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So, You Want To Learn German?
Looking for LEARNING ITALIAN? Yes, LEARN ITALIAN. It's all h… | November 13th 2009 by Maurizia Cremonesi
While German is not as difficult as it might look to people who have no experience of learning German beforehand, there are some things that are definitely difficult about learning German mainly due to its differences with English. However, German is read more
Is it Difficult to Learn German?
Spa-Treatment | November 13th 2009 by Zul Rahman
While German is not as difficult as it might look to people who have no experience of learning German beforehand, there are some things that are definitely difficult about learning German mainly due to its differences with English. However, German is read more
Why Do You Want To Learn German?
Fast Teeth Whitening Solution. | November 13th 2009 by Zul Rahman
While German is not as difficult as it might look to people who have no experience of learning German beforehand, there are some things that are definitely difficult about learning German mainly due to its differences with English. However, German is read more
Words.....Words.....Words......
The Housewife Diaries | November 12th 2009 by Tasha
I blame my crappy vocabulary on 1- my pregnancies and losing brain cells, 2- lack of sleep for the last 6 years, 3- talking to little people all day that use words like "poop" and "booger", and too many martinis in the last few years.Yea, so...it's m read more
Geeks Humour – If You Aren’t A Member Then You Will Inevitabl…
The Sleepy Geek | November 12th 2009 by Marcus Hamaker
There are a lot of places to get a good geek laugh on the interwebs, but I have to say XKCD is one of the best. I have been reading them for quite some time and they have a great dry sense of humour (yes, I am Canadian and insist on putting the lette read more
Accent Coaching for Actors
An American Actress in London | November 12th 2009 by Kosha
In my effort to perfect my British RP (Received Pronunciation), I have stumbled upon a seemingly excellent website called The Voice Cafe at www.thevoicecafe.net.It looks like it'll be particularly useful for actors who have auditions at short notice read more
improving vocabulary
Good Parenting | November 10th 2009 by Good Parenting
All children are blessed with an immense aptitude to learn things rapidly. Repetition is another mantra as they tend to replace their learning with something that is fresher. Linking and connecting is also a concept which is almost like an instinct i read more
This one is pointless without your participation
The Metamorph | November 10th 2009
I’ve been thinking about video blogging…vlogging, if you will. I don’t like that word, but then, I didn’t like the word “blog” when I first started, either. Vlogging is rather close in pronunciation to flogging, so read more
Hindi Script Tutor
Speaking Easy | November 10th 2009 by Christopher Warnasch
[Photo credit] This Devanagari script tutor is a great online tool for students of Hindi (or other languages using the Devanagari script, of course.) It breaks down the consonants, vowels, and conjunct characters, not only showing animation of how to read more
Deadwood bonsai techniques
trifle goods for life | November 10th 2009 by mesaverdemotorinn
Bonsai (Japanese: literally “potted plant”) is the art of miniaturization of trees by growing them in containers. Cultivation includes techniques for shaping, watering, and repotting in various styles of containers.Originating in Chin read more
how to solve kakuro – Enter the Kakuro Puzzles
how to solve kakuro | November 10th 2009 by J. Foley
Kakuro Puzzles are one of the newest craze to hit the international community that has always been enticed by brainteasers and other mind-boggling activities like the Crossword puzzle. In its early day, what used to be known as the Cross Sums, was s read more
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
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
American English Syllable Stress Patterns & Schwa
American English Pronunciation Blog | November 9th 2009 by ConfidentVoice
One of the most effective ways to improve your American English pronunciation is to use syllable stress correctly. The problem is that many students of spoken English don’t know the syllable stress patterns. Here is a general rule that will hel read more
Hawaiian Word of the Week
True Aloha Hawaii Blog | November 9th 2009 by Anela
Rake- Kope (pronounced co-pay) The alphabet contains 12 letters: 5 vowels (a, e, i, o, u) and 7 consonants (h, k, l, m, n, p, w). To simplify pronunciation, sound consonants as in English and break up words so they are easy to say (ie- Humuhumunukunu read more
The Oxford Guide to English Usage
Free ebooks,toefl, rapidshare | November 8th 2009 by saiful mujab
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USAPublication : 1994Number of page : 320 pagesFile type : PDFFile Size : 6.3 MBA updated handbook designed for daily use by writers offers practical advice and answers to usage questions organized in basic catego read more
Download EasyLanguage English v2.09
Free Animated Scrap Greetings | November 8th 2009 by webspider
EasyLanguage contains over a thousand words and phrases that are divided into groups in the learning topics. Each word is accompanied by a hand-drawn picture and the voice of a native speaker.Among other options of working with the program, belongs p read more
Accent Reduction Classes-Use Linking for Smooth Speech
Rise Up Mofos | November 8th 2009
Many people think that good American English pronunciation means pronouncing every word distinctly and clearly but this is not always the case. When you are speaking English, words within a sentence do not always sound the same as when you say the wo read more
Franklin LM6000b Speaking Language Master
Angga.Web.Id | November 7th 2009 by Angga Dwi Perdana
English dictionary with 130,000 words, 300,000 definitions, 500,000 thesaurus entries, and a grammar guide Perfect for students Large-format keyboard for easy typing Eight-line LCD screen with contrast control and adjustable font size ClariSpeech r read more
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
A Horse Is A HHHorse
A Flamingo In Utrecht | November 7th 2009 by Alison
Yesterday, while going through my Google Reader listings (handy for keeping track of lots of websites without having to remember to visit each and every one) I saw a news story with the title: Horse genome unlocked by science. I know the word genome read more
text aloud
www.pegabyte.blogspot.com | November 7th 2009 by harikrishnan
TextAloud uses voice synthesis to convert text into spoken audio. Listen on your PC or create MP3 or WMA files for use on portable devices like iPods, PocketPCs, and CD players.• Directly open Word, PDF, and HTML files. Automatic iTunes/Ipod syncin read more
Being Peevish - Language Errors Again
Whetstone - Sharp Commentary on Today's Topics | November 6th 2009 by Jerry Jansen
Many in my family roll their eyes when I point out misspellings in restaurant menus, in news channel crawls, signs, or nearly any other place they crop up. Some think I should lighten up and let the errors roll off my back and take a laissez-faire at read more
10 Suggestions to Chinese Learners
Politics And Everyday Life 2008© | November 5th 2009
No1．Listen to the basics of the language until it becomes automatic. When I first started, I listened to the pronunciations of the pinyin and tones a million times, in the car, at home, when I had insomnia. Listen to it as many times as it tak read more
Uuups I did it... again?
moonstruck daisy | November 4th 2009 by Daisy
(Secritary found on this blog... credits there!) Ups... I did it!I updated my résumé, my CV... whatever you want to call it. It took me long... not to update it. It took me long to decide to do it. Weeeelll...I haven't sent it yet. Not yet.I will t read more
English is not Phonetic
just act like a fool | November 4th 2009 by febriyanto
Always remember that English is not "phonetic". That means that we do not always say a word the same way that we spell it. Some words can have the same spelling but different pronunciation, for example: I like to read [ri:d]. I have read [red] th read more
7 Ways to Say "OUGH"
just act like a fool | November 4th 2009 by febriyanto
It's a pity that English is not phonetic! In some languages, you can look at a word and know immediately how to pronounce it. But in English you need to be a little more careful. Take the letters "ough", for example. They occur in many words, but th read more
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
Going rogue!
Stay-At-Home-Dog Blog | November 3rd 2009 by Bogart
I'm going rogue, y'all! But fear not my four faithful bloggees... this doesn't mean I'm quitting my blog after just a few years so I can launch zingers at my critics from the comfort of my Facebook page. No, I'll leave that strategy to the professi read more
Exploring Business English Words - VALUE
Executive Business English Coaching • Barcelona | excel in… | November 3rd 2009
This is a part of Business English Coaching´s Exploring Words Podcast Series, where one commonly used word and its forms are explored. Sentences are created to illustrate the many uses of these words and an accompanying audio is available to check read more
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