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Hi,I've highlighted what is correct.Clive My English teacher contends that the pronunciation of 'syrup' must be /sairup/, as in 'cyprus', and that /sirup/ as in 'sir' is wrong.However, I haven't heard of that and I cannot seem to find any reasonable reason why. Is...

Hello, I would like some advice from all.My English teacher contends that the pronunciation of 'syrup' must be /sairup/, as in 'cyprus', and that /sirup/ as in 'sir' is wrong.However, I haven't heard of that and I cannot seem to find any reasonable reason why. Is...

I wouldn't necessarily recommend someone learning English to learn a regional accent at all - not even south-eastern or estuary English (and that's not because I am from Newcastle, and biased (although I am from Newcastle!). People from different UK regions use different accents and...

Just some quick comments:1) It is obvious you can't tell which language is the most difficult to learn, because it's a subjective thing. "Difficult" means you are not able to do it well, but someone else might have no problems. Playing the guitar might be difficult for those who...

Oh, goodness. I love it when people throw hissy fits over the way you pronounce a word such as "often". It becomes a battle of "who can be the most correct speaker"...Generally, I'm of the opinion that there is no absolutely "correct" way to pronounce anything....

There are some differences in vocabulary and idiom across the British Isles, and you might encounter some regional words and expressions that you're not familiar with. But the core vocabulary and grammar are not hugely different, and you might find that a bigger problem is pronunciation. If...

Hi,the American Pronunciation you found is ok, and Merriam-Webster is the best (in my opinion) to check American pronunciations. The thing is you have to learn how to read phonetic transcriptions in the dictionaries you use, because often every dictionary uses its own conventions. Also,...

There is no /h/ and /w/ in the words "shah" and "shaw". There are the letters <h> and <w>, but it's a mistake to think that these letters are somehow determining which vowels you have in these words.

Hm, there's also:<> ------- scooch Pronunciation: sküch Function: intransitive verb Inflected Form(s): -ed/-ing/-es Etymology: origin unknown chiefly dialect : to crouch especially in hiding Citation format for this...

I agree with Jim. You don't change a language. It's like saying let's ban earthquakes Actually, trying to change something might result in more confusion in the end, because there will probably be certain groups that don't adopt such changes, or not completely, so you'd...