football.<\/p>\n

\"English<\/a>

English Pronunciation London Meetup With Kato, Monica, Bianca, Jaewon and Nina<\/p><\/div>\n

Using the Breath<\/h2>\n

We looked at how using our breath can support the way we speak so that we can pronounce words clearly and not mumble them at the end. Filling the voice\u00a0will energy is particularly important when we say long vowels, diphthongs and aspirated consonants. Control of the breath helps us distinguish between voiced and unvoiced sounds as voiced sounds don\u2019t require the breath that unvoiced sounds do. For instance, the breath is important in distinguishing \/d\u0292\/ from \/t\u0283\/, which we practiced. Use of the breath is also essential to tone, stress and intonation.<\/p>\n

\"English<\/a>

English Pronunciation London Meetup With Gerardo, Tsui Yiu, Percy and Masa<\/p><\/div>\n

What Are You Planning For Lunch?<\/h2>\n

On Friday I asked a very simple question: \u2018What are you planning for lunch?\u2019 However, I soon learned that it wasn’t\u00a0so simple after all. I actually asked it as I would ask a native speaker and this makes a difference. If I had said\u00a0it very clearly it would have been:<\/p>\n

\/w\u0252ta:ju:pl\u00e6n\u026a\u014bf\u0259l\u028cnt\u0283\/<\/h3>\n

But the truth is that saying each word so clearly does not sound natural and I would feel as if I was a talking computer. This would appear to give each word equal stress and therefore equal importance. Word stress can have a significant impact on meaning. I modified ‘are’ as follows:<\/p>\n

\/w\u0252t\u0259ju:<\/span>pl\u00e6n\u026a\u014bf\u0259l\u028cnt\u0283\/<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Then also:<\/p>\n

\/w\u0252t\u0283\u0259<\/span>pl\u00e6n\u026a\u014bf\u0259l\u028cnt\u0283\/<\/h3>\n
\"English<\/a>

English Pronunciation London Meetup With Jaewon and Nina<\/p><\/div>\n

A New Word: Skinmanship<\/h2>\n

Has anyone heard of \u2018skinmanship\u2019? Apparently, this refers to the people with whom you feel comfortable making physical contact \u2013 so in the UK that means nobody!\u00a0In different countries we greet in different ways, but it is not likely to be common practice for men to kiss each other on the neck the first time they meet!<\/p>\n

This was a great first week back and we look forward to seeing you at our next English Pronunciation London Meetup:<\/a><\/p>\n

JOIN ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION LONDON<\/span>

Join our meetup group in Central London for conversation classes and our pronunciation course which is soon to come.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n

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