By Regards, Pronunciation

Re: Compounds with "non": hyphen or no hyphen?

I'm afraid that in British English the rule *is* different. We do indeed tend to use hyphens after the prefix "non-" (which avoids the possibility of mispronouncing words such as "nonnative" ).As regards other prefixes, "pre-" and "co-" still sometimes...

Re: Kjeldsens

Hi PterI cannot guarantee my suggestion of the Danish name is correct. As far as I have been able to find out, it's a Danish company and the name may be of foreign origin, it may not be Danish at all. Actually, it doesn't strike me as particularly Scandinavian at all.With regard to...

Re: free spoken english

Hi, Respected Madam. I am also interested in learning of english and please help regarding improve spoken english and pronunciation Regards, Prabhuram

Re: URGENT :I am Looking for a Free British Pronunciation Software

hi shania while browsing for free online software for british accent, i found your name. did u find any such software? if yes, kindly send me a link at <e-mail removed>onofgayatrimata@gmail.com"> Best Regards hetal

Re: Gramatical Mistakes Common to Chinese English-speakers

Hblaw wrote: Hi all, My native language is Chinese and I am learning English as a foreign language. I am wondering if you could name a few mistakes that are commonly seen in Chinese people who speak/write English as a second language, so that I can be more conscious in avoiding them in the...

Re: What makes English so difficult to learn?

Well, maybe I'll say, where and with things I have difficulties.Firstly and it's the most important: tenses. In my mother tongue, we don't have so many freaking tenses Secondly, this problem is with every new language. The way you think and make sentence. Sometimes I translate from my language to...

Re: from...perspective

Haohaoxuexi wrote: Hi Yoong Liat: You didn't give me the answer, can you please. Regards! Hi Haohaoxuexi Pronunciation question: abalone is "e" mute, or pronounce it as /i/ The word has four syllables. The last syllable is pronounced as /i/.

Re: standard pronunciation of American or British English?

Hi, It has been my experience that students become lost when consulting dictionaries with regard to phonetic symbols as many times each one uses different phonetic symbols. This has caused much grief and I just tell my online students to stay away from it and try to spell the pronunciation out...

Re: free spoken english

Dear All; I am the newcomer. Can you all help me find the material (e-books, web addresses...) for improving spoken English and pronunciation. Looking forward to having your kind attention. Regards;

Re: When I have trouble...

Hi, So what would you advise Kooyeen with regard to the pronunciation of the words he asked about? As far as specific lexical items are concerned, I would advise him to look them up in an American dictionary. More generally, I would suggest he spend time training his ear in order to recognise...