By Nouns, Phonetics

Marius Hancu wrote:Function:noun plural but singular or plural in constructionHi MariusReproduced below is the definition of 'news'. It is an uncountalbe noun.Definition news Show phonetics noun The news that Madge had resigned took everyone by surprise.We've got some good news for you....

bunk (BED) Show phonetics noun a narrow bed that is fixed to a wall, especially in a boat or a train.I am confused because I don't think we have a wall in a boat or a train.Please help me.

Don't feel that you're alone in having this difficulty. The difference between abstract and concrete nouns is not always easy to determine. The reason is that the distinction is over-simplified, and that it is made to seem that it is a property of the nouns themselves, whereas, in reality, it...

Jackson6612 wrote:Though I have found the definition for speech sound on web but I couldn't understand it. Please give me an easy definition with some examples. Definition which I found: speech sound - (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is...

Mmm... I truly think that all this "languages' difficulties" deppend mainly about three things: - First; your mother language. Mine is Spanish, and I'm fluent in French, Italian and Portuguese (and also English... at least, I do my best...), and all of them belong to the same family, so, the...

Mister Micawber wrote:The INTERNATIONAL PHONETIC ALPHABET. Thanks, Micawber.

The INTERNATIONAL PHONETIC ALPHABET.

Mister Micawber wrote:The IPA, for instance, I would call a phonetic alphabet-- the other phrases seem wrongly formed.PS: Ms Google bears out my suspicion. What does 'IPA' stand for?

The IPA, for instance, I would call a phonetic alphabet-- the other phrases seem wrongly formed.PS: Ms Google bears out my suspicion.

Hi, Would you say phonetic alphabet (1) or phonetical alphabet (2) or phonetics alphabet (3)? Why? If all, what is the difference in meaning between them? Quoc