instruction. >>I don't have any >> formal ESL training or ... as something they could reference while working on their pronunciation. Well, looking up EIL or Jennifer Jenkins on Google Scholar could set you in the right direction.

I don't have any >> formal ESL training or certification, but I do tutor some >>foreign >> students in English ... >>> my speech. I'm not in the business of telling them I'm right and >>> they're

sci.lang.translation Commercial translation software technologies are getting better and better. Today the software translation errors are very few that a local professional editor of any country can effortlessly correct them in a short time.

Commercial translation software technologies are getting better and better. Today the software translation errors are very few that a local professional editor of any country can effortlessly correct them in a short time. Therefore it's now

My first name is Armond. I pronounce my name "R-mund" (accent on the first syllable). I have been using this name for almost 62 years and I have grown used to its faults and virtues. I definitely cannot be argued out of my pronunciation

My first name is Armond. I pronounce my name "R-mund" (accent on the first syllable). I have been using this name for almost 62 years and I have grown used to its faults and virtues. I definitely cannot be argued out of my pronunciation

I have encountered the pronunciation "Walla!" for "Voilà!" before, andfound it to be puzzling. Now, reading this thread, the light ... "(pneumatic) tire" ) and the /sts/ combination at the beginning of the Esperanto

How can mistakes be incorrigible? Want a second shot at ... at the maker of the mistakes and not the mistake. Why? Incorrigible mistakes cannot be corrected total snafus. Corrigible mistakes are reversible errors. Special care should be taken when

In looking for more facts pertaining to the discussion on "to whale/wail/wale on someone," to hit, to beat. I'm finding some interesting things. The words "wheal," "weal," and "welt" also have some

Oh, wow! Thank you, Evan. That's precisely the kind of pronunciation- botching this attorney does. The real botching is in the habit of using trademarks instead of following the world standard which requires the use of non-proprietary (ie