hi folks, I'm a freshman student at teachers' college and want to improve my English as much as I can. here, i wrote something for you to read in order to check my writing, grammatical or spelling mistakes. I should be handing this to

I speak English, Swedish and Finnish. The last one is the most difficult for me without any doubt. But it depends on what makes the language in question difficult to different people. For me, Finnish is tough because of its vocabulary that doesn´t

David schrieb: David schrieb: I find the last sentence incomprehensible, if ... could interpret for those of us who don't come Yorkshire. Well, even the trolling "blue sow" managed to pick out that I'd made a transposition error

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.

Enrico C wrote on 21 Nov 2004: If you can't hear the pronunciation, then you need better ears, not a teacher. I would like better ears. Funnily enough, I reckon most people need them. I noticed most English people trying to learn Italian, for

Enrico C wrote on 21 Nov 2004: Enrico C wrote on 21 Nov 2004: Should have been ... absurd, you know please limit your posts to alt.absurd.replies. What do you find so absurd in my reply? That you compare using a talking dictionary or the phonetic

I stopped reading Katherine Kerr when the same mistake was perpetuated in her 3rd or 4th book: she gave 'thin' ... of an o - I like to call it a smiley - so %u means a smiley over the u. That diacritic is called a "breve" in

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

Tony Cooper filted: I wish Mr West would specify if he is talking about accent or speech. If I remember correctly, the actor ... about the lines written for the actor, and not the delivery. I found no fault with the lines as written. The actor was