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They won't smoke ever since they saw a film on lung cancer. What does "won't" mean here?

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Is "+es" pronunciated as " /is/" or " /s/ in American English ?In geniuses (and in other words with this pattern) the final es is usually pronounced like the izz in fizz. CJ

Hello, I'm learning American English.. Could you help to advise the pronunciation of "geniuses" Is "+es" pronunciated as " /is/" or " /s/ in American English ? Thanks in advance. Haibin

Yoong Liat wrote:Hi GoodmanYou wrote: I have been labeled and called by many descriptions, hinted being “Ignorant” is the first ... I'm not hinting that you're ignorant. I say that if a learner tells me "informal" means "wrong", I'll understand that he says so because he is ignorant. But you...

I'd say that there is a slight difference between the US and UK pronunciation of the word. The first syllable of Europe in British English is generally pronounced with the diphthong // while in American English it is simply with the vowel //. The diphthong // is a characteristic of British...

Conchita57 wrote:According to Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary, 'wade' is also American English for 'paddle':paddle (WALK) UK verb to walk through water with difficulty because of the pressure of the water against your legs:The river was full but we managed to wade across.We waded a...

According to Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary, 'wade' is also American English for 'paddle':paddle (WALK) UK verb to walk through water with difficulty because of the pressure of the water against your legs:The river was full but we managed to wade across.We waded a shallow river.

I just found/I've just found ( ) this: "The present perfect is more frequent in British English and the preterite more frequent in American English. The claims often made to that effect have been amply confirmed." The Use of the Perfect and the Preterite and in Present-day English, by Johan...

Hi, There's something I really don't know: what's the usual, common, informal way to refer to someone whose gender unknown? I know that when the person is not identified we use they (someone, anyone, nobody, etc. - Example: Someone left their book here), and we also use they when speaking in...