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Hi, in American English they're all dark L's, but some L's (like the ones at the end of a syllable) are much more darker than others. I don't know about other dialects. I' sorry, but I don't think I'm able to describe how to pronunce an L. Is there a similar sound in your language? In mine, there...

Well, you are supposed to write about the *new* trends in Canadian English. Not the history of CE. I think that the Canadian Shift would probably be your best bet--it is a very recent innovation, and thus is one of the few features of CE that could be considered new. It also has many interesting...

It varies with the region and dialect, etc but for my midwest American English, it is the difference between cat and father .

Dear friends I am a russian student of foreign languages department and this year is my final one , I have a dissertation to write which is called : "Modern linguistic problems in historical context: an investigation of some new trends in Canadian english ." I am a little bit confused...

Mr. Young, I have been reading on the sideline. You seem to be a polite and helpful guy but your apporach toward learning is too rigid in my opinion. English can be learned and improved by combining other method and resources. Books are good but that's not all there is. People can learn more...

An apostrophe would be used if the author wants to indicate that the dialects are the American English's possessions . However, the author may be using American/British English as adjectives. In your sentence "This kind of sentences always bother me but..." is incorrect because kind is...

I've just had lunch is an example of the Present Perfect, a tense used to connect past actions to the present. It is correct in this case, because it connects the past action of eating to the present state (being full) and the consequences (not wanting to eat any more). It is not so common in...

CalifJim wrote: You realize, I'm sure, that the g in final ng is silent. It is only a marker to change the usual sound of 'n' to a velar nasal sound instead. It's farther back than your Italian gn but in the same general family of sounds. I know, it thought it was like the N in "anche"...

Well... never forget that I use American English. And I've been frequently surprised by some of the differences between the various dialects. But that's how *I* would use credits as a countable noun.

Anonymous wrote: >> Only one exception, after (the attachment was from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary) after the sounds like /ft/ << Nope. There is no difference where it comes to the pronunciation in North American English and English English dialects of...