Hi Alc I will begin with a few comments. Maybe someone else will add more. 2 This piece of meat isn't diced /cut as well as the other BOTH "Diced meat" would normally be a reference to many, very small pieces of meat. Therefore,

Perhaps to a certain extent, but accent is much more a pointer to geographic region. Very well educated (upper class) people will usually speak standard (or 'Oxford' English), but some people are proud of their origins and will keep the

In everyday English it's fine (in my opinion). In more formal English, I guess you should say "... about their being right or wrong." You could alternatively say "When you make decisions, you don't worry

is "You speaking German are cute" grammatically incorrect? Not if you say it right. You, speaking German, are cute. You (speaking German) are cute. You -- speaking German -- are cute. It's pretty strange, but with the right

can i have a rising intonation? Generally speaking, when you ask a question, your intonation should rise at the end. Like this: http://www.englishforums.com/fs/1244225893483.mp3.at.ashx

. Age, race/ethnicity and gender are three key determinants of language use. Age determines the lexical choices we make, and it can determine the use of HRT (High Rising Terminal) , a feature of some English accents in which statements have a

If anyone could give me feedback on this intro, and what should or shouldn't be in there. “Age, Race/Ethnicity and Gender are the three key determinants of language use.” Discuss in relation to Australian English language and society. This

Hi Thomas, This subject continues to be a mixed bag. What is a poor student to do? People have strong feelings one way and the other, but nobody wants to call anything incorrect. I take "I'd prefer" and "I'd rather" as

I was just wondering if any of those with a broader background in linguistics than I have (not much of ... that this particular aspect of language has been universally excluded in the process that moved spoken expression to written expression. Not