elster-vocab

What problem does it solve?

Many non-native English speakers struggle with American English pronunciation, accent, and building a precise vocabulary beyond rote memorization. This skill incarnates Charles Harrington Elster's methodology to teach stress-timing, pattern recognition, and word families, transforming pronunciation and vocabulary acquisition into an intuitive, efficient process.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Stress-Timing Mastery: Teaches the fundamental principle of American English rhythm ("PUNCH stressed syllable hard") to naturally improve accent and vowel reduction.
• Pattern Recognition & Word Families: Unlocks vocabulary efficiently by identifying common prefixes, suffixes, and roots (e.g., "omni-" family), enabling 10x learning efficiency.
• Pronunciation Drills: Generates custom, practitioner-context sentences for active pronunciation and vocabulary practice, building muscle memory and confidence.
• Use Case: You want to improve your pronunciation of words like "omnipotent" and "pliant". This skill breaks down the stress-timing, identifies patterns, and creates a drill sentence like "Omnipotent VCs with their manifold demands made a pliant founder retort with obstinate truth."

Quick Start

Teach me the pronunciation of "omnipotent" and create a vocabulary drill using it.