Say It In English...!
# 2: The Schwa
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
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Learn to recognize and pronounce the SCHWA SOUND.Hi. My name is Enrique and I am the creator of Say it in English...! This is the second podcast of a series that will discuss topics related to American English Pronunciation. Our weekly podcasts are available at iTunes store for free. So check them out and download them when you got the chance. In today's podcast, we will talk about one of the most important vowel sounds in English: the schwa sound.When it comes the time to pronounce words in English, it is a very common fact that non-native speakers of English tend to omit sistematically the use of an importarnt sound in English phonology: the schwa vowel. It is incredibly fascinating to find out that most EFL (English as Foreign Language Students) are not aware about this sound. The natural consequence is that it is never used, but replaced by non standard vowels coming from the native speaker's mother tongue.Believe it or not, this ignored sound is the most common vowel sound