That doesn't mean you have to post 18 times. You shuda combined them into a single post. Since we're preaching up proper English here, please, don't post "kind-of-chat" language here. I don't belong to the set

I am a hungarien people and I want to improve my pronunciation. I find three text reader: http://www.ivona.com/ http://text-to-speech.imtranslator.net/ http://www.naturalreaders.com/demo.htm Which is better? Have these an accent? Do you know

Hi (and welcome to Englishforums Smile), As I know, in modern English the vowel is no more pronounced as... ouch! The vowel must always be pronounced the same, since it's an IPA symbol that describe a sound. IPA symbols don't change, they

Hi Kooyeen, If I do not log in, the summaries under the forum titles are shown in grey. After logging in, the text under some forums are shown in a very light grey, just like this one below ESL Common English Questions and Answers - Archived

hmm, the problem is that your native phonology is acting as filter. Work with some accent reduction coach first; after that, try to grasp the phology of spoken American English. Work on stress, rhythm, connected speech and intonation.

Language teachers, could you tell us about some ways in which you are providing "learners with the tools to cope with 'real-life' communication ..."? Here in my country, they don't. And I heard it's so in most other

Unfortunately, I don't think I have the material you want, but it depends on what kind of English you are interested in. If you are interested in British English rather than in American English, you can find a lot of free stuff on the BBC

I've noticed that the indefinite article "a" is often pronounced "ay" in speeches and on radio and TV. What's that about? Svatopluk Svatopluk, I don't think your post was clear enough to be sure of what you wanted

There is "talk" about my doing an adaptation from a book. Apart from the obvious issues about moving from one ... so I can't pass the buck in that direction. Or do I just say, "I dunno, ask the director"? M Well you

Unfortunately students who take IELTS exhibit the same poor speech skills, and that already includes a speaking test (for which I'm an examiner). I gather that pronunciation is one of the criteria for marking and assessment...