How to Pronounce “age”

Rhythm and Stress Timing — Why English Sounds Uneven

English is stress-timed: stressed syllables arrive at even intervals and unstressed ones are squeezed between them. How to hear and copy the beat.

Stress Timing Practice — English Rhythm Exercises

English is stress-timed, not syllable-timed: the stressed syllables tick evenly and everything else gets squeezed. Six drills to build the rhythm, plus a daily routine.

How to Pronounce Finance Terms — Money Words, With Audio

Fiduciary, amortize, leverage, portfolio and entrepreneur — the French final stress, the US/UK vowel splits, and the one word everyone overcomplicates.

• Soft G and J sounds