Hi all, I am a student from New Zealand studying Measure for Measure by Shakesphere and we have to write a formal essay going beyond the text. Here is the question Context/setting: This activity may be used as an extension to the

Hi Vince 1. TMM, although is more common at the beginning of a sentence (but I don't consider though incorrect): Although it was pouring with rain, he decided to take a walk. Only though is used in clause equivalents: Though living in Norway for

But they are useful terms. It is easier to explain ... alternate between dialects e.g. UK and US mobile and missile. Okay. Fair enough. I wonder, though, what you tell your students when they ask things like "If long 'a' is ...

On 28 Jan 2005 20:09:37 -0800, R H Draney Bob Cunningham filted: When we were in elementary school, the teacher taught us ... the vowels in "peck", "pick", "pock", and "rut" were short. That's

That is not the only sense of "dialect" which is ... it would be a social, rather than a regional, dialect. I'm really not sure what you want from me, we're not going to agree completely on this subject. Now that we've

What about "spa" and "starry"? (The question was addressed to me, I think, and asking what vowels I use.) In 'starry' I use /A/; I'll have to catch myself saying "spa" naturally some time and let you know.