The "l" of "bell" when it ends a word is kind of a "half l" when compared to the initial "l" in "love" which allows the "l" voicing to be completed by going to a vowel. Yet the

Hello, this is my first post here but I've been visiting the site for at least several months since I have found some very interesting discussions here. My question is going to be really complicated and it will take you some time to read

Hi. I'm a native American English speaker. Most of your sentences sound very natural. 1. The most important thing in life is not love. Sounds okay. The sentence does sound like you mean to say more, like you mean that love isn't the

Vctory: Here is a site that has analyzed words by frequency of use and posted many lists for study. There is an American English and British English list. http://www.manythings.org/vocabulary/lists/l/ The related words you listed all have

I just thought ealrier today that "th" and "d" in fast unclear speech must be indistinguishable, after I heard something on youtube. I'll try to find it again. (EDIT: On second thought I think that depends a lot on the

CJ (or other AmE speakers), what's your perception of American English usage? Is "like" entirely acceptable in formal writing, or do you prefer "as if"? Ooph! Big question. I would not say that "like" (as a

hmm, the problem is that your native phonology is acting as filter. Work with some accent reduction coach first; after that, try to grasp the phology of spoken American English. Work on stress, rhythm, connected speech and intonation.

"Shall" is not used very much anymore, being almost completely replaced by "will" . Below are some "usage notes" from the dictionary: The original statement conforms better to the usage rules; "shall" being

The only thing people agree on seems to be that different from is correct. As Kooyeen said, different than is common in the USA. Different to is used in Britain. This is what the Random House Unabridged Dictionary says about different : —

This is one of the core differences which characterize the African American English (AAE) dialect. AAE has been studied by professional linguists and there are many web sites discussing its grammar, speech patterns, etc. So she is using it