http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=tag%3aPronunciationSearch results for 'tag:Pronunciation' matching tag 'Pronunciation'en-USXMOD (Build: 3607.32596)http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowTestSpeakerPronunciation/lpkxx/post.htmSun, 22 Nov 2009 04:06:28 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:995568storytellerHello all. I want to select for my stories for children site (URL removed by mod) a voice narrator. The problem is that I do not have such an english level to choose the best person if more than one speak very fluently What should I check for to make sure I can detect and identify a great pronunciation from just a good one? Thank you for your help.http://www.englishforums.com/English/RecentYearsSeeingRiseSmall-Businesses/lpjxd/post.htm#995481Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:54:06 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:995481doctor dHis sentence is awkward and not quite correct. I would have said: "The past ten years have seen a big rise in small businesses." And yes, my current dictionary has the pronunciation of "near" as "nir."http://www.englishforums.com/English/WaasTrickyAcronym/lxxql/post.htm#992268Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:36:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:992268gleb_chebrikoffHello, Vladimir, this combination has not yet been codified in major pronunciation dictionaries, perhaps due to the narrowness of its use outside technical areas; therefore, we should resort to analogy. Thus, acronyms of a similar type (featuring consonant + vowel + vowel + consonant ), including WAAC and WAAF, are pronounced as follows: WAAC ( Women's Army Auxiliary Corps) - WAAF ( Women's Auxiliary Air Force) - , from which it stems that a possible pronunciation of the combination in question is , although it is still unclear whether this term has transcended the boundaries of a mere abbreviation and become a real acronym. Respectfully, Gleb Chebrikoffhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/RulesWordsStarting/lxxqk/post.htm#991917Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:06:30 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:991917califjima unique situation is correct. You have to go by the pronunciation, not by the spelling. yoo-neek is the pronunciation of unique . CJhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Pronunciation/llrwv/post.htm#990759Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:52:57 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:990759kooyeenAccording to Wikipedia, Scottish Gaelic is not English, so...http://www.englishforums.com/English/PronunciationGirls/lxlbg/post.htm#990745Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:39:51 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:990745louise beach gounardThank you, Grammar Geek! Is there a rule that you know of to use for guidance? As a native English speaker one does not always know what the rules are but is there one in this case that I can quote to the teacher?http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowGreetLadyPhoneFormalKnowing-MartialStatus/lxlbb/post.htm#990730Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:19:30 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:990730kalpinshThanks! This is great forum. I get answers to my questions quickly! And how about the pronunciation of Ms?http://www.englishforums.com/English/PronunciationGirls/lxlbg/post.htm#990727Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:15:36 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:990727grammar geekHi Louise, and welcome to English Forums. You are 100% right. Girls' sounds like girl's which sounds like girls, which sounds like "girlz" -- one syllable. He deserves his 10.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PronunciationGirls/lxlbg/post.htmTue, 17 Nov 2009 16:07:50 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:990715louise beach gounardMy 12 year old son, a native English speaker, goes to school in Spain where we have lived since he was four. He has just come back from school with a 9 out of 10 in an English exam. He was marked down on the oral exam for pronouncing ¨girls´¨ ,i.e. plural possessive, as one syllable. His teacher, a Spanish gentleman, maintains that there should be two syllables, girl ses. I know it isn´t right but when thinking about other similar words ending in s I cannot come up with a rule. e.g. Charles is one syllable, Charles´is two syllables. I am all set to charge up to the school but wanted to get my facts straight. Any help? Thanks!http://www.englishforums.com/English/PronunciationCertainNames/lxjqx/post.htmTue, 17 Nov 2009 10:15:57 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:990400debpriya deHow do you pronounce "Hugh" as in "Hugh Jackman " and "Hathway" as in "Anne Hathway " ?http://www.englishforums.com/English/QuestionsAboutPastConstruction/2/lkmkx/Post.htm#972858Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:00:06 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:972858gleb_chebrikoffNormal 0 false false false RU X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Hello, Raja, It goes without saying that there is no blame in being a non-native speaker and a layperson in linguistic science, so you should not be troubled by that fact. What concerns me, my friend, is that you persist in advancing a number of terms and probably self-made rules which are fallacious at their very core, since they contain controversial and largely scholastic judgements about the language on a purely theoretical level (as opposed to the practical sinchronical level, with which the present forum is mostly concerned). However, let me begin from the beginning. ...http://www.englishforums.com/English/PronunciationChTD/lknvg/post.htm#972604Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:38:35 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:972604califjimso the sound of D and T depends on where the letter is in the word OK. Just be sure not to use the Brazilian D that sounds like an English J. (sauda d es) OK? CJhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Pronunciation/lkxxk/post.htm#972401Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:46:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:972401gleb_chebrikoffYou cannot form irregular plurals by standard means, ie, adding -(e)s ending (one example is children ). 'Girls' is a regular plural formed by standard means. In the genitive case, it is both pronounced and written without the -s suffix: Respectfully, Gleb Chebrikoffhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Pronunciation/lkxxk/post.htm#972215Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:03:41 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:972215gleb_chebrikoffDear friend, else's - Charles' - - even though there is not -'s in writing, it is generally pronounced. boys' - - the suffix is neither written nor pronounced with regular plurals (unlike irregular ones, cf children's - ) Respectfully, Gleb Chebrikoffhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/PronunciationChTD/lknvg/post.htm#972139Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:22:53 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:972139makaayThanks for the answers Avangi and CJ. CJ, my first language is Brazilian Portuguese, so the sound of D and T depends on where the letter is in the word. And we have D an T sounds that are just the same as in english, but we don't have words ending in CH.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PronunciationChTD/lknvg/post.htm#971834Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:15:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:971834califjimI'm having a problem to pronounce words ending in CH followed by T or D, for example: There's not mu CH D ifference I like to wat CH T V Interesting problem. The CH is really T + SH, so maybe that T component of CH is interfering with the T (or D) of the next word. I would practice with a pause, gradually shortening the pause. But also, some languages have very soft T's and D's. If your language has those soft sounds, you have to be careful. Be sure you are using the hard English T's and D's when you get to the beginning of that second word. Otherwise you are sure to have trouble. In fact, I'm starting to think that your problem may have more to do with a mispronunciation of initial T's and D's...http://www.englishforums.com/English/PronunciationChTD/lknvg/post.htm#971798Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:57:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:971798avangiEdit. I know that's not very clear. The dwell is going to sound the same whether you say "watch" or "wash," but when you don't have to worry about adding "TV," your mind is free to concentrate on starting the "TCH" with a good burst, which is the thing you neglect when you hurry.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PronunciationChTD/lknvg/post.htm#971740Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:42:24 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:971740avangiI'd say a dwell rather than a pause, if by "pause" you mean silence. Of course, practice makes perfect. I'd suggest consciously prolonging the "ch," when practicing. Use the "Watch TV" example, and continue the SH sound before moving to the "TV." When you're satisfied with that, then concentrate on avoiding a gap as you move to the "t" or "d." Your brain knows that it's going to be hard to get your tongue from the "ch" position to the "t" position, so it tries to get a head start, and leave early, sometimes skipping the CH burst of air altogether.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PronunciationChTD/lknvg/post.htmSat, 14 Nov 2009 23:32:23 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:971692makaayHello I'm having a problem to pronounce words ending in CH followed by T or D, for example: There's not mu CH D ifference I like to wat CH T V It happens when I'm talking fastly, the sound of CH sounds like SH, "watch" becomes "wash", "much" becomes "mush". I can pronounce it only when I make a pause between the words. So, a pause in this situation is normal? Or I have to exercise it? Thankshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Homographs/lkmrx/post.htmSat, 14 Nov 2009 15:09:37 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:971343makaayHello The other day I was talking to a friend of mine, and he started talking about words that have the same spell, but different pronunciation, the Homographs. Then I realized that I didn't know much about it, so I'm here to ask you if there's a list of the major homographs, the most commonly used. Because I looked it up on internet, and just found complete lists with hundreds of words. Thankshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Vowels/lkgwq/post.htm#969819Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:47:14 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:969819tanitHi, For vowels in (British) English, you might try the BBC's phonetic chart: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron/sounds/chart.shtmlhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePronunciationArticle-The/lkrbw/post.htm#968739Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:20:20 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:968739doctor dThe word "the" in your last sentence, which you read aloud, sounded correct. (In the phrase "the article.") I will also use it on my sound file. The boy ate the apple. /fs/1257967220860.mp3.at.ashxhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePronunciationArticle-The/lkrbw/post.htmWed, 11 Nov 2009 01:10:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:967886leviwosc/fs/1257902168000.mp3.at.ashx For me, as a Dutchman, the pronunciation of the definite article 'the' is fairly hard. I tend to pronounce it as , quite much like the Dutch definite article 'de'. How should I pronounce the article 'the' in English? Ron.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThisSentencesAreCorrect/ljpmv/post.htm#967519Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:06:15 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:967519califjimThis sentences are correct? Are these sentences correct? I'm not familiar with the term "a head English teacher", so I'm going to change that part. She is an English teacher in my grade. But her pronunciation is horrible. I can't believe it. It's not only pronunciation but also grammer gramm a r , explanation , and so on. I wonder why she is an English teacher. As you can see, your sentences are mostly correct. CJhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ThisSentencesAreCorrect/ljpmv/post.htmTue, 10 Nov 2009 17:22:31 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:967491b.jShe is a head English teacher in my grade. But her pronunciation is horrible. I can't believe it. It's not only pronunciation but also grammer, explanation and so on. I wonder why she is a head English teacher.http://www.englishforums.com/English/IToIModule9HelpPlease/ljwmn/post.htmSun, 08 Nov 2009 21:16:47 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:965477anna.rpoHi, I am completing the last module (module 9) of i-to-i's 40 hour TESOL course - creating a mock lesson plan for asking for, giving and understanding directions. My tutor has told me I need to make adjustments to the staging of my lesson and add detail. Below is my lesson plan, tutor comments in ALL CAPS. The lesson is broken into stages and after each stage the type of work is indicated (Teacher-Student (T-S), Student-Teacher (S-T), Group Work (GW) and Pair Work (PW) as well as expected time taken. Any feedback would be of use, I would just like to get some ideas from someone else as I am a bit stuck! Thank you in advance. Anna LESSON PLAN Level: Elementary (10-13 years old) Lesson Length: 45...http://www.englishforums.com/English/IntroducingBalu87/lwqjq/post.htm#963196Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:50:16 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:963196ruslanaHey, Balazs! Welcome to the community! I must confess that I'd have some probs with pronunciation of your name. Z and S are difficult to pronouce together, hehe.http://www.englishforums.com/English/AboutSocialLinguisticFailure/lwwpq/post.htmTue, 03 Nov 2009 12:07:25 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:960618vestigiumGood morning, good afternoon, and good evening! It is suddenly getting much colder in Korea. Especially, the flu is so rampant. Take care of your health. I'd like to ask you what a social linguistic failure is. From the book i read, the example of it is follows: Native teacher: Wow, you have a good pronunciation! Student: ... and i also want to know "pragma linguistic failure" (i guess 'pragma' might mean 'pragmatic') The example of it is follows: Native Teacher: Would you like some more? Student: No, i would not. would you please explain what they are and mean? and if you can, please give me more examples and compare each other. and if you...http://www.englishforums.com/English/SsionWords/lwdbg/post.htm#959426Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:17:20 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:959426califjimIf there are any with the S pronunciation, they must be extremely rare. I can't think of a single one. CJhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/DarkLightAfterFinalWord/lhqlk/post.htm#959123Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:40:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:959123dokterjokkebrokHi, Thank you both. I asked this because I thought the aswer to it would be pretty straightforward. But, as it turns out, it is slightly more complicated. Good information though. Why I want to know this? Partly because I find it interesting, but in the past, I also found it to be very helpful for my accent – including the complicated stuff. Besides, it's also helpful to know about the underlying theory for the classes I have to teach: I'm a student teacher of English, and, occasionally, if one of my pupils has difficulty pronouncing a sound, it's very convenient to know about this. I've acquired a basic/intermediate knowledge on the subject, but now I'm kind of stuck. Perhaps I'll buy some books on advanced...http://www.englishforums.com/English/PronunciationOfSchlimazel/lhvmk/post.htm#957646Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:17:06 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:957646yankeeThank God you clarified that point, Jim. I can just see me putting my foot in my mouth by mixing those two up, thus making a real schlemiel of myself.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PronunciationOfSchlimazel/lhvmk/post.htm#957335Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:16:05 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:957335yankeeI don't remember ever having heard the word SCHLIMAZEL (though I may have and just simply forgotten it), but it reminds me of another word -- one which I've heard: schlemiel (Not sure of the spelling...)http://www.englishforums.com/English/PronunciationOfSchlimazel/lhvmk/post.htm#956472Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:49:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:956472mr. tomI am grateful to you all. Hulk Hogan used this tricky word in his autobiography. Tomhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/PronunciationOfSchlimazel/lhvmk/post.htm#955951Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:56:09 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:955951grammar geekOf course, it's hard to avoid it if you get a sudden urge to sing the opening theme to the old sit-com Laverne and Shirley. Has it ever been used anywhere else? shluh-MAH-zel.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PronunciationOfSchlimazel/lhvmk/post.htm#955945Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:43:19 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:955945califjimDo native speakers use this word enough? I don't think that's the question you really wanted to ask. I think you wanted to know if native speakers use the word often. The answer is "No". CJhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/PronunciationOfSchlimazel/lhvmk/post.htm#954713Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:59:38 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:954713raindoctorIt doesn't matter whether native speakers frequently use a certain word; what matters, however, is: how they pronounce it when they see a new word. Their native phonolgy which they find hard to describe when you ask them puts some constraints on what are the plausible pronunciations of any new word. In this case, the stress falls on the second syllable; you may end up with the following two variants. ʃlɪ ˈmɑ z ə l ʃlɪˈme ɪ z ə lhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/PronunciationOfSchlimazel/lhvmk/post.htmTue, 27 Oct 2009 15:23:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:954492mr. tomHi Could you please tell me the pronunciation of SCHLIMAZEL ? Do native speakers use this word enough? Thanks, Tomhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/RulesPronounciationRegularVerbs-SimplePastNeeded/mmlq/post.htm#954359Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:08:51 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:954359jackderrickThis article is very helpful for the past simple pronunciation - Rules for Past Simple Pronunciationhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/PronunciationMayellaEwell/lglgz/post.htm#954322Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:50:52 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:954322mr. tomMy sincere thanks to both of you!! Both ways were a great help. Tomhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/PronunciationMayellaEwell/lglgz/post.htm#954274Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:26:01 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:954274califjimmay - ELL - a YOO - ull As in: may: say, lay, stay, fray, bray ELL: fell, sell, shell, bell, well ELLa: fella, Della, Stella YOO: too, coo, moo, boo ull: full, pull CJhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/CouldDoneCouldDone/lhrcz/post.htm#953223Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:57:25 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:953223mister micawber'Could of done' is not good grammar. It is a misunderstanding of the pronunciation of 'could have done', which in normal conversation is pronounced ' could've done'.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PbsAmericanMastersAndy-Warhol/2/lggdj/Post.htm#952812Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:29:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:952812kooyeenMy comments: #1: It's not "If you didn't want..." , but I hear " He didn't want be second..." The odd thing is that I couldn't detect any "to" after "want". #2: "Cause he's prolly one of most complex people I ever met" Where "prolly" means "probably". I am not sure if it is just a common alternate pronunciation, if it's dialectal, or if it's a different contracted word which has the same meaning anyway. I just know that I've heard it and seen it (written) before. I don't know why the article "the" is missing in front of "most complex people" though.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PronunciationMayellaEwell/lglgz/post.htm#951871Sat, 24 Oct 2009 21:14:23 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:951871yankeeHi Tom Here is the way I would say that name: /fs/1256418849492.mp3.at.ashxhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/PronunciationMayellaEwell/lglgz/post.htmSat, 24 Oct 2009 12:49:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:951495mr. tomHi Could you please tell me the pronunciation of Mayella Ewell? I'd be grateful if you give me some rhyming words. Thanks, Tomhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/SameSpellingDifferentPronunciation/hjbbh/post.htm#950773Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:25:18 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:950773anonymousThere are a number of reasons. In some cases syllable breaks cause pronunciation differences. Consider: creature /kri.chr/ creation /kri.ai.shn/ In other cases stress patterns in a particular language dictate how words are pronounced. Consider the 'i' in the following words. particle /par.t@.kl/ particular /par.tI.ku.lr/ In your above example, the 'ng' is actually a digraph, i.e., a grouping of letters representing once sound. The sound /ng/ is not the same as /n/. Other digraphs include: th - which can be pronounced as a soft 'th' as in 'thigh' or a hard 'th' as in 'thy' ch sh Another reason is history. The 'gh' in 'right' came from the 'ch' sound in...http://www.englishforums.com/English/Apostrophes/lgbrv/post.htm#948528Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:29:29 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:948528gleb_chebrikoffDear friend, for singular names ending in -s, the regular genitive is usual: Davis's , Charles's . Sometimes these nouns are treated as if they were plural: Davis' , Charles' - in this case the ending -s is still pronounced even though it is absent in spelling. In your case, it is preferable to write Thomas's and finish the word with /iz/ in pronunciation. Respectfully, Gleb Chebrikoffhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/PastTensesForGrade9/lzzgc/post.htm#946415Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:39:27 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:946415jackderrickThese articles are all good. This will help with the Past Simple - Click Here This will help with the Past Continuous - Click Here This is great for a summary of the two - Click Here And this helps with the pronunciation of regular past simple verbs - Click Here This is a story that also helps with the past tenses - Click Herehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Moonlighting/2/lvlcv/Post.htm#944500Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:55:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:944500raindoctorThat doesn't mean you have to post 18 times. You shuda combined them into a single post. Since we're preaching up proper English here, please, don't post "kind-of-chat" language here. I don't belong to the set 'we' you refer to. Second, I don't preach anything that doesn't belong to phonology. In that sense, 'shuda' is a valid one: in fact, many in accent reduction specialists advise students learn such fast speech phonological processes.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PronunciationOfDreary/lzdhw/post.htm#944462Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:46:26 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:944462califjimHow would you find dreary if rhymed with prairie ? I might think it was an attempt to say "dairy". CJhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/PronunciationOfDreary/lzdhw/post.htm#944359Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:57:48 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:944359cliveHi guys, Conversely, I'd find it odd if 'prairie' were pronounced to rhyme with 'dreary'. Clivef