In Learning English^x, Consonants^x

Hi, There are some differences in BrE and AmE consonants depending on which variety of BrE or AmE we are talking about. Anyone learning English does need to choose a very specific model for imitation. Asking yourself questions such as, "Do I mostly interact with Brits or Americans in my daily...

Studies of languages have shown that any given language will compensate for complexity in one area with simplicity in another and that if you compare any two languages that they have roughly the same number of complex and simple areas. Consider the following: Imagine a language with only two...

Anonymous wrote: I would like to know what is the most obstacle to your spoken english? 'greatest' I am somewhat proficient in three languages other than English. My biggest problem in conversations, of course, is understanding the other people, usually because they speak the language...

Rules help a long as they are predominantly consistent.When a rule is significantly inconsistent then it will lead to confusion. For example, what rule can be applied to the double "o" sound in English? The words:food, blood, took, foot, moon, stool, and many other double "o" words are...

Radrook wrote: Why do American speakers of English have so much difficulty pronouncing the Spanish letter "a" in the name Diaz when they don't have any whatsoever with it in names like Douglas, Thomas, Caesar. Neither do they seem to have trouble with it when saying: "buenos dias". Certain...