Hi, I have a couple of questions to someone expert in Webster dictionary: 1) How many words exist in Webster dictionary? 2) If words are listed by alphabet, is it possible to be listed in any other way? Thanks I suppose I qualify as "someone

As per phonetics theory, I've been told one should use ... "an university" ? Are these instances of incorrect usage? Paul. A lot of people write 'an hotel', which always surprises me. Do they say it without the 'h'? I

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 /

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

Enrico C wrote on 21 Nov 2004: Anyone with a dictionary that either providesShould have been "provides ... to acquire the correct pronunciation without needing a teacher's help. That could be said for virtually anything: you can find the

Uh oh. The jangling alarm of old, hotly contested dispute. ... they're bigger, but still 0.4:1. The handwriting's on the wall. If you could run the numbers so as to get counts of UK usage and US usage separately, I would ... impression

Known as the Shrewsbury Rule. Is it? The only hit I got from Google for "Shrewsbury Rule" (including the quotes) was a commercial site that had nothing to do with it! However, I know that the topic of how to pronounce it has come up

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

Just lately I have heard several people, including sports commentators on radio, using the term 'furtherest' when they obviously mean ... 'furtherest'. The superlative of far is always given as 'furthest'. Has anyone else

(posted and mailed) (Followups redirected to alt.usage.english) (posted and mailed) I say this because good basic reading skills at least ... "admittance" are fake words though highly educated folks use them. Hey, I'll be 49 in