Lass,Abraham And Betty American Pronunciation CD

This recording, narrated by Abraham Lass, attempts to make clear the correct pronunciations of commonly mispronounced English words, ranging from "archetype" to "zenith." a complete list of the words included on the record can be found in the liner notes. Lass is the author of a number of books and recordings about the English language, including Dominando El Ingles: Mastery of English Pronunciation: A Guide for Spanish-Speaking People, also available on Smithsonian Folkways (FW08201).

1. Introduction 2. 1:Abdomen - 29:Aviator 3. 30:Babel - 39:Buoy 4. 40:Cache - 72:Culinary 5. 73:Dais - 89:Drought 6. 90:Echelon - 104:Exquisite 7. 105:Facet - 124:Furlough 8. 125:Gala - 141:Gyroscope 9. 142:Hallucinogen - 154:Hover 10. 155:Ignoramus - 187:Isthmus 11. 188:Jeopardy - 192:Junta 12. 193: Kaleidoscope - 197:Kilometer 13. 198:Lackadaisical - 220:Luxury 14. 221:Machete - 247:Mustache 15. 248:Nadir - 259:Nuptial 16. 260:Oasis - 274:Orgy 17. 275:Pachyderm - 338:Pyorrhea 18. 339:Quay - 342:Quixotic 19. 343:Rabies - 375:Route 20. 376:Sacrilege - 406:Syrup 21. 407:Tarpaulin - 419:Tryst 22. 420:Ultimatum 23. 421:Vaccine - 428:Visa 24. 429:Worsted, 430:Zenith