By Inflections, Conversations

I thought you made your point effectively. I can hear something like this coming up in a conversation and think it would be understood with the appropriate inflection. With some reading and some practice you could learn how to punctuate this sort of thing. (But don't use super-long...

I also have also had problems speaking clearly and coherently, making me seem less intelligent that i think i am. And as a result i have lost opportunties for relationships i had very much hoped for, so i had to be determined to work out my speaking problem. I think there are many reasons for me...

Not much. I hear it as a simple variation to break the monotony. When two good friends meet, "Hi" seems to work fine, because they have plenty to talk about. When two casual acquaintances meet, they're often searching for something clever to say, to avoid seeming stupid. ...

In spoken conversation, there might be an inflection at the end of the sentence to indicate "do you agree?" As Feebs says, is incorrect in written English.

Hi allIt would be interesting to hear from nonnative speakers of English in particular what influence English exerts on other languages nowadays. What English words and expressions are used in your language? Does English grammar or syntax have an influence on your native language? Where is this...

Nona The Brit wrote: A suggestion for this part though: "I'll add some short words that can be used to indicate surprise, disbelief etc. in spoken English". We already have these - they are called swear words . No, we do have some clean versions too but they can sound a bit silly sometimes...

Have fun ---- WHAT TO SAY WHEN INTRODUCED Best Society has only one phrase in acknowledgment of an introduction: "How do you do?" It literally accepts no other. When Mr. Bachelor says, "Mrs. Worldly, may I present Mr. Struthers?" Mrs. Worldly says, "How do you do?" Struthers bows, and...

Patricklui wrote: Hello I am new to here. My mother tongue is Cantonese and I like to polish my English. It's known that English has two different versions : spoken and written. I have been learning English since I was a child and my written English is not too bad because this is what I have...

The big mistake many people make when learning English is to associate the written words with the spoken ones. They technically are two different worlds. Since you have a computer, I would suggest you install iTunes (it's free) and subscribe to several podcasts. You will be able to listen to...

I'm searching for assistance to learn several lines of a play with an authentic cockney accent. Best to have recording of a male voice - WAV or MP3 file. Otherwise phonetic text spelling, or even learn it by phone conversation. Want to get the inflections correct. Here are the lines.... Yes,...