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Re: How are you?

Hi Yuki,thank you for your opinion. L.Yuki wrote:Hmm I normally heard people say how are you as well. Though, my native American friend told me it doesn't really matter how you stress it. Just depends on the situation, you can even stress any word you want >_> if it is needed. I asked a...

English Audio: Speech and Pronunciation by Kooyeen 1 yr 97 days ago Accents Accent Training American accents Pronunciation Nouns Pronouns
Re: On &quot;data&quot; pronunciation

I don't think there is a hard and fast rule here. However: If you have a two syllable word that ends with an 'a', it's typical that the vowel in the first is short. Like 'dada', 'feta', etc. This is not a rule so much as a pattern that should be observed. Following it, the 'da' in 'data' should...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Anonymous 1 yr 148 days ago Grammar Nouns Pronouns Numbers Whom Spelling Vowels Pronunciation
Re: Possessive of singular noun that ends in S

Anonymous wrote: what's the rule in english grammar for forming the possessive of a singular noun that ends in s? When I was in high school, I was taught to add only an apostrophe and not an "s". Only later did I discover that both forms are possible. Read: " To make the possessive form of...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Tanit 1 yr 167 days ago Grammar Possessives Nouns Spelling English grammar Singular nouns Apostrophes Pronunciation
Re: English influence on other languages

Besides the two main issues already mentioned by Francesca and Kooyen (growing number of English words "imported" and mis-pronunciation, both of English and Latin words), there's another interesting feature I'd like to mention. We use some "English" words that a native speaker would never use:...

ESL Linguistics Discussion Forum by Tanit 1 yr 175 days ago Nouns Numbers Pronunciation
Re: a 11 or an 11?

"A" or "an" is used before nouns according to their pronunciation, not their spelling.

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Shotgun 1 yr 177 days ago Nouns Spelling Pronunciation
Re: English influence on other languages

Francesca wrote:For example: the word 'plus' is Latin, so it must be pronounced as 'pl-oo-s', at least in Italy! Most people pronounce it in the English way, because they really think it's an English word or simply that the English pronounciation is better Hi FrancescaMost interesting! As I am...

ESL Linguistics Discussion Forum by Cool Breeze 1 yr 181 days ago Nouns Constructions Verbs Grammar Spelling Pronouns Pronunciation English grammar
Re: Trading accents

Lesson 1: Basic Pronunciation The following will make you sound Southern to non-Southerners: Pin pen merger: Pronounce "pin" and "pen" both as pin Lesson II: Grammar

English Audio: Speech and Pronunciation by Marvin A. 1 yr 214 days ago Vowels Accents Consonants Pronunciation Grammar Nouns

Hi Ant-222 Based on my understanding and verifification with Merriam Webster, . Main Entry: 1ef·fect Pronunciation: i-'fekt, e-, E-, &-Function: nounEtymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin effectus, from efficere to bring about, from ex- + facere...

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how to align the list?

I clicked?? on this forums' what I think is hyperlink that said "learn English Letter Writing Grammar and Pronunciation" and saw this thing pop up and upon reading it, it got me thinking how best to align that or if it is aligned in the best way possible. pop-up: Learn and explore the English...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Believer 1 yr 244 days ago Grammar Plurals Nouns Uncountable nouns Countable nouns Essays Learn English Pronunciation English letters Letter writing
Re: non-native accents

This is really badly off topic but I couldn't resist the temptation to comment on your correct observation. I understand very well that native speakers of English mispronounce foreign words because foreign languages are not studied much in English-speaking countries.Well, can you really blame us?...

ESL Linguistics Discussion Forum by Marvin A. 1 yr 248 days ago Nouns Vowels Accents Numbers Spelling Pronunciation Speaking English Football

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Re: How are you?

Re: On &quot;data&quot; pronunciation

Re: Possessive of singular noun that ends in S

Re: English influence on other languages

Re: a 11 or an 11?

Re: English influence on other languages

Re: Trading accents

Re: effect or affect

how to align the list?

Re: non-native accents