Englishuser wrote: Your posts here show that you believe that formal English is the correct form to learn. I think that people should be familiar with different registers and genres, ranging from formal to casual. However, I think 'standard

Anonymous wrote: First of all, I would like to introduce myself as a native born American of native born American parents. I would like to comment in regard to my observation of foreign born people and their use of English. Of those people I

Generally speaking, Cambridge ESOL guidelines state that you need to get approximately sixty percent of the marks in all of ... high degree of accuracy (the way that Speaking is formally marked is supposed to be completely confidential, by the

Hi All, So many students in my groups have an American pronunciation of lots of words, like basket = (baeskit). ... this American pronunciation? - correct it? - or: point out that the British pronounce a word differently + tell how? Since

Hi There Guys, I've been studying english since I was 13 and It is really good language, Now I am 16 and I'll spend from now to 3 years in front to learn english deeply from Grammar to Vocabulary to Slang to American accent to pronunciation and

Visual aids would certainly be a good way to approach this vocabulary exercise. Simple photographs could be used to illustrate three out of four. A humorous demonstration by the teacher might make the "stagger" group memorable! Of course

It's a joke related to the Royal "We" (traditionally, the monarch never says "I", always "We") But when do they do so? I've listened to some recordings of speeches delivered by the Queen and she always ... the

De-lurking to ask something that has been worrying me for ages. How long, and why, if anyone knows, have some Americans been saying 'erbs' for herbs? I understand taht this was the original pronunciation. "Language colonies"