Do NOT say the D in these 105 Common Words!

Here’s my FREE Sounds of American English Cheat Sheet: Join my membership to support my YouTube channel! Speaking English is tough! Native speakers use smooth, natural rhythm to link the sounds of American English. Even for students who test as Fluent in English, learning how to speak English is quite a challenge. But I’m here to help you! In this speaking English training video I’ll show you how to drop the D sound in more than 100 common English words. Pronunciation in American English is often surprisingly different from what’s on the page! Speaking English more fluently requires knowledge AND lots of practice. I’ll give you both in this training video! You’ll see how and when to drop the D sound when you’re speaking and you’ll also see lots of examples of Americans speaking English so that you can solidify your learning. It’s true: speaking English is tough. But with my help you’ll be sounding more and more like a native speaker in no time! Let’s get started. 00:00 Introduction 00:03 Dropping the T’s and D’s 00:23 Tens/Tends 01:05 Friendship 03:46 Sounds of American English Cheat Sheet 04:19 Thanks for joining my Youtube Membership program 04:42 Grandkids 04:57 ’Grand’ words 05:13 Errands 05:33 Kindness, kinds and kindly 06:28 Around the 07:05 Around one 07:36 Found 08:10 Second 09:06 List of common words and two-word links where we drop the D 15:20 Youglish 15:41 Check out Join Rachel’s Circle or Rachel’s Superstars for awesome YouTube perks! SUBSCRIBE!: , Study with me in a FREE mini-course on accent reduction: New to Rachel’s English? Where to Start Playlist: Get Rachel’s Book: Fan! Follow! I’m also on Instagram :) Improve your American Accent / spoken English at Rachel’s English with video-based lessons and exercises. Rachel uses real life English conversation as the basis for teaching how to speak English and how to sound American -- improve listening comprehension skills. Study English vocabulary and English phrases such as phrasal verbs, as well as common expressions in English. Learn American idioms and American slang. #RachelsEnglish #LearnEnglish #