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1) How would one be allowed to use this kind of the quantifier in front of a uncountable noun. My instinct tells me this adjectival phrase is used correctly but need your affirmation.] Adjectival quantifying phrase: a bit more & noun: sense When he was younger and head a bit more sense. ...

I thought, Clive, that there was also the issue of whether the accent is on the first or second syllable. We say 'a history' but 'an historical'. My guess is that it would be 'an Hispanic'.

Sorry LeicesterLad, I hadn't go through the whole article myself! Just the names had caught my eyes. Sam Neill, I would pay more attention to his accent next time I see him in a movie. What do you think about American actors putting on British accent in their movie? Like Gwyneth Paltrow in...

Hmm, LanguageLover, I think the Wiki article suggests that the actors you listed actually promoted American dialect rather than speaking mid-Atlantic English - to a Brit like me they all sound especially American! I agree with the article that Christopher Plummer has a mid-Atlantic accent. As a...

Hello, First of all thank you for reading this article. I am trying to learn English/USA accent and a difficult english vocubulary, but I don't know where to start. I really want to improve in short time. I got alot free time, so it doesn't matter if it cost 4,5 hours a day or even more...

Thank you so much for your help. I am even a little moved by your serious attitude and of course i get something helpful from your thorough and careful article,especially your second opinion of 'watch the speaker's mouth'.It is a good idea.I'll try it. I am from china so i have the problem of...

HaffiezMike wrote: I recently wrote an article on Wikipedia about Malaysian English but I'm not sure if all are 100% grammatically correct can someone check for me? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysian_English or here : Malaysian English From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jump to:...

I recently wrote an article on Wikipedia about Malaysian English but I'm not sure if all are 100% grammatically correct can someone check for me? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysian_English or here : Malaysian English From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jump to: navigation,...

Hello: I am new to this forum and i have some question about the real meaning of some words in this article, considering its unique context. the article is as follow: The barometer of his time, Jagger yet resisted the temptation to branch out from the Rolling Stones into...

Savvy, Let me give you my humble (for a change) feedback on your résumé. Your english is far better than mine so don't take everything I say for granted and trustworthy (but you do already know this, don't you ?). 'In my three years of Biochemistry, my most exciting periods...' : too many 'my'...