Hear, hear! Well, almost, and this is where I came in. You can't *totally* go on whether you hear a pause or ... that" and a heavy stress on "that's" in the second. However, foreign learners of English, for example,

Try giving primary stress to "Now" and tertiary stress to ... and "that", and, accordingly, there is no comma between them. Hear, hear! Well, almost, and this is where I came in. You can't *totally* go on whether you hear a

I looked in vein for a clip of Our Gracie ... American woman talking about it, and she pronounced it properly. Just how does one go about singeing a paean? Oxy-acetylene equipment? Hurling it at a star? Quite right I should of course have written

In the United States, my understanding of "foreigner" is as including people from any other country, English-speaking or not, among ... country. At best, it's sort of a domestic country.) But the word "foreigner" isn't

I've never heard anything but 'aspidistra'. Nor have I, and I utterly repudiate all these ludicrous -estra and -astra suggestions. I looked in vein for a ... notorious paean to the houseplant, but I did find some American woman talking

That phrase while used by almost every talking head in the media bothers me. Why not most important, or more important? MWCD10: Main Entry: im·por·tant·ly Pronunciation: -lE Function: adverb Date: 1647 1 : in an important way 2 : it is important

The omission of that comma has been one of my ... group are guilty of it. I think they are commaphobic. Now, now. Areff was 100% correct in not using a comma there, though. (You can't be right *every* time, Skitt.) I hate to contradict you

Matti Lamprhey filted: Nor have I, and I utterly repudiate all these ludicrous ... American woman talking about it, and she pronounced it properly. I found a CD with the tune on it...ripped the track in mono, which seems appropriate to the

The use of short (I) here in Southern (RP) speech Sheesh. When you said "Southern" in your first post I thought you meant Alabama and couldn't figure out what you were talking about. John Varela (Trade "OLD" lamps for

Matti Lamprhey filted: I've never heard anything but 'aspidistra'. Nor have I, and I utterly repudiate all these ludicrous -estra and -astra suggestions. I looked in vein for a ... notorious paean to the houseplant, but I did find some