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It's pronounced: /s@k@:/ with stress on the SECOND syllable. (see SAMPA for meaning of symbols). Actually, I don't really know how to write the correct pronunciation of the second syllable - it's one of those French things where the "r" is almost, but not quite pronounced. (The origin of the...

Southern American english varies widely in difficulty to comprehend. The deep south accents (Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi) are more difficult for me to understand when people speak. Then again, I live in Texas, so I am exposed to horrible drawling all the time (though my accent is not very...

There are plenty of examples of the silent-h phenomenon. I have certainly seen written down "an hotel", "an historic occasion", and so on. (Pronounced "an otel", "an istoric occasion", etc.). But I think the spelling is supposed to be based on the accepted pronunciation, not on regional...

Hi there, here I am bad at grammar, worse pronunciation...obviously I need help. It would be very nice if someone can answer my English questions and correct my mistakes.. Nice day

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Welcome, Belinda. I am glad to meet you a newcomer—Spanish friend. I am wondering the climate kind of your hometown. Is it rainy as near the sea? Actually, we can’t absolutely say that one can only be excellent at one between science and arts, you know, the world is full of miracles. But in my...

hitch, Did you receive the sound file ? These days Mydoom has been so rampant that it might have eaten the email :p. Just post to confirm the receipt. Don't let it hit the web if the pronunciation is off key :p.

english is my second language in our country. everyday at the office we communicate with others in English on email. it seems that we can understand each other very well because... we are all using very simple english with limited vocabulary! When i have to search information from reference...

other human :p. other people might be an option :p Read aloud every day, of course you must be sure of your pronunciation. Otherwise, you would learn an English only you yourself can understand Many Malaysians just simply rattle off without thinking if they really speak English here. :p ...

I find working a lesson around a particular topic works well for the student and the teacher as it provides a reference point. Pick an article or a story from a magazine, newspaper etc. You can work on various exercises around the text. Getting the students to read the text is a good...