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.

I would like your advise on the following :- 1) "Wrought" is not pronounced exactly like "rot", which has a shorter vowel. The vowel should sound much more like that in "bought" or "sought". My question is, does the shorter vowel refers to

Has this changed over my lifetime? Id est, have dic'ers merely thrown in the towel, recognizing the frustrating tendency of the masses to "reek" all over the place? Or has it always been this way? It has 'always' been /ri:k/,

The "cahfee" pronunciation is common in the white ethnic southern and western extremities and inner suburbs. What Areff is tryin' ta do wit dat "Badder" and "care pairk" jazz is beyond me. What Richard is trying

RP speakers don't rhyme 'bald' and 'bold'; I believe they say roughly (bOld) and (b@Uld), BICBWAT. Some AmE speakers merge that pair, I think (don't Minnesotans?). I don't think so, though my relatives in Minnesota

I suppose you merge "cot" and "caught". Yes. Is the pronunciation that is different from mine, similar to the vowel in British RP "bald" (where "bald" and "bold" rhyme), and which one?

RP speakers don't rhyme 'bald' and 'bold'; I believe they say roughly (bOld) and (b@Uld), BICBWAT. Some AmE speakers merge that pair, I think (don't Minnesotans?). And there's no single phonetic CIC or CINC

el3.net... If I were going to use the word "Bolivarian," I'd ... would make an accent on the first "i" seem strange. The common American pronunciation of Bolivar is with stress on the first and last syllables. The correct

wrote: One: what's the difference between /R/ and /V"r/? "curd" /'kV"rd/ "curl" /'kRl/ It's similar to "feed" /'fid/ versus "feel" /'fI@l/, or "made" /'med/

Whenever I've asked a Dutch person to pronounce Gogh it ... answer... in fact I would be surprised if there isn't. Here we are: http://www.nga.gov/education/vgt pronun.htm Not only does the Dutch pronunciation sound completely different