Hi, let me help you, I am Canadian. First of all, there is the correct way to say numbers, and the everyday/slang way. The proper way is " and" means a decimal. You NEVER use "and" unless denoting a decimal. How about

I've been away from this forum for a while, and meantime I've enrolled for a five-year (gulp!) degree in English (which includes grammar, literature, linguistics, and so on) at a distance university. Right now I'm starting to delve

I'm sure they do compare -- somehow. But what is your question? Which 44 symbols are you talking about? Which Spanish sounds are you talking about? CJ

I'm not native but I do know that first of all you should learn the phonetic symbols and then with every word you look up you should try to pronounce it exactly.when you do this a lot then without any phonetic help you can read every word

1. Have you ever thought about retaining some aspects of your first language Generally speaking, no, because English is a separate language. Of course it's easy to make mistakes because of the influence of my native language, but as I said, I

Using “a” and “an” Before Words Raphael asks: When should I use “a” and when should I use “an” before the different words? For example, should I say “a hour” or “an hour?” I stumble over this everytime and dont’t know if I’m getting it right, as

The language they are speaking doesn't sound like French. = I don't think they are speaking French. What they are saying doesn't sound French. = Either I don't think they are speaking in French, or I don't think their

Hi, In short: 1) Learn the basic grammar and learn how to build your sentences. Get a grammar book. 2) Learn the basic vocabulary to express yourself. 3) Try to avoid mistakes, that is, use the simple English you are comfortable with. 4) Use

Hello everybody. I'm pretty good at English let's say, the writing, the pronunciation, the reading, the listening aren't big problem to me. Okay, the listening and speaking, I do it but with efforts. The speaking it's the hardest

Read the article found in the following site http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_alphabet . The article is mainly talking about British English Alphabet. The pronunciation is in the form of phonetic symbols. When they are talking about other