Do people misunderstand you when you speak? Are you annoyed by questions about where you’re from? You’ve come to the right place!
Make your accent amazing is a podcast about accents, language, and linguistics. We’ll talk about what makes your pronunciation and accent sound non-native and how to improve it. While this podcast mainly deals with the English language, we will also talk about how your mother tongue influences your pronunciation and may even touch upon how to pronounce the sounds of other languages!
Part 2: Vowel Shifts and The Great Vowel Shift (ft. Linguistics Professor David Wilson)
This is part 2 of my chat with Professor David Wilson, where we get into the Great Vowel Shift and why English spelling is such a mess for second language learners. We also cover mergers like cot-caught and merry-marry, univerbation, why words like bury and won't are spelled the way they are, and how English vowels (and German ones too) have been shifting for hundreds of years.
15 Jun 2026
American Dialects: The Mid-Atlantic region (featuring Linguistics Professor David Wilson)
Did you know that there isn't just a single "American English" but several? In today's episode, I talk with Dr. David Wilson, a former Linguistics classmate of mine during undergrad who has since gotten his PhD. We talk about various dialects of the American Mid-Atlantic region and how they differ from dialects around the country and the world.
30 Sept 2025
Why you sound the same in every language
The host of Accent Amazing analyzes how listeners recognize linguistic origins in different languages, revealing the underlying mechanisms of accents.
23 Jul 2025
Why don’t dictionaries don’t give the exact pronunciation?
This episode explores why dictionaries provide general phonetic transcriptions rather than precise pronunciations, impacting accent accuracy.
2 Jul 2025
Analyzing a Polish AI influencer’s accent (vowel length, final devoicing, slavic voicing)
The host analyzes a Polish AI influencer's English accent, focusing on vowel length, final devoicing, and Slavic voicing to highlight differences between Polish and English pronunciation.
11 Jun 2025
Contract "Not" to sound more natural
This episode explores the nuances of the word "not" in English, revealing how non-native speakers can refine their pronunciation and sound more natural through contraction.
22 May 2025
"Can" or "Can't" - Why people keep mishearing you
Do people keep mishearing you say "can't" when you say "can"? Are you unsure if you're even pronouncing it correctly? That's probably because there are TWO pronunciations of "can"- the most common version and the less common version, and you're probably using the less common version when you should be using the other version. In this episode, I'll teach you how and when to use the right form!
8 May 2025
The two types of "that" - when and how to pronounce them
The word "that" is a super common word, yet many English learners stress it incorrectly, especially if their native tongue is a language with a rhythm that's different from English's. Speakers of syllable-timed languages such as Spanish, French, Polish, Chinese languages, and other East Asian languages, will pronounce it as the full version but it is often pronounced as a reduced version. In this episode we will explore how the two versions of this super common word are pronounced, when to use them, as well as some tips to remember when each version should be used.
28 Apr 2025
Voicing /b, d, g/ sounds if your language lacks them (e.g. Chinese accents)
A subtle feature of certain accents is the lack of /b, d, g/ sounds, the voiced counterpart to /p, t, k/. In addition, various languages devoice /b, d, g/ sounds as a feature of their accent in English. In this episode we examine what voicing is and how to do it so you can sound more native when speaking English and other languages with these sounds you may lack
15 Apr 2025
Affrication: why TR and DR are not pronounced how you think they are
In many languages the letter sequences "tr" and "dr" are fairly simple: it's just a /t/ or /d/ sound followed by an /r/ sound. In English? Not so. Instead, these sounds "affricate", changing to a whole other sound. In today's episode, let's learn what affrication is, show you how to do it, and learn about how this is actually natural process in many languages historically and presently.
13 Apr 2025
Is improving your accent betraying your culture?
Is improving your accent a betrayal of your culture—or just a form of adaptation? In this episode, I dive into the complex relationship between language, identity, and mindset. From stories about my Russian language partner, my British ex, and a college confrontation over pronunciation, to my own struggles with Cantonese and shifting accents, we explore what it really means to change the way we speak. Whether you’re trying to sound more native or holding onto the voice that shaped you, this one's for you.
7 Apr 2025
Aspirated consonants in English (how to do them and why you need them)
Lack of aspiration is one of the biggest non-native accent features that English learners lack, especially those who speak Slavic or Romance languagesǃ In this episode, learn how to make this sound and where it occursǃ
6 Apr 2025
Pronunciation vs Accent
What is the difference between pronunciation and accent? In today's episode, we will learn how they differ and how it matters to you if you want to speak in a more easily understandable way, or even if you want to pass as a native speaker of your target language!
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