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10 Tips on English pronunciation and accent improvement!
The Indians Abroad | August 25th 2009 by The Indians Abroad
This post focuses on the specific difficulties that people from India encounter when speaking English, or during pronunciations of certain parts of English speech. Based on common observations, here are some of the main problem areas, along with the read more
Speaking French on the Web
Becoming a Better EFL Teacher | August 24th 2009 by Larry M. Lynch
Lost in Immersion: Speaking French on the Web By KATHERINE BOEHREThttp://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204044204574358620977621170.html?mod=googlenews_wsj Rosetta Stone The home page of Totale shows your learning progress and options for pla read more
Covering Variants: An Introduction
ComicNews.Info | August 24th 2009 by Gary Rodrigue
Variant: Noun; One of two or more individuals exhibiting usually slight differences: as a: one that exhibits variation from a type or norm b: one of two or more different spellings or pronunciations of the same word. Before I give you the boring stat read more
Wordweb English Thesaurus and Dictionary
Digifuntush | August 22nd 2009 by Tushar Agrawal
Wordweb is a very handy, power packed Dictionary. This little software does a fantastic job, a must have on your PC. Easily find definitions, synonyms and even pronunciations. It has full dictionary and thesaurus for American, British, Canadian, A read more
The best place in the world
The Life of Super Organized Mum | August 21st 2009
Is Daddy's shoulders : ) For Flynn anyway, he loves spending time up there and even sometimes has a little rest, too cute! He has loves being up high even since he was little and Simon was always happy to oblige but now that he is getting older (and read more
CD : Janice Vidal - morning
Cantopop & HK Movies | August 21st 2009 by Chris Davies
Janice has usually included some songs in English on her cantopop CDs (including some translated Leon Lai songs on her debut) but this is her first fully English album. She sounds great of course with her pronunciations spot on though on some songs h read more
Tchotchkes
Beauty and Old Things ~ Inspiration for CrowNology | August 21st 2009 by Andrea Barrett
Yeah.Those things!I have a lot...but...Have you ever tried to pronounce it?I've always wanted to know how it was said and, yet, never took it upon myself to find out. While being fairly intelligent and well read, pronunciations are not my forte. I te read more
Reeshmi not allowed to dub for her role
Bengal Masala | August 15th 2009 by Jeetda
Resshmi Ghosh has acted in Surajit Dhar’s ‘Pa Ma Ga Re Sa’ which has completed and expected to release on theaters soon. but she was not allowed to dub in her own voice due to her poor bengali pronunciations. Being upset the black read more
Breath Versus Breast
youCANNOTREADthis | August 15th 2009
Pronunciation is a vital aspect of English language, or I must say, of every language. Exact pronunciation is always required in order to produce successful and meaningful sentences while having a conversation. However, not all of us, especially the read more
Planning to appear for ISEE, SAT, ACT or GRE then build your Voca…
MY TRICK BOOK | August 15th 2009 by shrinivas
As the title suggests if you are planning to appear for ISEE, SAT, ACT or GRE . Then you will surely have to improve your vocabulary. Vocabushi will help you in this purpose.They have a smart vocabulary system which will let you le read more
East Asian Cultures' Surnames - Vietnam - Korea - China - Japan
GreatViet's Channel | August 13th 2009 by Huynh Nguyen Sinh Khuong
Vietnamese, Korean & Chinese names generally consist of three parts: a family name, a middle name, and a given name, used in that order. This is in accordance to the East Asian system of personal names. Vietnamese, Korean & Chinese share the read more
Tyson
Rufus' Gambling and Life Adventures | August 13th 2009 by Rufus Swanson
I finally got around to watching “Tyson” last night, it wasn’t too bad. No real shocking information, just a lot of failed attempts at justifying erratic and criminal behaviour. Of course sprinkle in some misused words and butchered read more
American pronunciation - How to Pronounce Words that End in ed
UKgate Blog | August 6th 2009
[mediaplayer:http://www.ukgate.com/Profile/Pod/Free/englishpronunciationpod31a.mp3] English Pronunciation Podcast 31- How to Pronounce Words that End in <ed> : This podcast teaches you how to pronounce words that end in <ed>, read more
Hawaiian Word Of The Day
Relocation Oahu | August 1st 2009 by Kahala Associates
Brush up on your Hawaiian language skills with the Hawaiian Word Of The Day websites brought to you by Kamehameha Schools and KITV-4. Learn the correct pronunciations and meanings. Develop a better understanding of Hawaiian language and culture. read more
Islam: Definitions on the Web
Islam is War | July 30th 2009
Rather than take my word for it, here's what Google has to say about the word 'Islam'. There's no mention of peace. But that's hardly suprising is it ? Definitions of islam on the Web: * the civilization of Muslims collectively which is governed read more
Worlds Best Online Dictionaries
Linkers World | July 24th 2009 by henry J
Online dictionary with over 100000 entries, definitions, and pronunciations.Cambridge Dictionaries are written using the Cambridge International Corpus, a huge collection of written and spoken language from around the world that shows how the Engli read more
italian quick fix
Casa Dolcetto | July 24th 2009 by adrian
If you want to brush up on a few important phrases before arriving in Italy whether it be on holiday, business or even to begin a new life, then Casa Dolcetto highly recommends the 'BBC's Quick Fix' website, which offers a crash course in useful phra read more
Sale ek number ke jhoothe hain!!
The Furobiker | July 21st 2009 by the furobiker
As a normal Indian teenager, i used to watch hundreds of firangi movies just to see the other side of the world.. blaah.. cut the crap, just to see some nice firangi babes clad in the minimum clothings possible ! And for that matter i used to conside read more
You Know You Are a Kashmiri When...
shakeeb | July 21st 2009 by shakeeb aijaz ashai
You know your Kashmiri when...Chai must be had at least 4 times a day, in the morning, for lunch, at 4, and when you come back from work.Weddings last for at least a fortnight !All the women at your parties try to see who can talk the loudest.You can read more
Khana Khazana
Music in the Grey Hills | July 18th 2009 by vasantprabu
Belgaon -Belgaum- Belgavi ; It may carry several pronunciations but is quintessentially the same old place where I grew up & have fond memories of. It may still be a sleepy old town, by Bangalore standards (that is), but in many ways exhibits unique read more
Factory Girl
From Brooklyn to Broadway | July 17th 2009
As much as I love art, I never knew anything about Andy Warhol or his infamous factoryFactory Girl is the story of Edie Sedgwick, Warhol's muse and most famous protoge who's innocence and naivety were her downfallAlthough I've read that the movie doe read more
How to give better introduction to your speech
interview tips | July 17th 2009 by venu chityala
Draw your audience’s attention instantly by giving a better opening to your speech. It is essential no matter who you are talking before to catch the attention of your spectators through using high-impact private relations. Some tips are here to fo read more
black and white, and maybe some brown
I'm Just Sayin.... | July 16th 2009 by maggie
Segregation/integration was an issue for our schools and community.As a result, I was bused from grades 6-10, to "the other school" further from home. When the stress of being separated from friends became too much, we found a way around the busing read more
Sable Video | Sable Top Search
General and Celebrities news | July 12th 2009 by fandy
Sable Video | Sable Top SearchSable - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaThe sable (Martes zibellina) is a small carnivorous mammal, closely related to the martens. It inhabits forest environments primarily in Russia from the ...WWE: Superstars > WWE Al read more
Lucky and unlucky numbers in China
chinafun | July 7th 2009 by Bruce
The numbers is an important part of the time-honored Chinese culture and has a great influence in people’s daily life. The opening ceremony day of Beijing Olympic Games falls on 8:00 pm 8 August 2008, from which we can guess that 8 must be a lucky read more
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