TinyPixie, you are absolutely correct about the use of these prepositions, but there exists one nuance that you should take into consideration. Thus, on is used for giving phone numbers in British English, eg : Call us on 0800 0900017 , while at

While and whilst are conjunctions whose primary meaning is "during the time that". An example is: The days were hot while we were on vacation. I read a magazine whilst I was waiting. While and whilst can nowadays legitimately be

Hi, I booked my place on the long-distance bus for the next day. This is British English, not American English. In the US it's called a bus. In England if it is a local service it's a bus. If it travels further afield, it's a coach.

It depends. In animated cartoons, sometimes the voices sound natural, other times they clearly sound weird, funny. It's often animals that have funny voices, but it varies from movie to movie.

There are many, many, Disney movies. Some are set in America, some in England, some in other countries, some in fantasy lands. It's impossible to generalize about the accents used. Are you interested in one movie in particular?

Hello, I am not as good as to recognize what American English is used in Disney movies. Native speakers may say if American actors (not to mention Britis ones here) use any special refined accent or they just keep their accents. Thanks a lot.

Of course both those books have CD's. Without CD's those books would be worthless... Both books are especially about intonation, linking words, reduced sounds and something about pronunciation you can hardly find in books on American

Yes, the accent (and even vocabulary) of American English differs from region to region of the country. Some people respectfully and humbly suggest that foreign students try to speak like native speakers who live on the West Coast (Washington,

Hi Freekarol, I'm not familiar with either of those books, but I'd say the most helpful part of any "accent training" book will be the CDs that come with the book. There are many different ways of learning about the sound of

The t in the -ity suffix can be pronounced either way in American English -- ity or idy. CJ