American-English was British-English, except that it was altered significantly by all of the various influences (immigrants/languages from other countries) that learned to speak it in America. Everyone in the UK knows how to communicate in English

As per phonetics theory, I've been told one should use the indefinite article "a" before words beginning with a consonant and "an" before words beginning with a vowel or a diphthong. And the sound "y" ( or / j /

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

The English classes in East Asia traditionally have placed very little emphasis on listening and speaking skills. One consequence of this has been that these students take the TOEFL test and get a good score. Then they go to an American university

instruction. >>I don't have any >> formal ESL training or certification, but >>I do tutor some >>foreign >> students in ... on. to >>> ESL lessons run by competent teachers (and that's a big

I don't have any >> formal ESL training or certification, ... which pronunciation features have greater or lesser effects on comprehension? OK, a start would be http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/think/pron/global english.shtml#two

Anyway, "el agua" is not confusing, since there is ... the masculine article ("el águila", "el hacha", etc.) for euphony. No they don't all use the "masculine article." Why do Spanish teachers keep

Anyway, "el agua" is not confusing, since there is a rule that all words beginning with a tonic (a) use the masculine article ("el águila", "el hacha", etc.) for euphony. No they don't all use the "masculine

The maximum onsets principle isn't universally accepted. See http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/wells/syllabif.htm which ... /n/ goes in the third syllable because of stress.) Jonathan Who is Wells? Professor of phonetics at University College

Hey,dear firend,nice to meet you.I am a 19 year-old Chinese girl.Now I have some problem in learning English,I just wonder whether anyone could give a hand. Things here around me are really tough.Sometimes I feel I am lost in a forest and