209: The difference between /ə/ and /ʌ/: schwa and short u

Update: 2015-03-25

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What's up with /ə/ and /ʌ/ in words like 'custom' /ˈkʌs təm/?

Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

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219: /g+n/ as in ”signal” and ”ignore”

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218: Learn to hear vowels to learn to pronounce them

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217: Compare long e, short i, and short e /i, ɪ, ɛ/

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216: The Cardinal Vowels--long e /i/, oo sound /u/, short o /ɑ/, and short a /æ/

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215: Adding ”bonus” information by using a low pitch

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214: Yes/No Pitch Patterns

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213: Intonation of Wh- Questions

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212: /r+ɚ/ “explore” into “explorer”

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211: Compare /æ/ and /ɑ/ (’short a’ and ’short o’)

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210: ’-ue’ ending (unique, avenue, and rescue)

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207: Why is ’quarter’ so hard to say?

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206: I like/I’d like... bacon!

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205: Dealing with ’o-u-g-h’

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204: How ’have to’ becomes ’hafta’

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203: When /t/ sounds like /d/ during linking: alveolar stop

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202: How similar are /n/ and /l/?

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