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The Pronunciation Studio Pogcast

The Pronunciation Studio Pogcast

Written by: Joseph Hudson
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The only pogcast to actively promote regressive assimilation!

If you're into sounds, phonetics, accents in particular or language teaching in general, you might find something of interest here.

Any questions/queries to joseph.hudson@pronunciationstudio.com

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  • Approximants

    Approximants
    Aug 11 2025

    Approximants are sounds that sit somewhere in between vowels and consonants. They are widely referred to as "semi-vowels" or "semi-consonants", and they are strange in many ways.

    In this episode I explore 10 weird things about approximants with an actual list:

    1) The name APPROXIMANT

    2) Double articulations of /r/ and /w/

    3) Silent letters

    4) J ≠ /j/

    5) Rhoticity

    6) Intrusive /r/

    7) Dark l

    8) Diphthongs

    9) Devoicing

    10) Tapped /r/

    I also answer a question about cockney /r/.


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    11 mins
  • (EX)Plosion

    (EX)Plosion
    Dec 13 2024

    The English plosive consonants /p,t,k,b,d,g/ are made by fully blocking air as it leaves the body.

    Although they have strong spelling to sound relationships, they are a little bit tricky in pronunciation with processes including aspiration, affrication, glottalisation and many assimilations.

    In this episode I explore these sounds and processes, and answer a question about the ending of the word ORANGE.

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    9 mins
  • Friction

    Friction
    Oct 10 2024

    Fricatives /f,v,θ,ð,s,z,ʃ,ʒ,h/ constitute the biggest group of consonants in English pronunciation. And they are the weirdest looking group, with nearly half of the symbols additional to the alphabet.

    In this episode we get to grips with the pronunciation of these sounds, and some of the peculiarities found in both their spellings, and the way the join together.

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    7 mins
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