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Hi all!I've been giving English conversation lessons to a theology professor for about a year now. He's getting on in the years - a couple years from retirement - and his primary goal has been just to get his spoken English going a little stronger. His mother tongue is French but he's...

Hi Mathew,Yes, as Mister Micawber says, native English-speakers instinctively know which pronunciation of 'the' to use before a noun (or an adjective + noun), but I can see that it may be a problem for some people learning the language.As you have yourself noted, we generally use the...

.Hello Mathew, and welcome to English Forums.The 2 pronunciations of 'the' are not grammar rules, but physical effects of the smooth flow of sounds between words-- they are more like laws of physics. Native speakers (lucky us!) do not have to affirm pronunciations-- we just talk without...

The response from the United States of America to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth IIMessage from Her Majesty the Queen. • Let us start with your header, the use of Majesty. Here is how it is derived: After the fall of Rome, Majesty was used to describe a Monarch of the very highest rank -...

I agree with those who say there could be several definitions. Considering letters. Vowels: A E I O U (so W is not included here)Considering sounds. Vowel sounds: all those in the IPA vowel chart. (so W is not included here either. "The" is pronounced "thee" and the article...

Module 1 – Chapter 1 Arlene T. Harris PSY 3133 Minority Issues in Psychology Dr. Elaine Cassel July 4, 2008 Identify major racial groups and their composition within the U.S. Explain the origin of the concept of Hispanic. Explain the differences between African...

1. Yes, the article "an" and the letter E, with the stress on the first syllable. 2. Just like the article "an" 3. I've never seen this name before. Ask the mother who dreamed it up. Diane, however, is a common name: die-AN. 4. That's Spanish. In my terrible Spanish...

Hello!In Italian the pronunciation of the article "il" is somehow similar to that of "ill" though the sound of the letter "l" is not as emphasized as in the English word. You can try saying "ill" but shortening the sound of the double "l". By the...

Here's part of the article I've read. Your teacher may have had a point in letting you off the hook each time you make errors. Basically, there are two types of errors, namely Global Errors and Local Errors. Linguistically defined, Global errors are those grave errors that impede...

It is all about pronunciation; you must have been taught incorrectly in the '50s. Let's look at a primary source for what's right or wrong in English.Quoting from the OED:"There is still some divergence of opinion over the form of the indefinite article to use preceding certain...