Be a ‘Couch Potato’ (Couch Potato n. One who spends an inordinate amount of time on the couch watching television) Does this sound like unusual advice, given America’s obsession with exercise and health? Well, it is good advice for someone wanting to improve his/her American English pronunciation! …
My Fair Lady: Great play but bad accent coaching methods!
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of seeing My Fair Lady, the classic Broadway musical, based on George Bernard Shaw’s 1913 play, Pygmalion. It was performed at the Lyric Opera here in Chicago. It was a great performance. The singing was outstanding, the actors perfect, the set …
The New Year & Immigrants & Trump….
A new year has begun, and with it a new president, supposedly the Leader of the Free World has entered as American's president. I feel compelled to write about this election and to voice my disagreements with the content and style of President Trump's first few weeks. I did not vote for him and …
