CalifJim wrote: I thought you were only looking for irregular verb forms. I am indeed looking for something like irregular verb forms. The comparison with bays, days, etc. is just a remark. But what is intriguing is that says is not an

Forbes wrote: Cool Breeze wrote: Fortunately English is structurally so simple... ? Hi Forbes In the days of Old English the grammar of the language was more complicated than it is today: nouns had three genders, and there were even

Hi, 1. When we are using adjecitves like "different" in front of variable?? nouns like pronunciation and language, is it always the case that the countable part of their variable nature will be used like this? Generally speaking, yes.

There are three possible pronunciations of the plural ending. (The third person present tense verb forms and the possessive forms follow the same pattern.) 1. /iz/ after a sibilant. This ending creates an extra syllable. The

You're in the right place! It's not a regional thing. The pronunciation of the pluralizing "s" is standard throughout the English-speaking world. The sound of the "s", as you point out, can be a true "s" sound or a "z" sound. And the only

From merriam-webster. Noun for house = 'haus plural: 'hau-z&z also -s&z/ Verb for house = 'hauz Yeah, both are acceptable. I don't know. When I think about it my pronunciation for (n)houses falls somewhere in between 'z' and

Well, latha, generally speaking, the rule says that between two vowels the sound must be pronounced /z/, as well as when you write and and sometimes . If it is next to consonants or it is written as a sibilant, then it must be pronounced /s/. For

Bob Cunningham: ("Congregation" is a collective noun that properly takes a plural verb.) Michael Hamm, in direct response: ... if you're British. Which you're not. Someone, later: I'm an Antipondean, but I speak fluent Brit.

The toughest for me is the pronunciation of some sounds that are not found in any of the other languages I know (Mandarin and Malay). The ones that gives me the most problem are the two "th" sounds. Another area is logic. I have no problem in