- the "l" in "lee" is a clear L : we find it before vowels and /j/. - the "l" in "bell" is a dark one : we find it in all other cases (end of word, before a consonant). However, it is said that in American

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

I recently worked with a coworker who claimed to have grown up in England. He pronounced words like "bagel" as "bag'gel" (short a) instead of the American version "bAgul" (long 'A'). Is this typical? In

I don't know why you would pronunce the last one like a 'z', may be because for native english speakers is natural to say it tha way, but as an Italian student i have to say that there is no difference between those two 's'.

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

I don't know of a webpage that drills these ideas, but here is some written material that may help. There are, in American English, five types of verb with regard to the pronunciation of the regular past tense. (The spelling rules are

Hi, it's a little complicated, but I'll try to give you a general idea. they are pronounced differently when they are in a sentence: CAN = /kən/ CAN'T = /kænt/ (US English), /kɑnt/ (UK English) In American English, the T in CAN'T

I know, when speaking, some letters change its sounds(at the end of previous and beginning of next word), omit... Please, explain me with examples how it happens in spoken English. There's a lot to say. I don't know what exactly you are

Aaargh! Good question! I've been thinking about it. And my tongue has been thinking too... then it gave up, LOL. From my probably inaccurate knowledge of American English, I think the reason why they are exactly the same is the "z"