I am looking for the right pronunciation of fractions in British English. Every style guide I find is very clear ... stop. How do you pronounce fractions like "4000 / 563" in English? Is it "Four thousand five hundred sixty

This debate really seems to be about two different things, spelling and pronunciation. The letter w (and y) is often used with other vowels (and sometimes alone as well) in spelling to reperesent a vowel sound . In the words hi and by , the letter

(Email Removed) schrieb: Hello, This my first post to this group. I was asked a question by a friend of mine: Why is ... use one over the other. I don't personally think such a rule exists, but does anyone know the answer definitively? As you

No. RP would pronounce it without the T. I think you may be able to infer that the speaker is ... or traces of what they perceive to be a background of lower-social-standing. Alternatively they may not be a native Englishspeaker. Funny. In all the

Is any native speaker willing to help a girl which is passing Toefl next month? Hi everyone! I have an undecided problem that is impossible to solve without your help. I have to brush up my pronunciation and listening skills . if any native

There is "talk" about my doing an adaptation from a book. Apart from the obvious issues about moving from one ... so I can't pass the buck in that direction. Or do I just say, "I dunno, ask the director"? M Well you

Unfortunately students who take IELTS exhibit the same poor speech skills, and that already includes a speaking test (for which I'm an examiner). I gather that pronunciation is one of the criteria for marking and assessment...

misc.education.language.english : Unfortunately students who take IELTS exhibit the same poor speech skills, and that already includes a speaking test (for which I'm an examiner). I gather that *pronunciation* is one of the criteria for

The English classes in East Asia traditionally have placed very little emphasis on listening and speaking skills. One consequence of this has been that these students take the TOEFL test and get a good score. Then they go to an American university

DC, As for Arnold, I am guessing that about him because he still has a relatively heavy accent but I have never have any trouble understanding anything he says. It seems unlikely to me that this is coincidence. There are two ways we could know for