One of the biggest issues hurting language learners is the disconnect between how they think they sound vs how they actually sound. An area of English where this becomes immediately apparent is stress patterns, where learners think they are stressing one word but are actually doing something completely different. Let's explore what this causes many English learners to sound like, and compare it to native speakers. Welcome to Wake Up American from www.fluentamerican.com, where Monday through Friday, we spend a couple minutes on a challenging aspect of American English pronunciation and walk through examples to help you achieve a more natural sound the next time you speak in American English at work, at home, or out and about town. Find the full video at https://youtube.com/live/xPmsm6Kk2gM Support the Show.