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Hi ForbesI agree with you completely. Of course grammar includes syntax. I wrote about the very first experiences of a person who is beginning his language studies. All such experiences are very subjective!I don't think there is an objective way or method to measure and compare the...

.Oh, I can always find something else (but I may have messed up your formatted columns):Lesson PlanPreparation Level : Elementary Lesson Length: 45 minutes Objective: To be able to use the Past Simple question forms and short answers. Target Language: did + subject + base form of verb ( Did...

BBC Learning English has made a radio programme which consists of 12 episodes. In each episode, they analyse the way some famous non-native (but proficient) speakers speak English.In one of the episodes, they focussed on Björk's English (I hope I got the spelling correct ) and discussed her...

Dear Howard Leigh Ph.D., If we are going to get into silly mudslinging battles over the word "often" and claiming illigitimacy of posts due to lack of name, qualifications, and misspellings then I suggest that you start with the very word misspelling which contains two of the...

 It might be a name - it certainly isn't a familiar word.If it's a name, you'll have to ask the person it belongs to. Names often don't follow pronunciation or spelling rules, or they may follow old rules that are no longer followed in modern writing or speech.

.pejoration -- No. What happened to pluperfect?Is it ... an adjective? a noun? a verb? -- A nounWould you say it's related to ... grammar? vocabulary? pronunciation?-- Pronunciation.I'm not going to be very coy with this one, because I don't think it's in anyone's active...

Yes, there are regional variations in American English. Do you know which accent is chosen by MW as the reference in the pronunciation keys. Is it General American?My problem is that, as I have mentioned before, they are indeed denoted differently in British English. The first one is a simple...

No, but my word is very close to yours in both spelling and pronunciation! Only two letters are different.

I agree with Jim. You don't change a language. It's like saying let's ban earthquakes Actually, trying to change something might result in more confusion in the end, because there will probably be certain groups that don't adopt such changes, or not completely, so you'd...

Hello!In Italian the pronunciation of the article "il" is somehow similar to that of "ill" though the sound of the letter "l" is not as emphasized as in the English word. You can try saying "ill" but shortening the sound of the double "l". By the...