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

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

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

To me American pronunciations of "cot" generally sound either a ... of an American accent has something close to my "cat". I have a typical American accent. When you listen to my pronunciation of "caught" which is the

No; Boo-deeger, like bodega, only not. No, not at all: bodega is surely bod-ayger. The only pronunciation I've ever heard for Bodega Bay, California, is "bo DAY ga", though sometimes the first vowel drops out completely. Michael West

Who knows the regions where the word "salmon" is pronounced without "l", i.e. the "l" is silent? The better question would be to inquire if there's anyone who pronouncesthe "l" in "salmon".

The Athanasian is the only version of the creed which ... Orthodox view that it was an innovation is undoubtedly correct. I'd like to see this question and its answer made simple, so I can understand them. Would someone please write a concise