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She used to have long hair. Form: used to + base form of verb Function: Expresses past habits and states that are no longer true in the present Phonology: The final 'd' in 'used' is elided.The 'o' in 'to' is often pronounced in its weak form and can sound...

Hi, I had my final exam from the writing course as a home take-in, but the type of the essay sounded a little bit weird to me. Here is what my lecturer gave as information: Writing FINALWrite an evaluation essay on the following topicThe Self-Evaluation essay is a reflective essay assessing and...

What happened to my previous post?? It looks like a joke, but I swear I didn't mean for all those fancy symbols to appear! It was supposed to make things clearer, but I'm afraid it's all tangled up now. Well, let me try again:Except for the 'c', which should indeed be a 'k', I’m using the...

Marvin A. wrote:>> Now, said with a Southern French accent, it becomes , it should be less confusing for you. The French ‘o’ in ‘Côte’ isn’t a diphthong – it rhymes with ‘caught’ in RP. The Provençals, however, say it as ‘cot’ in RP.

Anonymous answer to your question.four O.E. feower, from P.Gmc. *petwor- (cf. O.S. fiwar, O.Fris. fiuwer, Frank. fitter-, Du. and Ger. vier, O.N. fjorir, Dan. fire, Sw. fyra), from PIE *qwetwor (cf. Skt. catvarah, Avestan cathwaro, Pers. catvar, Gk. tessares, L. quattuor, Oscan petora, O.C.S....

Veris wrote: Does anyone know in which site can i find phonetic transcrptions ? or Dictation with its phonetic transcrption? Because i've to practice phonetics in English. It would be very helpful. Thank you. Vero could you tell me from where i can find a good new essay on phonetic or...

Huh, the key answer to this issue is that "a turn" and "a turning" are not synonims. They have slightly different meanings. I have to take my words back about turining, didn't know it had a separate meaning.--- dictionary.cambridge.orgturn Hide phonetics noun 1 a change in the direction in...

Does anyone know in which site can i find phonetic transcrptions ? or Dictation with its phonetic transcrption? Because i've to practice phonetics in English. It would be very helpful. Thank you. Vero

Part I: Want to 'neutralise' your accent? Many deserving candidates lose out on job opportunities because of their vernacular accent. Can I 'neutralise' my accent? Yes, you can. All you need to do is train yourself to speak English as comfortably and perfectly as you speak your mother...

hi this is shekar from hyderabad india i want also spoken english materials if anybody have plz send to me Webster's on-line dictionary. Has audio facility. Hear words spoken in AmE http://www.m-w.com/ BBC learn English site. Has audio in BrE...