1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 David and I discuss five of the 11 vowels of American English, and go over the various ways each sound can be spelled. &amp;nbsp;This leads to discussions of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) and spelling bees (David won his school spelling bee!). &amp;nbsp;The idioms 'rule of thumb' and 'off the top of my head' come up in conversation. &amp;nbsp;Vowels covered: &amp;nbsp;AH [ɑ], AW [ɔ], AA [æ], EE [i], IH [ɪ]. Conversation &amp; Pronunciation: Learn English with The Rachel's English Podcast http://www.RachelsEnglish.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5736122/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/16850527