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Re: Rules when using a double consonant before ***

Yankee — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 20:28:23 GMT

Anonymous wrote:
REALLY???? SO WHAT ABOUT THE VERB TO SHOW;;;;ITS NO T RIGHT TO SAY HEÂ´S SHOWWING SOMETHIING TO ME!!! SO WHATS THE EXPLANANTION TO THAT!!!??????

Hi Anon

It's not polite to simply shout at people, but that's what you're doing when you type in all CAPITAL letters.

That said, I'd suggest that you read the thread in which whether or not the letter W is a vowel is discussed: Post:61298

Then you should consider the fact that the W in the word show is not actually pronounced at all. I'd say that's reason enough not to double it.

Re: Please help with name pronunciation

venusinfurs — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 03:55:35 GMT

According to Longman's Pronunciation Dictionary by J. C. Wells, the name Lianne (with two 'n') is pronounced something like /li'aen/ (the /i/ sound is a short /i/ so it is not 'Lee', and what I wrote as /ae/ would be the vowel sound for 'a' in 'cat'. There is a word which is written as the name you mentioned but it is not considered a name in the dictionary (it doesn't start with a capital letter). It is pronounced with the same /i/ but with the British vowel sound for 'ar' (Eg 'car' in BrEng). Considering this dictionary is based on British pronunciation I'd say that both words, and consequently the name, should be pronounced with /ae/ in AmEng.

Re: Teaching Adults

Woodward — Wed, 03 Sep 2003 19:50:15 GMT

Use games. Even adults like to play. There's nothing better than seeing top executives laughing and trying to cheat in order to win a game.
With the alphabet, print the letters of the alphabet (capitals and lowercase) onto coloured cards. Mix them up and place them face down on the table. They need to find the pairs. First get them to match the capital letter with the lowercase letter. Trying to visually remember each letter is helps with the (memory) retention of the letter form. With each letter that is turned over, get the student to pronounce the it.
Hangman is another way of learning the alphabet. But every time they give you a letter, they should try to think of an example of a word that begins with that letter e.g. if they want to say the letter B, they could say 'B as in Book' (this is to avoid especially with the vowels A, E and I.
Though first of all, I would try to use the communicative approach and get them to speak before you start with the writing and the alphabet. By speaking I mean the basics like introductions etc.
When students learn how to write their own name in another script, that is, in English, they are over the moon. That is another point you could start with, the letters in their names.