pro·nun·ci·a·tion prəˌnənsēˈāSH(ə)n/ noun noun:  pronunciation ; plural noun:  pronunciations the way in which a word is pronounced. "spelling does not determine pronunciation" synonyms: accent , manner of speaking,  speech ,  diction ,  delivery ,  elocution ,  intonation ;  More Origin late Middle English: from Latin  pronuntiatio(n-) , from the verb  pronuntiare  (see  pronounce ). Pronouncing "ed" endings English for Everyone  is an excellent resource for improving your English.  One especially tricky aspect of speaking English is correctly pronouncing past tense verbs ending in -ed.  Check out their worksheet  Pronouncing "ed" endings  and practice out loud. More -ed endings Have you been practicing "She sells seashells by the seashore"? Here are some more  Tongue Twisters for Pronunciation Practice+ Free Mp3 Downloads Easy Tongue Twisters Easy English Tongue Twiste

Before coming to Nicaragua, I spent 15 years living in the small New England state of  Connecticut , which is quite different from my home town of  San Francisco .  While everyone has heard of San Francisco, there are people in the US who aren't quite sure of where Connecticut is, much less what it is like there.

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