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Re: WHEN IS "w" A VOWEL

This debate really seems to be about two different things, spelling and pronunciation. The letter w (and y) is often used with other vowels (and sometimes alone as well) in spelling to reperesent a vowel sound. In the words hi and by, the letter i and the letter y are representing the same sound....

ESL General English Grammar Questions by MissMandy 15 days ago Spelling Vowels Pronunciation Diphthongs
Re: fair-haired

Yes, there are regional variations in American English. Do you know which accent is chosen by MW as the reference in the pronunciation keys. Is it General American?My problem is that, as I have mentioned before, they are indeed denoted differently in British English. The first one is a simple...

English Audio: Speech and Pronunciation by Pter 144 days ago Vowels Accents Consonants American English Pronunciation British English Spelling Diphthongs
ow/ou - easy way of teaching 6 yr old the difference

Hi there. First time user on these forums so I hope I have posted in the correct forum My 6 year old son is learning to read and is progressing steadily. However, he struggles to remember the spelling for words which use the diphthongs OW and OU. So for example, he'll think owl is spelt...

ESL Vocabulary and Idioms by jonathen 218 days ago Spelling Diphthongs
Re: non-native accents

Yes, this aspect of American pronunciation is well-known and actually originates from an old south-east English pronunciation which is less marked nowadays in England itself as it has been influenced by the Northern "a", which is similar to the continental European pronunciation. However, I'd...

ESL Linguistics Discussion Forum by J Lewis 1 yr 282 days ago Spelling Diphthongs Pronunciation
Re: American v/s British words

Some American spellings are a simplification of British ones, like "jail", which I adopt wholeheartedly instead of the absurd BrE spelling "gaol". Also the removal of some Greek diphthongs, e.g. "esthetic" instead of "aesthetic" doesn't seem a bad idea, but I wouldn't use this for a British...

English Audio: Speech and Pronunciation by J Lewis 1 yr 324 days ago Spelling Diphthongs
Re: British vs. American English

Sorry, this will probably be a really long post. My mission? To dispell false notions about American English First, we do NOT say "drug" as the past tense of "drag." It's dragged! There are only three kinds of Americans who would say this: Young children who have not yet mastered the grammatical...

Cultural Anecdotes, Similarities and Differences. by frenchfry 3 yr 260 days ago Accents Dialects American accents British people American English Spelling Tenses Diphthongs Past tenses

Re: English is a crazy language

>>I've never fully appreciated the noun gender rules. Is it a case of when you are young you have to study the gender of each noun (das haus = neutral noun) or are there patterns that you follow? No, unfortunately there are no rules - at least not for the "simple" words. There are some memory...

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