In this video clip from "My Fair Lady" Professor Higgins teaches Eliza how to pronounce the "h" correctly. What a curious machine he uses! And what a clever way to do it! Pronouncing "ha, ha, ha" is all there is to it! (Taken from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJr9SSJKkII#t=110. Click the image to watch the video. Enjoy! :-)
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The movie My Fair Lady (1964), starring Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison as Elisa Doolittle and Professor Henry Higgins, was a huge success five decades ago and is a classic.
Here's one of its most famous songs that has all to do with the English language and pronunciation. Enjoy! I do, every time I watch it. :-)
The video embedded below speaks for itself! Enjoy!!! :-)
(Taken from http://bit.ly/1lo0Cik)
Rooted incorrect pronunciation can generate incomprehensibility at the worst of times. Take a look at a "humorous" example of a tragic situation - a tragicomedy - where not even the context seems to save the situation. [Taken from slide 11 of my APPI 20015 Conference presentation titled Making a Difference... in Pronunciation.]
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Teresa Almeida d'EçaRetired EFL teacher. Teacher trainer in Web 2.0 tools. Member of the Webheads in Action community of practice. Member of the "Radical English" Teachers group. Archives
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