Normal 0 false false false RU X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Hello, Raja, It goes without saying that there is no blame in being a non-native speaker and a layperson in linguistic science, so

Hi! Thank you for this interesting discussion and for your answer.Your opinion is important for me. First of all, my problem concerns teaching English as a second language. It's very bad that teachers instructing pupils how to pronounce /ʌ/

As a learner of the Polish language I've come to accept that all consonant combinations are possible with enough practice. Ksenofobia is the Polish word for Xenophobia, pronounced exactly as it would be in English if a word-initial

With regards to your question....get them involved in a phonetic type exercise. Listening and repeating English exercises work wonders. They need to get used to the sound of the language. I am phonics instructor in Mexico. Would like to know more

As per phonetics theory, I've been told one should use ... "an university" ? Are these instances of incorrect usage? Paul. A lot of people write 'an hotel', which always surprises me. Do they say it without the 'h'? I

Hi, It has been my experience that students become lost when consulting dictionaries with regard to phonetic symbols as many times each one uses different phonetic symbols. This has caused much grief and I just tell my online students to stay

With regard to the use of phonetic symbols, Hela-- this is an ongoing and unsolved problem both here and at other sites. Writing and reading them is dependent on the capabilities of one's browser. I had been using a schwa and a few other symbols

Great, I was even called a dick. Thanks a lot. Don't take it too seriously. People in this newsgroup enjoy punning off each others messages. there's nothing personal in it. However at least one person noticed that I really use this tool to

One should not insist that the etymology of an idiom be proven more precisely or accurately than the etymology of words and phrases that are not idioms. For most of the lexicon, the when and how cannot be precisely known. Dictionary etymologies,