I saw Michael Jackson on the international news last night, ... before, although it must be old hat to the British. I didn't notice his name until a couple of months ago, when he went into hospital for cataract surgery and ... him 'Macho

Ruud Harmsen wrote on 31 Dec 2003: 31 Dec 2003 14:08:31 GMT: CyberCypher : in sci.lang: Please explain how stress is not phonemic in English in ... the acid. You're an expert, not an amateur like me. In the verbs, the first syllables have a

Greetings all I have not seen the following in any of the FAQs; the other day, I was having ... curious if there is any definitive answer on the subject failing that, what the views of this group are. My practice: Standalone "A", if it

Is there any reason why "posh" people tend to change the way they pronounce nouns ending in the "ee" sound when they pluralise them? I dislike it, as I think it is stuck up, but a lot of people (mainly older Southerners) change

"Which" refers to the last noun mentioned, that means in your sentence: "Wrought is not pronounced like rot, which has a shorter vowel." which refers to "rot" because that is the last one mentioned in the sentence before. In "Rot is not

Hello, My question refers to the use of English grammar. I have been taught that 'which' always refer to the nearest noun (rot). Does that mean that, the phrase 'which has a shorter vowel' should refer to rot? Please advise.