The "l" of "bell" when it ends a word is kind of a "half l" when compared to the initial "l" in "love" which allows the "l" voicing to be completed by going to a vowel. Yet the

I don't know of a webpage that drills these ideas, but here is some written material that may help. There are, in American English, five types of verb with regard to the pronunciation of the regular past tense. (The spelling rules are

Dear Anon: Spelling reform has a very long and checkered history. You should read a bit about it if you are interested - there is a lot written on the subject. For example, Johanthan Swift and Benjamin Franklin proposed revised spelling systems,

Yes Avangi, there are a great many differences between the two. They even use searate dictionaries; Oxford English & Websters American Dictionaries. Some of the most common differences are tap/faucet, pavement/sidewalk & the boot of

As far as I know, when a French word begins with a vowel, the glottal stop precedes it. This does not happen in English, but many dialects (e.g. the urban dialects of London, Edinburgh, etc.) use the glottal stop in words such as "little,

BTW, is the usage of American constructions/pronunciation in British English acceptable or is it treated as a mistake? American constructions and pronunciation are no problem in Britain. And if foreigners use these nobody will really notice,

I hate to be the spanner in the works here, but this subject is near and dear to my heart. As most of you know, I am an American working in Greece. The majority of Greeks in Greece insist on the innate superiority of British English to American

I've always been curious about the difference in pronounciation of this word in UK and US English. In US English the word is pronounced as it is written (ljuutenent), while in UK English people say 'leftenent'. Does anyone know where

Enrico C wrote on 21 Nov 2004: I would like better ears. Funnily enough, I reckon most ... Italian, for instance, have troubles saying Italian Rs and Es. And the GL soft sound as well, as in "gli", "gliene", etc. I've

Enrico C wrote on 21 Nov 2004: If you can't hear the pronunciation, then you need better ears, not a teacher. I would like better ears. Funnily enough, I reckon most people need them. I noticed most English people trying to learn Italian, for