Hi Xcats, This is related to the spelling of the past tense forms of regular verbs; it also applies to the "ing" form. spelling of regular affirmative past tense forms Most regular verbs: add -ed work —worked help —helped start —

Cockney speakers always omit the ' t ' . EE speakers only omit the t when it is at the end of a word , or in between vowels , never in between consonants . EE speakers also leave out the ' l ' in ' vulnerable ' , or ' itself ' . They also

Hi, EyeSeeYou, I don't think we talk about 'voiceless word' but rather 'voiceless sounds', and it does seem a pretty stupid thing to say. How can you speak without a voice? This is a definition from a guide to English Pronunciation

During the long linguistic history, I can only find three models of language. First one is Phoenician. We know that they invented the alphabetic system for the current alphabetic world. Yet they only recognized the consonants as information

Of course we need consult IPA, but some of their concept require some change. For instance, some times, it is very hard to denote a 'Phonetic pattern' in any letters. It is not syllable, not CV note. 'man' is a syllable, it is not a CV note or we

Hi cball007, I found my notes which I jotted down in my ESL course. The difference between a and an is one of pronunciation, and so we also use an in front of a silent h because judging only by sound, the word begins with the vowel that

I am continually stunned by the fact that so few sources seem to realise the logic that lies behind their own rules. I have heard whacky rules that suggests that ancient or biblical names ending with s are exceptions, or words of more than one

when you say the R , what condition your mouth and toung should be ? DRAW THE BASE OF YOUR TONGUE TOWARD THE BACK OF YOUR MOUTH-- THE TONGUE IS NOT INVOLVED IN THE 'R' SOUND. AT FIRST, PRACTICE BY PUSHING YOUR TONGUE BACK AND OUT OF THE WAY

In American English, the sound of "s" depends on which sound comes before it. 1. If the noun ends in an unvoiced consonant sound: /f/, /k/, /p/, /t/, /th/-(thin), pronounce "s" as /s/. 2. When it ends in a voiced consonant sound, /b/, /d/,

I have to agree with "Guest". Although there definitely is a "w" sound in out, it should have its own classification. The "w" in wind is a consonant sound, but the pronunciation of "out" falls under vowels sounds /au/. Same goes for "cloud, mouth,