American Pronunciation

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).

Track Listing

101	Introduction	Abraham and Betty Lass	03:01
102	1:abdomen - 29:aviator	Abraham and Betty Lass	03:49
103	30:babel - 39:buoy	Abraham and Betty Lass	01:14
104	40:cache - 72:culinary	Abraham and Betty Lass	03:50
105	73:dais - 89:drought	Abraham and Betty Lass	02:14
106	90:echelon - 104:exquisite	Abraham and Betty Lass	01:54
107	105:facet - 124:furlough	Abraham and Betty Lass	02:05
108	125:gala - 141:gyroscope	Abraham and Betty Lass	01:34
109	142:hallucinogen - 154:hover	Abraham and Betty Lass	01:21
110	155:ignoramus - 187:isthmus	Abraham and Betty Lass	03:22
201	188:jeopardy - 192:junta	Abraham and Betty Lass	00:34
202	193: kaleidoscope - 197:kilometer	Abraham and Betty Lass	00:30
203	198:lackadaisical - 220:luxury	Abraham and Betty Lass	02:18
204	221:machete - 247:mustache	Abraham and Betty Lass	02:36
205	248:nadir - 259:nuptial	Abraham and Betty Lass	01:16
206	260:oasis - 274:orgy	Abraham and Betty Lass	01:20
207	275:pachyderm - 338:pyorrhea	Abraham and Betty Lass	06:10
208	339:quay - 342:quixotic	Abraham and Betty Lass	00:20
209	343:rabies - 375:route	Abraham and Betty Lass	03:11
210	376:sacrilege - 406:syrup	Abraham and Betty Lass	02:46
211	407:tarpaulin - 419:tryst	Abraham and Betty Lass	01:11
212	420:ultimatum	Abraham and Betty Lass	00:07
213	421:vaccine - 428:visa	Abraham and Betty Lass	00:53
214	429:worsted, 430:zenith	Abraham and Betty Lass	00:12