The podcast has returned! After a 12-month hiatus, Paul is back, with episode 91 of In a Manner of Speaking. In this edition, he discusses yod, the linguistic term for the “y” sound one hears in words such as “you” and “yes.”
Paul talks about all aspects of yod (represented in IPA as [j]), including yod dropping and the differences in yod pronunciation between American and British English. (Americans typically pronounce “nude” and “tune” without yod, for example, while Britons use yod.)
Go here to listen, or find it on your favorite podcast channel or index.
The podcast is back! After a 12-month hiatus, Paul returns to In a Manner of Speaking for episode 91 (July 2026). In this episode, he discusses yod, the linguistic term for the “y” sound one hears in words such as “you” and “yes.”
Paul addresses all aspects of yod (represented in IPA as [j]), including yod dropping and the differences in yod pronunciation between American and British English. (Americans typically pronounce “nude” and “tune” without yod, for example, while Britons use yod.)
Go here to view the UK dialect map to which Paul refers.
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Paul has been producing his In a Manner of Speaking podcast for eight years, every month without a break! So it’s time for a hiatus. The July episode will be the last for 2025. Plans are to return in January 2026. So what better time for a retrospective!
Join Paul Meier and his past guests for this retrospective of the first eight years of the podcast. Paul will be taking a hiatus from the podcast and plans to return in 2026, so, for this last episode of 2025, let us reminisce.
Think of this month’s episode as a sort of CliffsNotes of the podcast. We hope they inspire you to seek out past episodes in full. You can find them all indexed here, or on your favorite podcast channel or index. But keep in mind that you get all the free extras and related information only at PaulMeier.com.
Thanks to all past guests, without whom this podcast would not be possible. While this retrospective does not include all 89 previous episodes, we have done our best to include snippets of all episodes that feature guests.
The best part about this episode is we have created a video version! Watch it here:
(Bach’s Cello Suite #1 in G Major BMV 1007 Prelude (by Ivan Dolgunov) is courtesy of Jamendo Licensing.)
On the August 2024 episode of In a Manner of Speaking, Paul discusses dialect coaching with IDEA Associate Editor and successful dialect coach Joel Goldes.
They focus on two of Goldes’ many projects: Come from Away, an award-winning musical set in Newfoundland, about the hospitality that Newfoundlanders afforded airline passengers stranded by the terror attacks of September 11, 2001; and The Woman King, a 2022 epic film directed by Gina Prince-Bythwood and starring Viola Davis.
The podcast has returned! After a 12-month hiatus, Paul is back, with episode 91 of In a Manner of Speaking. In this edition, he discusses yod, the linguistic term for the “y” sound one hears in words such as “you” and “yes.”
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