246. How to pronounce Staff vs. Stuff

Episode 246 August 26, 2022 00:03:32
246. How to pronounce Staff vs. Stuff
The InFluency Podcast
246. How to pronounce Staff vs. Stuff

Aug 26 2022 | 00:03:32

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Show Notes

English words can be really confusing sometimes. In these how-to-pronounce episodes published on Fridays, I’ll help you with the pronunciation of confusing words and common names. This week we’re going to talk about the words ‘staff’ and ‘stuff’. Here’s a loose transcription of the words as explained in the episode: Staff: staf [IPA: stæf] (but in British English: staaf [IPA: stɑːf] Stuff: stuhf [IPA: stʌf] Watch the video version here: https://hadarshemesh.com/magazine/stuff-staff/ If you want to improve your accent and understand spoken English better, download my free American Accent audio crash course: https://hadarshemesh.com/audio-accent-course/ You can also download an interactive list of 50 of the most mispronounced words in English and master the pronunciation of those tricky words: https://hadarshemesh.com/50-most-mispronounced-words/ Join our Facebook community to connect with non-native English learners from all over the world: https://hadarshemesh.com/influency-community/

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