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Commonly misspelled and misused words
Some words are commonly misspelled – by both native and non-native English speakers stationary – means still, not moving. He hit a stationary car. stationery – office supplies. If you need more...
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Silent bs and double ts
In English, the silent letters often wreak havoc with pronunciation. Silent bs can be particularly problematic: debt subtle dumb comb tomb thumb bomb, bomber, bombing, bombs - most problematic for...
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Spelling Aloud
International Alphabet Code A Alpha N November B Bravo O Oscar C Charlie P Papa D Delta Q Quebec E Echo R Romeo F Foxtrot S Sierra G Golf T Tango H Hotel U Uniform I India V Victor J Juliet W Whisky K...
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Spelling Aloud Part 2
Spelling Aloud Letter How the Letter Sounds …… for ….. Letter A ej Alfred a B bi Benjamin b C si Charlie c D di David d E i Edward e F eff Freddie f G dji George g H ejtch Harry h I aj Italy i J djej...
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Pronouncing ‘the’ after a vowel
If there is a vowel sound after a ‘the’ means that the is pronounced ‘thee’ How to Pronounce “the” in English Normally, we pronounce “the” with a short sound (like “thuh”). But when “the” comes before...
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Received pronunciation (RP)
Received Pronunciation (RP), also called the Queen’s (or King’s) English,[1] Oxford English or BBC English, is the accent of Standard English in England, with a relationship to regional accents similar...
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English pronunciation
enough cough trough plough through slough are all pronounced differently
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Spelling and Spelling Aloud
Nowadays spelling does not have to be a problem. We have spellchecking programmes, online dictionaries such as Onelook and Tyda. We have Google Translate and Google itself to help us. But some more...
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Interesting article on the historical development of pronunciation
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