I have used a textbook for about 10 years: Whaddaya say? by Nina Weinstein. It helps students recognize typical speech patterns and common reductions that Americans use, such as the title phrase "What do you say - whaddaya say" or

Advantages of working abroad Working abroad in a sunny and warm climate. That sounds good for many people who consider this step. Here are some advantages of working abroad. Firstly, you can learn a foreign language very well, when you are working

Hi, I am supposed to change the text above to direct speech. The following is what i have done.I can't use "said" for the reporting verb. Peter introduced me to Jack who said (?) , "I am pleased to meet you." I

Peter introduced me to Jack who said he was pleased to meet me. I replied that it was my pleasure, and that I hoped Jack was enjoying his stay in Seattle. He said he thought Seattle was a beautiful city, but that it rained too much. He said that

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

Hello, this is my first post here but I've been visiting the site for at least several months since I have found some very interesting discussions here. My question is going to be really complicated and it will take you some time to read

Hi, 'Reference' here means 'a lot of mentions'. There were a lot of references to Tom means 'Tom was mentioned a lot'. You refer to something. 'The platform' is an idiomatic way of speaking about

I don't fully understand what a contraction is. So if I put an 's, 'll, 'd, 've, etc after any word does it make it a contraction? Only in spoken English. But in written English, some contractions are not usually written that

Great rant here: http://snipurl.com/sbhp8 Well. *That* was something. I had a friend once who heard a Vidal speech, and afterwards he said Vidal spoke so badly of the American government that the speech sounded like an MDC song slowed down with no

I don't hear it used often by white people (unless used deliberately, for example in songs), but African Americans seem to use it more regularly in everyday informal speech, so it depends on the variety of English you want to consider.