'Could of done' is not good grammar. It is a misunderstanding of the pronunciation of 'could have done', which in normal conversation is pronounced ' could've done'.

I was watching an episode of "7th Heaven" a minute ago, and came across pronunciation that I couldn't figure out. The story was up to the point like this: (episode title: See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil) Annie and Matt, her

I agree that this is heard and should be used only in casual conversation. Please note that pronunciation often masks the inclusion of 'of': 'I have a couple o' books'.

A good example is a multi-syllable word where the American English pronunciation has a different stress pattern than British English. If you click on the sound icons, you will hear the differences. LINK Mr M is correct that primary / secondary

How i have to start larning english speaking Dxxx_mentor: Find someone you know who speaks English well and practice speaking with them. We can help you with your writing. You can write dialogs to give you a structured conversation to

Sure Dancinglow (by the way, I love your name. It sounds like a native American Indian name!) Teaching for Skype when both teacher and student have an account with Skype VOIP application (it is freeeeee!). This application allows people from far

Ttate: Welcome to the forums. This is a very interesting subject! Languages do have a formal grammar, but also there are many times when the rules are broken by native speakers in actual practice. Sometimes "formal speech," although

And how about hafta, gotta, gonna, wanna, shoulda... even on the news - Peter Jennings started using them on the evening news! If I fully enunciated "have to" "going to", "want to" and other common reductions in a

Hi Sachin, I know what you mean about not understanding people at a high speed. It happens in every language, and can be frustrating. The best thing to do (as you probably already know) is to work on your listening skills (lots of practice) and

hi folks, I'm a freshman student at teachers' college and want to improve my English as much as I can. here, i wrote something for you to read in order to check my writing, grammatical or spelling mistakes. I should be handing this to