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Practice makes perfect

Think in English | December 15th 2009 by nidia reuter

Perfect Pronunciation ExercisesPractice makes perfect!In this site there are 14 complete sessions designed to help you practice and perfect your English pronunciations.Click here to access to the site. Start today!! read more

TravelCat

Don’t Buy Language Books & CD’s - Learn On The Go!

Green Holidays And Adventures | December 15th 2009 by TravelCat

. The best way to learn a second (or third) language is to go to where they speak it! Apart from in school where it is compulsory to learn a second language - whether you want to or not - you shouldn’t rely on books and things to learn how to c read more

dart123

How is the word “imbroglio” pronounced?

'Know Your English' | December 14th 2009 by Sunil Jose

The “i” in the first and third syllable is like the “i” in “it”, “is”, and “in”. The “o” in the second and the final syllable is pronounced like the “oa” in “go read more

spanishbites

Spanish pronunciation – How to say the letter ‘a’ in Spanis…

Learn Spanish successfully with Maria Fernandez | December 13th 2009 by Maria Fernandez

In this free Spanish pronunciation lesson we’re going to learn how to pronounce the vowel ‘a’ correctly. You can hear all the Spanish words in this post, including the exercise at the end, in the free Lesson 1 of my Spanish for begi read more

djbigmike

Learn to Sing With Confidence

BloggingStuffs.com | December 9th 2009

Every singer once in their life experienced having felt fear while performing on stage or in gatherings. If you have ever watched a singer sing the National Anthem in any boxing or ballgame, you can see what nerves can do to a person. Some of the bes read more

Drew

Sentence Stress

English Trainer | December 8th 2009 by Dulce Amor Soriano

Sentence stress is emphasizing certain word in a sentence in order to convey the meaning of the spoken sentence. It is that which gives rhythm/beat and meaning to the sentence.Under normally/neutrally stressed sentences, the words given emphasis are read more

thaimarathon

Enjoy Your Trip by Learn Some Words Of That Foreign Language

vacation and holiday info | December 5th 2009 by Bordin Dacharlers

You’ve got to deal with that foreign language if you’ve got determined to travel abroad. This is true regardless of what your native language is. It’s handy to grasp English. English is widely spoken round the world. When someone fr read more

dart123

How is the word “spinach” pronounced?

'Know Your English' | December 3rd 2009 by Sunil Jose

The first syllable sounds like the word “spin”, while the “ach” that follows is pronounced like the “idge” in “fridge”, “bridge” and “porridge”. The main stress is on the first s read more

aliaero

Samsung Genio Touch Choice of Cool Colours brings Fun for all!

Techxilla | December 2nd 2009 by ali

Samsung Genio Touch gives you a choice of colors which brings a lot of fun for users. It has a large touch screen with best capabilities of Social Networking as it gives an instant access to all Social Networking websites like Twitter or Facebook. Yo read more

aliaero

Samsung Genio Touch Choice of Cool Colours brings Fun for all!

Techxilla | December 2nd 2009 by ali

Samsung Genio Touch gives you a choice of colors which brings a lot of fun for users. It has a large touch screen with best capabilities of Social Networking as it gives an instant access to all Social Networking websites like Twitter or Facebook. Yo read more

dart123

What does “sine die” mean?

'Know Your English' | November 30th 2009 by Sunil Jose

First, let’s deal with the pronunciation. The “i” in “sine” is like the “y” in “my”, “by”, and “sky”, while the following “e” is like the “i” in  read more

techspaceofatul

Longman Pronunciation Dictionary 3rd Edition (Interactive Practic…

atul's techlog | November 28th 2009 by ATUL

Longman Pronunciation Dictionary 3rd Edition (Interactive Practice) Description: The authoritative guide to over 225,000 pronunciations in both British and American English has been updated in a new edition – now complete with the brand new read more

flstatte

Top 3 iBT TOEFL Tips

Mr English 101 | November 26th 2009 by Winn

Professor Winn is often asked about tips for the iBT TOEFL. Here are three top TOEFL tips to hold you in good steed: 1) Increase your vocabulary! A strong vocabulary cuts across all four sections of the TOEFL - reading, writing, listening, and sp read more

Drew

Rules of Word Stress in English (part 2)

English Trainer | November 25th 2009 by Dulce Amor Soriano

Aside from the 2 general rules of using word stress in English which I posted before, below are the other more complicated rules of using word stress:word stress rules Publish at Scribd or explore others read more

dart123

“bonhomie ”

'Know Your English' | November 24th 2009 by Sunil Jose

The “o” in the first syllable is like the “o” in “hot”, “pot”, and “got”, while the one in the second syllable sounds like the “a” in “china”. The final two vowels ar read more

Nancycc

Spelling Tip for Creative Baby-Namers – Hard C vs. Soft C

Nancy's Baby Names | November 23rd 2009 by Nancy

Google tells me that there are women out there named Cimberly. Cimberly is meant to be a variant of Kimberly, but when I see it, I can’t force myself to say anything but Simberly. That’s because the pronunciation of the letter C depends read more

Nancycc

Spelling Tip for Creative Baby-Namers – Doubling Consonants

Nancy's Baby Names | November 19th 2009 by Nancy

When I spotted the name Masson in a news article recently, my first instinct was to say MASS-on (short a). Masson was meant to be a form of Mason, of course. But I couldn’t force myself to pronounce it that way because vowels before double cons read more

LarryNissen

How To Know Spanish Fast Without Going To Spain

Its My Blog | November 16th 2009 by Larry Nissen

Spanish is becoming a popular language, especially to those who are serious about learning it. Whether it’s for use in the workplace, on vacation, or just for a challenge, learning Spanish poses many fresh obstacles and gets the brain working read more

Sesame Street

Separated by a Common Language | November 14th 2009

While Grover takes/has her nap, a little reflection on her bi-dialectal language acquisition. She's six weeks short of being two, and (orig. AmE) talking up a storm. I'd wondered whether she'd get any Americanisms from me, but (a) I tend to use BrE read more

dart123

“blitzkrieg”

'Know Your English' | November 10th 2009 by Sunil Jose

The “i” in the first syllable is pronounced like the “i” in “bit”, “pit”, and “hit”. The two vowels in the second syllable sound like the “ee” in “fee”, “see read more

gedaly

The Eloquent Shakespeare

The Bard Blog | November 9th 2009 by Gedaly Guberek

A Pronouncing Dictionary for the Complete Dramatic Works with Notes to Untie the Modern Tongue by Gary Logan Have you ever read one on Shakespeare’s works and not known how to pronounce a word? (If not, are you human?) Where do you normally t read more

dart123

How is the word “shot-put” pronounced?

'Know Your English' | November 9th 2009 by Sunil Jose

During the Olympics, you must have noticed that whenever native speakers of English were commentating on the event, they pronounced the second syllable like the word “put”. When the Indian commentators took over, they tended to pronounce read more

ArabicGenie

Arabic Alphabet Pronunciation

Learn Arabic With Arabic Genie | November 7th 2009 by Max Maddocks

The Arabic alphabet contains a number of sounds that are difficult to pronounce for non-native speakers. Here I’ll give you some tips that will help you with the pronunciation of the sounds in the Arabic alphabet. Remember that the best way to impr read more

French Only Fourth in Sexiest Accent Survey

The English Blog | November 4th 2009

The Daily Telegraph reports that in an international poll of 5,000 women to find the world's sexiest accent, the Irish accent came top, followed by Italian and Australian (?!) The French accent could only manage fourth place. A spokesman for www.OneP read more

dart123

“fanatic” and “bigot”

'Know Your English' | November 4th 2009 by Sunil Jose

A bigot is someone who has very strong opinions and prejudices — usually political or religious. He will not change his mind even if you prove him wrong; he is blindly devoted to his beliefs. He is very obstinate and has contempt for those who do n read more

dart123

Pronunciation: “bete noire”

'Know Your English' | November 4th 2009 by Sunil Jose

When you dislike someone intensely, you can refer to him/her as your bete noire. These are mostly people that annoy you greatly. The word can be used with objects as well. *Rajeev’s bete noire is attending weddings. The first word is pronounced read more

jlchrls1008

ALZHEIMER’S: Will I Be Next?: Large Print Edition

Life of Caregiving - Becoming an Enlightened Caregiver | November 3rd 2009 by Jim Charles

The day was cold and we were walking at a fast clip. “Jesse, I need to talk to you about Mom.? Jesse took another step, then suddenly stopped and spun around to face me. I was at least six inches… read more

How (Not) To Speak With A British Accent

The English Blog | November 2nd 2009

This is one of a series of YouTube videos by public speaking 'expert' Tracy Goodwin.   COMMENTTracy may be an expert in some things but definitely not in speaking with a British accent. Hers is all over the place—sort of a cross betwe read more

margaalfonso

Pronouncing the -ed 2009-10

english teacher | October 30th 2009 by Marga

To sum up previous entries:TheoryVoiced or Voiceless?Listen to some examples: 1, 2Practice: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6Exceptions: Theory and PracticeAnd I'm bringing you this native teacher again: read more

rismaka

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OkeSoft | October 28th 2009 by Kharisma Adi M

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