What do you mean? There are allophones of /t/, yes... At the end of a word (if nothing follows), /t/ can be pronounced in three different ways, as far as I know: 1) Released: you can hear the /t/, which is sometimes aspirated to some extent 2)

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What is the rule of grammar that makes it improper to say "these ones"? This rule: It is improper to say "these ones" or "those ones". It's apparently only an American rule, not a British one, but even those

The "l" of "bell" when it ends a word is kind of a "half l" when compared to the initial "l" in "love" which allows the "l" voicing to be completed by going to a vowel. Yet the

- the "l" in "lee" is a clear L : we find it before vowels and /j/. - the "l" in "bell" is a dark one : we find it in all other cases (end of word, before a consonant). However, it is said that in American

Hi MrP. Here my five cents. Mr.Swan says it's very informal and not usually written. It's common in spoken American English. And it is also being used to make polite request even more politer.

Hi Mr. Tom, No, not it's not natural at all. (Remember I'm giving you American English.) He is having a hard time coping with his daughter's illness. If you put "coping up with" I would see it as an error.

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The answer to your question is probably not as clearcut as you'd like it to be: Couple can take either the singular or plural verb. It all depends on whether the couple is seen as one social unit ( a married couple) or whether the members

I can't agree with the final comment. See this note from www.m-w.com : usage A body of opinion favors in with the “ interest, benefit ” sense of behalf and on with the “ support, defense ” sense. This distinction has been observed by