Rick and Dave answer not-made-up questions from non-fictitious listeners for the benefit of providing information to actual listeners and not simply for the sake of hearing themselves talk and thinking that they sound smart and wonderful. All hail Rick and Dave. Download The Audio Show Notes Some highlights so you can avoid the lowlights: 01:22 …
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Episode 6: Sound Advice (Accents and Pronunciation)
How do you acquire a decent accent? What do those weird symbols in transcriptions and fancy books mean? What does our mouth need to do in order to sound like an authentic Mongolian speaker, and will it get us arrested or admired? Heck if we know, but we talk like we do. Now with 20%…
Episode 5: Do You Have What It Takes?
What are some qualities that will help you with language study? Do you have to be a language nerd? Should you aspire for perfection? What do Rick and Dave think are helpful traits for language learning? If you answered “yes, I can!” to any of these questions, go back and read them again because your…
Episode 4: I Can’t Do This Alone (How Your Loved Ones Can Help)
In this episode, Rick and Dave talk about how you might get your family and/or friends to support your foolish language habit. But don’t expect anyone to be happy about that hat you’re wearing! Download The Audio