Am I saying this right? Probably not.

Chances are, if you are not a native speaker of English, you have some words you are uncertain about pronouncing.  You might even avoid using them, even though you know what they mean, because you don’t want to say them incorrectly.  One excellent resource for checking your pronunciation is using online dictionaries.  They have the advantage of recordings to play back, to hear a native speaker say the word.  This is preferable to a digitized recording (computer generated), because the stress and intonation will be natural sounding and correct.

If you are also working on acquiring new vocabulary, you may like the simplified definitions and examples you will find in Merriam Webster’s Learner's Dictionary.  When trying new words, record yourself and compare your pronunciation to what you hear on the website.  You may notice differences in the recording that you cannot hear when you are speaking.

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Did you know?  Many native speakers of American English mispronounce the word "probably."  You might have learned an incorrect pronunciation from people around you.  Check out the correct pronunciation here.