By Speak english, Spelling

BBC Learning English has made a radio programme which consists of 12 episodes. In each episode, they analyse the way some famous non-native (but proficient) speakers speak English.In one of the episodes, they focussed on Björk's English (I hope I got the spelling correct ) and discussed her...

I don't know what you guys are all on about with devoiced /z/. It's not a devoiced /z/, it's just /s/. In the example that someone above used, "vases"... I don't know about up North or across the pond (either one), but American Standard has that as /s/ in the medial and /z/ in the final. Well, if...

Hi, Welcome to the Forum. Think about the changes I have made. If you don't understand the change, please ask me about it. To begin with, always use a capital I when you talk about yourself. Spell English with a capital E. And check all your spelling in a dictionary. OK? I like to speak...

Milky wrote:That is because you, though claiming your thoughts on the matter of English and easiness are subjective, seem to want us all to agree with you. Your posts on the matter, before you began backpedaling, seemed insistent that you were right, on a gemeral level, about English.I would...

Maverick9211 wrote:I can't differeniate between abt nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, etc. I am not very bad at English. I do understand English very well. I can speak English, but not in fluently. I can't write it very well. Let's make do it this way: You give me some topic and I will...

Hi NewforspeedWelcome to the forums. Anyone with some knowledge of English can tell that you didn't write your questions yourself. Someone else did that for you, but I'll give you some answers anyway.1. There were only 4.5 million speakers of English in Shakespeare's day. There are three major...

and an ignorant American would look at British and pronounce practise (Br. spelling) like practize.... Highly unlikely.Americans on the other hand, have been butchering it for centuries and should not be consulted when learning this language. It is, after all, English and not American.Rubbish. ...

Hi KooyeenThere is nothing to forgive! I am certainly not in the least offended by your post. In fact, I enjoyed reading it tremendously! I even agree with you to some extent on some of the points you made. I am the first person to admit that my knowledge of English isn't as good as that of a...

hi everybody, i need some help with this essay for my class, english is my second language, and this is the first time i take a class in english. please review my grammar and my spelling, thanks a lot!! I don't have a tittle for it yet, so i take suggestions! thanks again for your help...

wow! all of these comments have totally opened up new doors in my mind, especially the last one about singapore... i knew many people all over the world spoke english as a means to communicate amongst travelers, but i had no idea the language was so prominant in so many places! as if i didnt...