New Page On The AUE Site: Pronunciation...
There's a new page on the alt-usage-english site, showing the pronunciation of some...
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Ah = Ar, Aw = Or, Aw =/= Ah / Ar
Where I come from, good old England (north), these equalities hold. However, when...
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British Accent Perceptions
Scots accent 'is sound business' The majority of UK company directors would rather...
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DE Dackel Vs. EN Dachshund
Greetings. During lunch with my German colleagues today the following question arose...
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Capital One: Vikings
I find it annoying that the Capital One "Vikings" all have British accents. They...
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Alt.Usage.Spanish.
I recently made my first posting at the AUS. My Spanish is God-awful. Has anyone...
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Proposed Addition Of Name Pronunciations...
I would very much appreciate if there would be an ASCII IPA list of how-to-pronounce...
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"Hu," From "Human," As A Pronoun
"Hu," from "human," as a gender-neutral pronoun.In our class on the future of the...
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When Does One Say 'One'?
Hallo, something I still don't understand in (british) English is the usage of 'one...
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Patronize?
I don't think I totally understand this word and I am not sure I could find a Chinese...
English Word For Jalebi?
Hi Is jalebi sold in any of the English speaking countries? It's a very tasty sweet...
Gender-Specific Nouns
In many languages (including my native language), all nouns are gender specific ...
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Four Hundred OED Occurances, And No Definition...
Yo! The word is "noo."Simon Winchester, talking about the time of the OED's completion...
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Eoin Pronunciation
By extreme coincidence, I've just seen Artemis Ward author Eoin Colfer on TV and...
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Test: Infinitive And -Ing Form?
Choose the correct item. _________________________________ From: Evans...
How Do You Pronounce Fractions In British...
Hello, I am looking for the right pronunciation of fractions in British English....
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Pls Give Me Some Advise About English...
Hi Friends, My Chinese name is Guochun Zhang. Could you help me find a good English...
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Antony, Anthony Question
I have a question about the various forms of "Antony" and "Anthony". Does anyone...
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Consortium
I'm listening at the moment to CBC Radio 2, via the Internet excellent station and...
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Silent Letters?
I was researching the pattern of silent letters and was about to post a question...