How do you pronounce Lithos?
Is the T silent in exactly?
When the T and D sounds come between two other consonant sounds, many Americans will drop them. But when we add the -ly ending, it now comes between two consonants. You’ll hear a lot of native speakers say ‘exactly‘, with no T sound. Exactly, exactly.
How is ERA pronounced?
Break ‘era‘ down into sounds: [EER] + [UH] – say it out loud and exaggerate the sounds until you can consistently produce them. Record yourself saying ‘era‘ in full sentences, then watch yourself and listen. You’ll be able to mark your mistakes quite easily. Look up tutorials on Youtube on how to pronounce ‘era‘.
Do you pronounce the L in polka?
For “polka“, it says that in BE (in the UK) the L is always pronounced, while in AE (in the US) both pronunciations are correct: with and without the L. For “polka-dot” the WR dictionary only lists the “without the L” AE pronunciation.