If you look in a dictionary: the 1 play_w2("T0146800") ( before a vowel; before a consonant ) Or, "thee" before a vowel and "thuh" before a consonant. It's not a rule we learn in school, but it's

As per phonetics theory, I've been told one should use the indefinite article "a" before words beginning with a consonant and "an" before words beginning with a vowel or a diphthong. And the sound "y" ( or / j /

Great! Am I right to believe that people from Asia ... Chinese or Japanese or Mongolian I would be completely lost! Actually, I believe both Chinese and Japanese (I don't know about Mongolian) are much easier languages than English. Especially

Great! Am I right to believe that people from Asia have to make an effort bigger than Europeans to learn ... In that, I admire Asians. If I were to study Chinese or Japanese or Mongolian I would be completely lost! Actually, I believe both Chinese

"'Plosive' is a relative term" means that there's no reason ... one time to another over a continuous range of values. It can't do that because if consonants were that loosely defined they'd be indistinguishable. It

On 21-Aug-2004, Mxsmanic (Email Removed) wrote in message (Email Removed): ?? Every description I've ever read of French pronunciation for ... /d/ and /n/ are dental, unlike their alveolar English counterparts. These consonants are more

?? Every description I've ever read of French pronunciation for English speakers has made a point of the fact that French /t/, /d/ and /n/ are dental, unlike their alveolar English counterparts. These consonants are more advanced, but the

The maximum onsets principle isn't universally accepted. See http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/wells/syllabif.htm which ... /n/ goes in the third syllable because of stress.) Jonathan Who is Wells? Professor of phonetics at University College

"Molly Mockford" (Email Removed) a écrit dans le message de : Why is it a university, but an umbilical cord? Because of the pronunciation, not the spelling. University is pronounced Yooniversity (i.e. a consonant-sound rather than a

: So how does the rule on "u" and "a" or "an" work (or all the vowels for that matter)? Why is it a university, but an umbilical cord? Because of the pronunciation, not the spelling. University is pronounced