Popping Your P’s : Practice Your Plosives
Todays’s post we’re covering another RP British sound – the Plosives.
Here’s what the dictionary says:
ˈpləʊsɪv,ˈpləʊsɪz/PHONETICSadjective
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denoting a consonant that is produced by stopping the airflow using the lips, teeth, or palate, followed by a sudden release of air.
noun
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a plosive speech sound. The basic plosives in English are t, k, and p (voiceless) and d, g, and b(voiced).
Popping ‘P’s are the bane of many voiceover lives! These explosive sounds are magnified by the microphone and can be very noticeable on audio recordings. In everyday conversation these speech sounds are more easily ignored, but its important to pronounce each of these plosive sounds correctly. It can help to practice minimal pairs – for example “Bale / Pale” so you can hear and feel the different sounds. You can get more Minimal Pairs practice in both the Ultimate RP British Accent and The RP British Accent Pronunciation Course
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This post only gives examples of words with two Plosive sounds – the P sound and the B sound. If you would like to hear more words that use the other Plosives of K , G, T and D and learn how to form each of these sounds, sign up to the The RP British Accent Pronunciation course.
Did you catch last weeks post on the FRICATIVES sound? You can catch up by visiting the Fricatives post
Did you find these Plosive Audio & Videos useful?
Wouldn't it be really helpful if:
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You could watch and SEE a native RP speaker make all these sounds
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You were told exactly how to place your tongue, lips and mouth to accurately mimic these sounds
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So you could learn how to make each British sound, in the comfort of your home at a pace that suits you.