It's the name of a newly discovered dinosaur found in Queensland, Australia. It is very unlikely for anyone in this forum to know the official pronunciation of this name. I would like to know when you see such a long and new word, is there any

Two years too late, the correct way to use the idiom is "all of a sudden." American and British use of quotations is also different. Americans are taught for the most part that a period (full-stop) is used inside the quote, unless used

I know the correct pronunciation of sword. I also know that at least some blacks pronounce the w in it. (Mahalia Jackson certainly does in her marvellous rendition of the song Down By The Riverside.) As the word existed in Old English, it is

I apologise if this is the wrong place to post this, as I'm a native speaker of English, however, I'm really not sure where to look regarding this question. I'm from Australia, and I speak with the General Australian accent, with

I believe the technical rule is whether or not the first syllable is stressed. In the words hypothesis and historical, the initial syllable is not stressed so it is common to see "an" used for both (but you will see "a" used

Peter Groves filted: I was with you (more or less) ... the birds themselves are in plentiful supply around these parts.. Quite apart from the birds, Ford have had a Falcon model around for years. In my part of Australia, it ... occasions I hear

Native speakers of English don't, unless dictating to children. In ... or "handbag" (which in rapid speech is indistinguishable from "ham-bag"). I'm English and have just a vestige of a "d" in handsome and a

Bert Vaux: Einde O'Callaghan: I wonder how many cities there are where Bert is going to get meaningful data distinguishing dialects of different parts of the city. Asking for a postal code seems way too specific. I had problems with postcodes

Raf, your question is kind of strange, given the fact that many educated Britons do not even pronounce the "r" in "world." However, I've heard a lot of people ask the same question. The biggest problem is that the /r/ sound

Where are you teaching? I am teaching in The Netherlands This changes absolutely nothing with regard to my previous comments. However, as somebody who does oral exams for the Cambridge syndicate, teh main British testing organisation, I would like