Ohya, could the sentence also be structured in this way 'Some work is truly above someone like myself'? You could say that I guess, but then it would have the opposite meaning to the original sentence.

Thank you, MrP. That clears up the confusion pretty nicely. Orph

The twenty-seventh of May, nineteen ninety-one or May the twenty-seventh, nineteen ninety-one. HTH

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I think linking is something that happens naturally when we speak fast and fluently. Understanding how linking works will certainly help to improve your pronunciation and listening comprehension, but there is no need to deliberately try to link

I was fifty years old when I got mine And here's what the OALD says about braces: a metal device that CHILDREN wear inside the mouth to help their teeth grow straight

I'd say that we put the stress on teen only when the numbers (13, 14, 15, etc.) are spoken alone. When they are part of a larger number, the stress normally falls on the first syllable.

Was is correct as the subject of the sentence is 'a survey'. HTH

In the above context, I think it would be more appropriate to say: you'd better try to... (you HAD better, not would be better).

1-Music moving 2-TV insomnia 3-Books knowledge 4-Cinema entertaining 5-Love loneliness 6-Friendship no comment 7-Parents always there for you 8-Religion no thanks