By Vowels, Grammar

Just as you could assign numbers from one to five to represent the loudness, or accent of the syllables in a sentence, you could represent the pitch level (Hertz) at which you speak/sing the vowel tones by a scale of one to five. Sometimes the pitch rises or falls on the vowel sound of a given...

Ta-da____________ Try that again? (I know I'm half asleep) If you're speaking of the moan-slash-groan, that's actually my second example. I specified your #2 definition of groan as applying to non-living things. I'll read it again. Best wishes, - A. Edit. ...

Does it start with a vowel or with a consonant?Is it countable?Can you have it? Can you dream it? Can you put it into practice?Hope this does not mean I'll be the only player here!

I have checked all the major dictionaries for the pronunciation of auntie. You cannot skip the t sound in it. Well, you can stick to your personal pronunciation if you like.Barbara, what do you mean by you mean the vowels as the same?And you said ''You wouldn't skip the T in...

First of all, you need some grammar too, because I noticed typical Asian mistakes, or non native constructions anyway.Here's the best tips I can give you:1 - Get a grammar book, and read it, learning the most common structures. "English grammar in use" by Cambridge University Press...

In grammar books, I oftenly read that in english there is no word without vowel, is this true? I have one word that is without vowel, i.e 'MY' everyones input on subject is awaited

Hi Kooyeen, You're way more into phonics than I am, though as a choral conductor I'm always screeming at singers to sustain the vowel portions of the words, since the consonants (generally) cannot be sung. I'm not really going to address your question. I just wanted to caution...

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.Welcome to English Forums, Mahesh.Use an as an article before nouns or adjectives that begin with a vowel sound (not necessarily a vowel letter), such as an umbrella (cf, a union). (You have posted your question in the wrong forum, so I shall move your thread to our Basic Grammar forum now.)

Here's a quick recap. 8 lettersonly one vowel (other than "e") repeated twicemainly AmEyou can break it into two 4-letter words, which differ only in one letter (not sure about the grammar, sorry!)it can be noun, adjective and adverb (which does not end in -ly)For the noun:it's...