I don't fully understand what a contraction is. So if I put an 's, 'll, 'd, 've, etc after any word does it make it a contraction? Only in spoken English. But in written English, some contractions are not usually written that

AJ Hoge's "effortless english" is a waste of money. I made the mistake of buying it for a friend who doesn't speak much English and she doesn't even use it. I don't blame her because it takes a lot of effort to learn with

It makes it even more difficult when you look at the variations in the American Dialect. There is no "American Accent" --there are 7 recognized main divisions (Western/Californian, Upper Midwest, Midland, Southern, MidAtlantic,

I noticed that this question is tagged as unanswered. Received pronunciation is so named because it was 'received by', i.e. taught to public school pupils and RADA pupils. ( RADA = Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts ). You can hear example in

Weird problem. I'd just like to hear as many opinions as possible. I have learned a lot of stuff about pronunciation, and I like to learn as much as possible, to keep improving my English. However, I have never seriously practiced spoken English,

<Where are the books that teach spoken English ? I'm a go there? What a ya doin? Ah'll see ya domorrow. > They're on there way: English Pronunciation in Use Intermediate I doubt that's really comprehensive. I think I once took a look at that

The easiest one is the one you are most familiar with. I have always listened to American English, and when I tried to listen to some British English, I could hardly understand anything. No kidding! So I plan to spend some time improving British

In my experience, people who advise on code-switching are embarrassed to do it themselves. Once they begin adopting the standard form, they feel they are regressing if they code-switch to their original variety. The guy in the video seems like

Hi, if you mean "accent reduction" I can only tell you about one book I read (course with audio CDs), which is "American Accent Training" by Ann Cook. It seems to be the best for American English. If you need something similar

Am really struggling with my accent...English people can't really understand some words what am saying...So any body advice me how to change my accent? You might need an accent reduction course. Learn the sounds, learn how to connect words,