By Spelling, Learning English

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...

You, mctastic, truly didn't understand the point of the quotation that precedes the word "Handey." If you would notice, then you would have realized that "Handey" is actually the American humorist Jack Handey. Why else would someone put the word "handy" in parentheses after a quotation? Perhaps...

Regrettably, one of the ways in which British grammar and spelling has changed over the centuries is because mistakes in grammar or spelling have become so common, that they are accepted as a variant. I shudder to think that soon, CON-tribute will also be regarded as "acceptably"!!! As I see it,...

READ, LISTEN AND THEN PRONOUNCE HELP FOR ESL STUDENTS By Josie Whitehead, Cert Ed. Understanding principles of learning can be as important for students as for teachers – especially adult learners. FORMING GOOD HABITS WHEN LEARNING ENGLISH Here is something which I am sure...

Hi, First a warm welcome. Learning English is not just about learning grammar which is the foundation we have to learn in order to build on. Of course grammar is the most important. Without it, nothing makes sense. Grammar includes all the essential building blocks like tenses,...

Hamoody_usa wrote:Hello, everyone How are you ? I am glad to be with you in the best forum for learning English. My English is not perfect. I've been learning for a year and a half. However, I have some questions. First of all, if I make any mistakes, please correct me. OK. Please have a...

Hello, all! It’s my first post here. I’m Russian writer or maybe I think that I am a writer. In any case I published some poems, some stories and two novels in Russian newspapers and magazines, but it didn’t make me famous or rich. I am learning English today. Now I am posting here the first...

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. ...

Francesca wrote:Of course Elfsleepy: www.thechatpage.com no cams, just people who want to meet friends from all over the world and learn English I myself didn't find it a good one, Francesca! Last time I visisted there, there was a girl flirting a guy, and she kept talking all the time like...

Hi Miss Albert,well, I don't know, but I noticed that most people who come here don't want to learn any grammar, they actually want to learn some grammer. They don't want to make any grammer mistakes. One thing is for sure: if the way we spell words changed one day, then English would definitley...