By Accents, Spelling

Yes, there are regional variations in American English. Do you know which accent is chosen by MW as the reference in the pronunciation keys. Is it General American?My problem is that, as I have mentioned before, they are indeed denoted differently in British English. The first one is a simple...

Yes, but we all follow implicit rules, that might not be the same for everyone. You could say "It don't matter" is wrong according to your rules, but those who say it consider it a possible sentence, according to their own rules. Because that's what they have always heard from...

Oh, dear. I like when someone takes the time to criticise the English or accent of another region, and you see a multitude of spelling mistakes that are quite basic. That, in addition to the blatant prejudice, makes it quite fun to read and neutralises the criticism. Keep on doing this!...

In words which have the phonetic sound / ae/ , I hear the real differences between American and British Accent. If in British they spell that phonetic sound similar to /a/, American would do with a sound like /e/, isn't it?Some words such as slang, man etc. I wonder why they use the /ae/...

if the word status is used as its original latin form then it takes the fourth declension ... stati should be incorrect but statuses or status are valid forms ... although I don't mind being corrected ... I think I got this from my teach yourself book some years ago and memories do lapse as one...

Hi Kooyeen, Sounds like a good question for CJ. I haven't been to MW but plan to go. Mr. M got me some information there which I'd been unable to find elsewhere. I gather from your examples they use what I've heard called phonetic spelling, rather than the phonetic symbols I've seen on this...

To all of you who want a British accent: Although I've mentioned on this website that I've made a website of poems, with my clear English voice recording attached to them, and although since last year almost 24000 people have visited it from across the world, I have never heard from anyone in...

Dear all, All passages below are from “Crazy English” – by Richard Lederer, POCKET BOOKS. (I tried to find an Internet link, but failed. So please pardon me for the length of the text, which I believe would be very informative). “HETERONYMS – words with same spelling as other words but...

I have mentioned this before on this website, but I hope it will help you. I am poet who has made available freely about 240 of my own poems on the internet, but I have also added my clear English voice to each poem to help both overseas students studying the English language and especially...

READ, LISTEN AND THEN PRONOUNCE HELP FOR ESL STUDENTS By Josie Whitehead, Cert Ed. Understanding principles of learning can be as important for students as for teachers – especially adult learners. FORMING GOOD HABITS WHEN LEARNING ENGLISH Here is something which I am sure...