Each language background brings with it some particular challenges when it comes to English pronunciation. These include certain phonemes, intonation characteristics or stress patterns. One feature of English pronunciation that my Japanese learners have special difficulty with is consonant clusters, and their speaking can often be augmented with copious superfluous syllables . . .
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