Taking the Mick: A Guide to British Banter (Don't Take It Personally!) - Internet Abbreviations: A Secret Weapon for Spelling Letters Clearly - 🇬🇧 Unlock the Rhythm: Mastering Stress Shifts in Word Families - Stress Shifts Drills & Quiz

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This episode explores British banter, internet abbreviations for clear spelling, and mastering stress shifts in word families.

. The "Democracy" Family The Person: DEM o-crat The System: De- MOC ra-cy The Adjective: Dem-o- CRAT ic 2. The "Celebrity" Family The Action: CEL e-brate The Person: Ce- LEB ri-ty The Event: Cel-e- BRA tion 3. The "Diplomat" Family The Person: DIP lo-mat The Concept: Di- PLOM a-cy The Adjective: Dip-lo- MAT ic 4. The "Economy" Family The System: E- CON o-my The Adjective: Ec-o- NOM ic The Person: E- CON o-mist 5. The "Mechanism" Family The Thing: MECH a-nism The Person: Me- CHAN ic The Adjective: Me- CHAN i-cal 6. The "Analysis" Family The Action: AN a-lyze The Noun: A- NAL y-sis The Adjective: An-a- LYT ic 7. The "Origin" Family The Source: OR i-gin The Adjective: O- RIG i-nal The Concept: O-rig-i- NAL i-ty 8. The "Curiosity" Family The Adjective: CU ri-ous The Noun: Cu-ri- OS i-ty British Tip: Keep the 'u' in "Curious" pure (like "cure"), don't let it become "chur". 9. The "Industry" Family The Noun: IN dus-try The Adjective: In- DUS tri-al The Person: In- DUS tri-al-ist 10. The "Biology" Family The Subject: Bi- OL o-gy The Adjective: Bi-o- LOG i-cal The Person: Bi- OL o-gist Take The Quiz - https://learningbritishaccent.com/stress-shift-quiz/ Want to get in touch ? Email…

People in this episode

Host: Alison Pitman

Topics covered

• British banter
• internet abbreviations
• spelling
• stress shifts
• word families

Keywords

• British accent
• banter
• abbreviations
• spelling
• stress shifts
• word families
• language learning

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