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Re: to achieve as a result of military activity

Avangi — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 04:15:40 GMT

1. Yes. (all the strenuous work he did/performed.)

2. phonetic spelling = spelling the word the way it sounds. Homonyms would be a great example of not spelling things the way they sound. red, read / reed, read / wright, right, write

With a language like Spanish, each letter has only one sound (generally speaking). You might say the spelling is phonetic. With English , the variations are endless. A given combination of letters may have many different sounds in different words.

At the bottom of the dictionary page you may often find "phonetic symbols," which give non-alphabetical renderings of the common sounds. Each listed word may be followed by its phonetic spelling, as an aid to pronounciation.

Kooyeen is very much into this sort of thing. Also CJ We have entire forums dedicated to it.

- A.

to achieve as a result of military activity

Jackson6612 — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 22:22:28 GMT

¹get
7 a : to achieve as a result of military activity b : to obtain or receive by way of benefit or advantage <he got little for his trouble> <get the better of an enemy>
Usage: In the phonetic spelling of his own speech Benjamin Franklin records git.
[M-W's Col. Dic.]

Questions:
1: Does he got little for his trouble mean he received little benefit for all the strenuous work he done?
2: What is phonetic spelling? Is there a kind of spelling which is not phonetic?

Re: How do I pronounce those words in American Accent?

Anonymous — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:23:21 GMT

Hi, I'm an American from the northwest part of the country (Washington state). Our accents by American standards are supposed to be the 'blandest.' That is, easiest to understand and closest to speaking phonetically American spelling.

So I'll try to do this as close as possible to the way we pronounce it.

Ray gyoo lair lee = regularly (the 'lar' is pronounced like lair, as in the hideout or haunt)

Par tik kyoo lair lee = particularly (again, this 'larly' sounds like the one in regularly)

O - ur dur = order (ooh, this is a tough one to explain. If you already know how to pronounce the 'er' sound, like the 'der' in Order, then the 'r' before the 'O' makes the same 'er' sound. So it ends up sounding like this: Oherder. A word that makes that 'r' sound in 'order' is the word 'oar' like the one used to row of a boat. So, it's pronounced exactly like 'oarder.') (I hope that isn't too confusing...)

M- er der = murder (like in 'order', the 'r' makes the 'er' sound and the 'u' in Murder is completely ignored, you don't pronounce it at all. So keeping the 'er' sound in mind, Murder is pronounced Merder.)

I'm not an English major or anything, so these obviously aren't true phonetic spellings. But they are exactly how Americans in this part of the country pronounce those words, and actually (because we're West Coast) how much of the American media sounds.

So I hope this helps. I have studied a few other languages and chatted with a lot of non-native speakers and the 'r' sound is something they always talk about being difficult! I suppose all of this just depends on what language/languages we learn to speak first.

-lycanos

Re: "an year" VS "a year"

Ruca — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:51:49 GMT

However, I think we can say or write "a hour". Actually I've seen both "an hour" and "a hour". Does it mean that phonetics play an important role, sometimes overlaping spelling?

Anyway, my Oxford advanced learner's dicitionary says we should use "an hour". As for "year", it doesn't refer which article should we use but it contains some examples in which "a" is used.

A dictionary

Anonymous — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:34:17 GMT

ãThis dictionary tells you about English words and how to use them in reading, writing and speaking English. It not only gives the meaning of words, it can also help you with spelling, word building, grammar and pronunciation.

ããTo use your dictionary correctly, you need to understand how the dictionary works. At the front of the book, you will find some exercises to help you make the most use of your dictionary.

ããIf you look up the word âcolourâ, you will find two spellings for this word. âColourâ is used in British English, while âcolorâ is used in American English. When such a thing happens, the dictionary shows it with the word âBrEâ for British English and âAmEâ for American English.

ããThe dictionay also helps you pronounce words correctly. It uses a special alphabet to show pronunciation. If you turn to the inside back face, you will see all the phonetic letters with some words to show you how they are pronounced. Just have a look this page when youâre not sure how to say a word.

ããThe most important reason for using a dictionary is to find out the meaning of a wordâits DEFINITION.

ããIn this dictionary, the definitions have been written using only 2000 words. This means that the definitions of even the most difficult words are simply explained and easy to understand.
ããWhen a word has more than one meaning, read all the meanings until you find the one that correctly tells the use of the word you are looking for

Words with double consonants

Matsko — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:33:47 GMT

I was wondering what is the rule for the spelling of words that contain double consonants?

For example:

Do I spell the word "recommended" with two Ms or just one? (I am aware that its one M, but why?).

Most of the time you can sound out a word to figure out a repeated consonant or vowel or you can target the syllables. However, since the English language is not a one-to-one phonetic language, then not every scenario is accurate.

What's the golden rule?

Many Thanks.

the ~ thee

Philip — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 04:47:49 GMT

Native speaker here, asking for perceptions of other native speakers, especially those who have a basic knowledge of linguistics.

Of course, I know the rule about pronouncing 'the' as 'thee' before vowel sounds: thee afternoon, thee apple, thee orange, thee hour. However, how about when the first vowel sound of the word is 'eee'. I would say the utopian concept, the usual suspects. I believe this is standard. Keep in mind that the first vowel sound of these words is eee rather than u. [Keep in mind I'm using standard English spelling to represent the sounds rather than the International Phonetic Alphabet.]

The real question now: do we actually say thee evening, thee even numbers, thee eventuality or do we say the before these words? I've tried to evaluate my own speech patterns, and I think I use the. Just wondering if I'm alone. Thanks for any ideas.

Re: Thus it explained spelling, grammar, phonetics, and usage...

CalifJim — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:44:27 GMT

Jackson6612
Do you think the above sentence is correct? Should it be written as:
Thus it explained...than a dictionary for native English speakers would?

Either way is fine.

Re: Thus it explained spelling, grammar, phonetics, and usage...

Jackson6612 — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:21:50 GMT

But couldn't it be written as:
Thus it explained...than a dictionary for native English speakers would?

Re: Thus it explained spelling, grammar, phonetics, and usage...

Clive — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:08:38 GMT

Hi,

Thus it explained spelling, grammar, phonetics, and usage much more extensively than would a dictionary for native English speakers.

Do you think the above sentence is correct? Should it be written as:
Thus it explained...than a dictionary for native English speakers would?

It's fine. It's just a somewhat literary word order.
You might perhaps put a comma after 'thus'.

Clive