By Whom, American English

Is 'tune' ever pronunced tyūn in american english? the dictionary says - but when/where/by whom is the second form used? is it ever heard? Dictionary: tune (tūn, tyūn)

Jim, I understand what you mean, of course, but if you had been Elvis Presley, you would have had to use some of those words in the recording studio:"Is your heart filled with pain? Shall I come back again? Tell me, dear, are you lonesome tonight?" - Are You Lonesome Tonight"I am...

I speak American English, and, in contrast to "English", I never use the words shall, may, ought, or whom. CJ

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...

Milky wrote: CalifJim wrote:A native tells me that it does occur in such as the second example. The native must have misunderstood the question. Does it No., and if it does, why? And is it widespread? No."gonna" has to be followed by a verb. London isn't a verb!I'm gonna London is totally...

CalifJim wrote:A native tells me that it does occur in such as the second example. The native must have misunderstood the question. Does it No., and if it does, why? And is it widespread? No."gonna" has to be followed by a verb. London isn't a verb!I'm gonna London is totally...

Learnenglish, "Whose do you want to buy?" requires the right context to be correct. You want to buy a used bicycle. I have one that I can sell you. Jim has one that he can sell you. Now that you have seen them both, whose do you want to buy? (Do you want to buy his, or mine?) In common,...

Some people will even get a sort of neutral accent that has all of the unusual parts removed. The Western US accent was actually formed like that, because speakers from the North, Midlands, and South, all moved to the West, and their accents intermingled and the Western accent was sort of a...

Nona The Brit wrote:Are you in Australia OP? Might be best not to use mad there. In American English it means angry but in British English it means insane. Whom do you refer to by OP? If me, I'm PS, and I'm from Taiwan.

Whom or who? Who! In the case of conversation, and perhaps especially in American English, if you want to sound "authentic", you must learn to avoid whom at all costs! You can use it in formal writing and in English examinations, of course. CJ