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Rules help a long as they are predominantly consistent. When a rule is significantly inconsistent then it will lead to confusion. For example, what rule can be applied to the double "o" sound in English? The words: food, blood, took, foot, moon, stool, and many other double "o" words are...

If you're not a native English speaker, I suggest you get one of these: LONGMAN ADVANCED AMERICAN DICTIONARY ( with CD-ROM ) -- American English LONGMAN DICTIONARY OF CONTEMPORARY ENGLISH ( with CD-ROM ) -- British English I have collections of dictionaries (more than 100), and I find...

That is great, Philip, and very helpful. Many thanks! How do you think I should put my knowledge of grammar, form, pronunciation, etc. across? Do you know of any technical jargon I could use or is it just assumed that I should have an extremely strong knowledge of this anyway, as that's the...

My name is Paula. I am a qualified and experienced English language teacher. I hold a BA degree in English Literature from the University of Oxford as well as the Trinity College London Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign (Second) Language (TESOL). My private lessons are offered in a...

I teach english here in Vietnam @ Viet My ( VATC) Classes run all year round. There are no terms. It was easy to get hired on here, but I hear the government want to make some changes in regards to what qualifications teachers need to work here. I don't know what the changes in qualifications...

Improving your motivation Before you start reading, you should know this: Learning English requires action. You may know all the learning tips, but if you don't start doing things, you will achieve nothing. Therefore our method is not just for reading; it is for reading and doing. You need...

Mister Micawber wrote: Without coming up with a reference, I'll tell you offhand that I teach them both as open central vowels, with no difference in pronunciation except force and length of utterance. Hi MrM. This means that they have the same sound? I think I have trouble...

Thanks for reading this and blahblahblah….I’ll try to be laconic..chemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />>> > > What I want to do is to find out why ‘native speaker’ sounds just like IBM, Mercedes…or whatever for employers. That is the label, which is the best ‘a priori’. >> ...

Hi, I teach adults that I think of as having good English, and yours seems better. That's writing, of course, I haven't heard you speak. I know some Chinese have pronunciation problems, as do Koreans, but I have no information about Japanese. In your writing, you can discuss subtle points of...

Yes, I imagine you are full of glamour because you are studying "English glamour" so hard. Throughout Medieval Age, "grammar" meant "study of Latin literature". A phrase "English grammar" was first used by Ben Johnson in 1600 as the title of his English grammar book. OED says: "In early...