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Pronouncing t & th in American English (with Martha Stewart)
American English Pronunciation Blog | November 1st 2009 by ConfidentVoice
Listen for all the different ways the th and the t are pronounced in this Thanksgiving video by Martha Stuart. Here is a checklist you can use to guide you as you watch and listen. Print or copy these words and mark each one when you hear it. Then wa read more
Halloween Rilakkuma fair at LAWSON
8tokyo.com | October 30th 2009 by 8tokyo.com
Rilakkuma (a combination of the Japanese pronunciation of relax and the Japanese word for bear) is a Japanese character, collaborated with LAWSON and now produced their Halloween original sweets. They are so fun and cute!! You can get a paper fi read more
Become a Muslim
hanawardah | October 30th 2009 by jana
How to Convert to Islam and Become a Muslim The word “Muslim” means one who submits to the will of God, regardless of their race, nationality or ethnic background. Becoming a Muslim is a simple and easy process that requires no pre-requisite read more
Are you mispronounciating your words?
Speak Schmeak | October 29th 2009 by Lisa Braithwaite
Download audio here.A client told me recently that she sometimes has trouble pronouncing words properly because she was raised by parents from another country and still has a bit of their accent at times. I suggested that she's not pronouncing words read more
American English Pronunciation Problems for French Speakers
American English Pronunciation Blog | October 29th 2009 by ConfidentVoice
Like many people I love the sound of the French language and I wish that I could speak it better! One difference between American English pronunciation and French pronunciation is that in English we always pronounce s at the end of a word. French stu read more
3 Online Tools To Listen Text Accurately
Hitesh Sahni dot com | October 29th 2009 by hitesh sahni
Speaking well is one of the most essential skills in any field of work and in life. And one thing that makes your speech authoritative and graceful is accurate pronunciation of words. There are a number of websites online to help you with this skill read more
What Does Nintendo Wii Stand For
Wii Galaxy | October 28th 2009 by Hubert Daul
Image via Wikipedia Ever since the name ‘Wii’ hit your ears you may have always wondered ‘what does Nintendo Wii stand for?’ and it’s a very valid question actually because, ‘Wii’ is not an acronym like some other popular brands read more
PLENTY
On The Level | October 28th 2009
In the second degree, we hear of the significance of the word 'plenty'. We symbolize it in Freemasonry by an ear of corn, or sheaf of wheat. Mackey informs us that in ancient symbolism, the goddess was depicted as a young nymph crowned with flowers read more
TOUCH HEAR: Knowledge at your Fingertips
Wyrd | October 27th 2009
Touch Hear is a futuristic concept developed by the Design Incubation Center, that would probably make pocket dictionaries a thing of the past. By touching a word or phrase in a particular piece of reading material, the user will be able to listen to read more
LOVE WITH :D SERENDIPITY !!!!
Love & serendipity & First love | October 27th 2009 by dev
ser⋅en⋅dip⋅i⋅ty (NOUN) —– [ser-uhn-dip-i-tee] 1. an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident. 2. good fortune; luck: the serendipity of getting the first job she applied for. Put Simply it refers to accidentally di read more
Spanish Online Learning - Simply The Best
article directory world | October 27th 2009 by Aubrey Hall
If I say "Hola!" you probably know I'm saying "hello", but can you guess how good my pronunciation is? It just shows how essential audio classes are in learning a new language, perhaps especially Spanish. And Spanish online learning is simply the bes read more
Tattoo - The Beginning of the Body Art
All Variant of Tattoos | October 26th 2009 by qusnul
A tattoo is a marking made by inserting ink into the skin to change the pigment for decorative or other reasons. It is said that the word tattoo has two major origins- from the Polynesian word "ta" which means striking something and from the Tahit read more
Tinnitus Explained - Causes and Tinnitus Treatment
Get rid of Tinnitus | October 26th 2009 by pj
Tinnitus (IPA pronunciation: [t?'na?t?s] or ['t?n?t?s], from the Latin word for "ringing" is the perception of sound in the human ear in the absence of corresponding external sound(s).Tinnitus can be perceived in one or both ears or in the read more
My english practice source
internet resources | October 26th 2009 by Anne
Have you ever tried to visit the manythings.org where you can learn better english tutorials? This is an amazing source of practicing english language, here you can learn different styles of teaching an english grammar, the teachers or tutors here ar read more
Hawaiian Word of the Week
True Aloha Hawaii Blog | October 26th 2009 by Anela
Blanket- huluhulu (hoo-loo hoo-loo) 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- Humuhumun read more
FAQ – Answers!
Belle Fantaisie | October 23rd 2009
I will be putting these up on the about me page too, but I thought you’d like to all read them as a normal post too, so here goes! Who takes your pictures, or do you take them? Most of the time, my boyfriend takes my pictures for me. I used to read more
Tee Aych
Mostly Muppet Dot Com | October 22nd 2009
I’m becoming little more than a chronicler of meeting anecdotes and other “exciting”, one-off ephemera, but you make do with what you’re given. Yesterday’s evocative discussion: the “th” sound in the word read more
iTools: Translator, Dictionary, Flashlight
Cool iPhone Apps Free To $5 Caps | October 22nd 2009 by V. M.
COST: 99 cents DESCRIPTION: Lifestyle, Native, Travel, Utilities ..RELEASED: 10/19/09, VERSION: 1.0 -- RATING: 4 Stars.. I'm always groaning about the lack of screen space on my phone. Yes, I have 11 screens. But, no that's still not enough! iT read more
Ebook học tiếng Anh
Great Sites To Visit | October 22nd 2009 by Charles Young
ebook học tiếng Anh Ebook(Trên 5000 đầu sách) Adventure African_American_Studies BARRONS Biography Business Classic Computers Cooking Dictionary Egypt English Grammar Fiction Idioms Language Longman Miscellan read more
Limbaugh "lynched?" Absolutely not.
Third Mom | October 21st 2009 by Margie
There's a post today on the SPLC Hatewatch blog, Sympathy from the Far Right for Limbaugh on His NFL Rebuff, that you should take a look at.It referrences an article by Selwyn Duke on the John Birch Society website (heck, no, I'm not linking) on Rush read more
Pronunciation Problems for Chinese Speakers
American English Pronunciation Blog | October 21st 2009 by ConfidentVoice
One American English pronunciation problem that is common for speakers of Mandarin Chinese is pronouncing voiced final consonant sounds. In American English the voiced consonant sounds are: /b/,/d/, /g/, /ð/,/z/, /ʒ/ & /dʒ/. One reason that read more
LeapFrog Wants to Put Tag in Kindergarten Classrooms--FREE!
Spanish Lesson Plans for Children | October 19th 2009 by rBilingualJourney
If you're a kindergarten teacher, you may be interested in learning how to integrate LeapFrog's Tag Reading System into your classroom for free. Helping teachers inspire children's love of reading Thank you for your interest in the LeapFrog® Tag™ read more
Darija Word of the Day
760 Days in Morocco | October 19th 2009 by Amanda
This week’s word of the day posts will feature words that are quite similar to English words with just a slight difference in pronunciation. It’s kind of like a tom-ay-to tom-ah-to deal, but at least their easy to memorize and add to yo read more
Hawaiian Word of the Week
True Aloha Hawaii Blog | October 19th 2009 by Anela
Clothes- Lole (Low-lay) 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- Humuhumunukunukuapu read more
LALITHA SAHASRANAMAM 338-340
manblunder | October 19th 2009 by V.RAVI
Veda-janani (338)Creator of Vedas. Literally this can be explained as ‘She gave birth to Vedas’. Vedas originated from the Brahman in the form of sound. This sound was realized by the ancient sages and taught to their disciples only orally. O read more
LALITHA SAHASRANAMAM 338-340
manblunder | October 19th 2009 by V.RAVI
Veda-janani (338)Creator of Vedas. Literally this can be explained as ‘She gave birth to Vedas’. Vedas originated from the Brahman in the form of sound. This sound was realized by the ancient sages and taught to their disciples only orally. O read more
The Chief Middle Eastern Ingredient – Tahini
Zangrandi | October 18th 2009 by Iwan Ketch
A Middle Eastern pantry essential ' 'tahini' is a paste that is prepared from ground sesame seeds. It is a major ingredient used in the preparation of hummus bi tahini and several other Middle Eastern dishes. The difference between the Middle Eastern read more
Learning to Love Grammar
Speaking Easy | October 17th 2009 by Christopher Warnasch
[Photo credit] Say the sentence in (1) to yourself a few times. It's in Tagalog, and its translation is given underneath. Don't get too hung up on pronunciation; the only thing that might trip you up is the difference between ang and ng. Ang has a vo read more
09 Oct 17 - Insulted
Life in Had Yai | October 17th 2009 by Seizhin Amuro
A few minutes ago, I received a link from a friend who was randomly visiting blogs.She reported seeing my blog and an additional Chinese letters which is used to insult me.Surprised, I checked it out and recall that he is in my blog roll list as well read more
The dictionary esl classroom game
E.S.L classroom games & activities | October 17th 2009 by mark
Another very simple game, easy for the students to grasp and to play this game you only need a few Thai English dictionaries at hand.1. Split students up in to small groups and give them a dictionary between the group.2. Have a dictionary yourself an read more
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