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

I understand that one of the reasons for English being ... However did printing presses also play a role in this? It has nothing to do with the Norman invasion. By the time the first printing presses came into use the ruling classes had long been

Enrico C wrote on 21 Nov 2004: One can always record one's own speech and compare it with a native speaker's rendition. On the contrary, I think one can improve a lot if others listen to him/her attentively and make him/her notice ...

Mike Stevens > My late grandmother (born in the 19th century) used to ... speech of London and the hyperlect of the aristocratic classes. Why was that? I don't really know, but I have half a memory of reading somewhere that both ends of the

In Received Pronunciation, "bother" is (bA.D@), "father" is (fA:D@). That ... "bother" is rounded, while the one in "father" is not. And the one in "bother" is noticeably shorter. Depends upon what