Enigmas of the English Alphabet

Alvaro Alves-Milho

I created this podcast for those who study English as a second language. It discusses the peculiarities of this language, how they can cause frustrations when learning its reading and pronunciation, and provides data to overcome them.
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Episode 7 - the AU digraph
03-08-2023
Episode 7 - the AU digraph
Let's talk about the AU sound. This sound is usually represented by this digraph but actually can be observed in other spellings. This sound is not included in the original vowel sounds of Latin or the long vowels of English.Video version:https://youtu.be/_XopVOiJT6o

Episodios

Episode 7 - the AU digraph
03-08-2023
Episode 7 - the AU digraph
Let's talk about the AU sound. This sound is usually represented by this digraph but actually can be observed in other spellings. This sound is not included in the original vowel sounds of Latin or the long vowels of English.Video version:https://youtu.be/_XopVOiJT6o
Episode 6 - The Great Vowel Shift
17-01-2023
Episode 6 - The Great Vowel Shift
The Great Vowel Shift, how it currently impacts English pronunciation, and how it is a constant source of confusion for both native English speakers and foreign language students of English
Episode 5 - The Evolution of the English Alphabet
20-06-2022
Episode 5 - The Evolution of the English Alphabet
How the English Alphabet evolved to its current condition
Episode 4 - Engineering the Latin Alphabet
21-03-2022
Episode 4 - Engineering the Latin Alphabet
How the Latin alphabet was engineered based on the mouth positions associated with each letter's sound and became the basis of spelling for all modern languages, including English.
Episode 3 - Evolution of the Alphabet
07-02-2022
Episode 3 - Evolution of the Alphabet
We discuss how the alphabet evolved to become the primary written communication tool.
Episode 2 - continuing with the investigation
18-01-2022
Episode 2 - continuing with the investigation
The investigation continues to try to determine which criteria and rules were used by English scribes when they wrote the words of English.https://youtu.be/SMkLseEOy3s
Episode 1 - My Story
28-12-2021
Episode 1 - My Story
Why I wrote "Enigmas of the English Alphabet" - let's talk about English as a second language and its peculiarities that make it more difficult to learn than it seems. This is my story.https://youtu.be/WwaybcA94pU