One of the 40 sounds Nunzio listens for. When you read a sentence aloud, the app scores every single sound in it on your phone — this page is what he knows about this one: what tends to come out in its place, and what to do about it.
Instead of tapping the ridge, slide your tongue tip between your teeth and keep voiced air flowing without stopping.
“D is a knock on the door — this sound is the door left open! Tongue between teeth, keep the voice humming through.”Nunzio, when he hears it
Move your tongue tip from behind your teeth to lightly between them, keeping the voicing on.
“Your buzz is beautiful but the tongue hides inside! Bring it forward, between the teeth. Same buzz, new address!”Nunzio, when he hears it
Take your top teeth off your bottom lip and place your tongue tip between your teeth, keeping the voice buzzing.
“The lip auditioned for the tongue's role again! Basta! Tongue between the teeth, keep the buzz — ecco, perfetto!”Nunzio, when he hears it
In the app, this sound is put under pressure in The TH Workshop — whole sentences built so it cannot hide.
The classic mix-ups involving this sound, one page per pair: this vs dog, this vs zoo, this vs van.
Reading about a sound is one thing. Hearing which ones you miss is another.
Nunzio records you reading a sentence, scores every sound in it on your phone — nothing is uploaded — and tells you the one thing worth fixing. Nunzio — Accent Coach is coming to the App Store and Google Play.