In Dialects^x

I think it is India.because you have to learn about how to write with the different of letter and try to speak with the dialect.

Good day! Hi there! i just would like to know if Lingustics can be used as a tool for everyday's conversations, public speaking and many more; how does it benefit us and what are its effects to us. Thankyou. I just would like to sahre something i've read about linguistics - its history...

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...

Well, "totally" here looks and sounds as if it functions as an adjective, which gives it its little synaptic frisson; but I think it can be seen as qualifying an implicit verb, e.g. "(We/They are) Totally Spies", i.e. "in every respect, we are spies". The choice...

I obviously agree with Forbes: it depends on your first language. I have never had any problems with passive sentences, subjects and objects, the difference between countable and uncountable, etc. because those are all features I have in Italian too. It is not difficult at all for me to use...

I know, and that's why I believe once a learner is enough "advanced" they don't need any more courses, grammars, or specific teachers. That's when they need more advanced vocabulary and idioms, which they can pick up by practicing the way they like the most. Oh, let's...

You'll find southern shires will be pronounced as "Hamp-shear" or "Buckingham-shear"whereas midland & northern shires as "Derby-shur", "York-shur" etc. Nottinghamshire being a bit of a mouthful is usually just called "Notts" as...

Suppose we accept that statement. Why does it matter? Non-native speakers outnumber native speakers, after all; if they and their teachers create TEFL-ese, and begin to use it between themselves, that's their affair. (And imagine what our common friend M. would say, if he heard you, Anon....