Setting: at an upscale restaurant taking a customer's order, we now get to the drinks. Me: And what would you like to drink? Customer...
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More digraphs: TH and WH
The TH sound Continuing on the topic of digraphs , " th " is a example of a digraph that is used very frequently in English. Ther...
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2 letters, 1 sound: Digraphs
Two letters (in written form) can represent a single sound. These are known as digraphs . You probably know them as ch , sh , th , and t...
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Xmas
(Ok, I lied, one more holiday themed post before I take a break :)) Why do we use the abbreviation Xmas for Christmas? It originates from th...
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Sounds vs. spelling
Pronunciation is not predictable in English. It may be more predictable in other languages, but there are many situations in English where ...
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Breaking words down in more than one way
There are some cases in which morphemes can be ambiguous. Take the following word: unionized The more familiar meaning is "formed into...
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Common English misspellings and errors
Here are some English words which are commonly misspelled and/or mispronounced. Words that appear in red are considered incorrect. mischiev...
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Extra syllables and lengthening of words
In contrast to lengthening words and making abbreviations , some speakers have made a habit of throwing in extra syllables to words. See th...
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Syllables and Stress, part 2
As mentioned in the previous post on stress , syllable stress can present a difficulty when learning a new language. Is there an easy rule f...
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Syllables and Stress, part 1
Syllables that are stressed can present another complication when trying to learn a language. Not all languages use stress like English doe...
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Foreign expressions misinterpreted?
When English borrows certain expressions or phrases from other languages, we are sometimes not used to those expressions and have some troub...
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Multiple Meanings: Homonymy vs Polysemy
In a previous post, polysemy (the multiple meanings of words) was discussed. How does this differ from homonyms , which are words that are...
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Spelling vs. pronunciation
A common complaint relating to the English language is that a lot of words are not spelled the way they are sound. Should all words be spel...
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Phonetics: Why we say 'cheese'
Phonetics is defined as the study of sounds made in the production of human languages. It is important to note that sounds and spellings o...
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