By Vocabulary, American English

Re: it's ten of 5.00

Hi OpenmindHave you ever considered changing your moniker to "DoubtingThomas"? (Just teasing you a little!)To put it in the simplest possible terms, using 'of' instead of 'to' when telling time is basically simply a matter of replacing the word 'to' with the...

Re: Poll: British English vs American English

When I attended school in the late Middle Ages, I never wondered whether I was taught British or American English. I suppose I was taught both: differences in pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar. I find it strange that anyone would like to confine his knowledge of the language to just one...

Re: What makes English so difficult to learn?

Hello, another English teacher here. I have been teaching English in China for about 2 and a half years now and also speak fluent French, decent Spanish and am learning Chinese (not as hard as you may think once you get the hang of those tones, easy grammar). Now I'll start off by saying that...

Re: When I have trouble...

Hi Anon,what Jim said makes a lot of sense, and we discussed it a little in another thread, I think.The point was that teaching completely descriptively is impossible. The teacher would have to say: Mr X says this, Mr Y says that, and Mr Z says another thing. Now learn what they say and then...

Re: Poll: British English vs American English

Anonymous wrote:Well, I have encountered this problem recently. I had been learning english for few years, then I stopped attending courses or lessons, I have been learning at home and watching American TV series and movies.. so I have picked up a lot of vocabulary. So far, so good. Then I...

Re: Does Standard American English sound more like French or German?

Hi Thorhath,it is interesting to know that 40% of the English vocabulary is from the French language, I could tell some examples: air, age, departement,...But I don't exactly know what you mean with "sound the same"? Do you mean the phonetic? If so, then I'd say, that French and English don't...

Does Standard American English sound more like French or German?

They say that 40% of English’s vocabulary is of French origin, but English is a Germanic language. So, I ask the question, Does Standard American English sound more like French or German? I would prefer to hear from people whose first language is not English.

Re: Poll: British English vs American English

Well, I have encountered this problem recently. I had been learning english for few years, then I stopped attending courses or lessons, I have been learning at home and watching American TV series and movies.. so I have picked up a lot of vocabulary. So far, so good. Then I realised,...

Re: Poll: British English vs American English

Titithi wrote:I agree with you: learning both is useful. In my country,we have learned British English and we should explain why the pronunciation of this word can pronounce in different other way or why people use "will" instead of "shall". Today , our program is changed into American English,...

which of the following TTS(Text To Speech) engines are more natural?

i am Learning my Active vocabulary as American english and my passive vocabulary as British, irish, scottish, Indian, Australian and south African English.i looking for highest quality, most lifelike and clearest TTS sound that is used in United States.Please help me if you are Native, and answer...