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Am/Can English: Is the "r" before vowels the same as the "r" after vowels?
Growing up, I didn't have to pronounce the "r" after vowels. Now, I live in the US and I am having a hard time pronouncing the "r" after vowels, such as "earn" I have no problem pronouncing the "r" before vowels, such as "real". I looked up in Marriam Webster and noticed the phonetic symbols for r in "real" and "earn" are the same. So, I just roll my tongue a little bit? That's it?
What did i do wrong?
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Is there something wrong with these sentences?
Hello all. Last year, I had an argument with a friend of mine about Trump's immigration policy. Instead of debating the merits of his policy proposals, we spent a whole hour arguing back and forth about the term "liberal". At one point I felt like we were actually in agreement about what the term means, but for some reason, we just couldn't stop arguing. So this is what I texted him: >Look, I feel like we're just splitting hairs here. (2)Your definition of the term is really not as different from mine as you're making it out to be. (3)Anyway, I don't want to **spend another second getting stuck** in this semantic swamp. Enjoy your evening. For the second sentence, is there anything in it that might come across as unnatural? A BE speaker said I should just end the sentence with "as you're making out". What do you think? As for the third sentence. A BE speaker from another forum suggested that I drop the "**getting**" in the third sentence and it'd work just fine, while an AE speaker had a different idea. He thought I should simply rephrase it as "I don't want to get stuck in this semantic swamp for another second". Now I'm really not sure whose suggestion I should go with. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Commonly used expression in the Classdoom
I'm going to teach English to the elementary school Korean kids starting from the next week. I’m researching expressions that I’ll definitely use, but I haven’t used them yet, so they still feel a bit awkward for me to say. Here are some examples: - Sit up straight. (This is a super basic expression, but I’ve never used straight in this context before.) - One at a time. - Stop playing around. - Stop messing around. - Cut it out. - Alright, that’s enough fun for now. I’m not comfortable using these yet since I’ve never said them before. Do you have any recommendations for commonly used classroom expressions? Also, do you have any phrases for praising or scolding students?
Is this news script grammatically correct?
It’s today’s first page of the Washington Post, but I can’t see the verb in that sentence. Shoudn’t the “claiming” has to be “claimed”?
“Please find attached your confirmation of enrolment letter.” Why is “attached” put before “your”? Would “..your attached …” mean something else? Thanks.
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Why is a comma used here instead of “and”?
This headline sounds a little off to me. Wouldn’t it sound better if it were “Trump won’t impose tariffs on Canada and other countries right away”? Why was the comma chosen here?
Why do I get asked if I'm Brit or Australian, when I've been influenced my whole life by American media? Not to say that I lived in the US https://voca.ro/1nYtWHyHcxROfor 7 years.
The title people. I'm a NNES who lived in the US for nearly 7 years. Since I came back to my home country, I've had exposure to the language on a daily basis. I work with International Sales and have built a solid corporate career at international companies. This might be the only reason people ask me if I'm Australian or brittish. I work with people from all corners of the world, including a few colleagues from the UK and lots of Japanese. What's your take? Do I sound British at all? P.s: I find the British RP accent gorgeous and sexy but I really think i don't anything of in my accent. My "r"s, the tt.... I don't know everything is different. Maybe the Magic E? I do say hooooope, stoooole, liiiike etc. Don't ask me why I do. I just do and I don't even know how and when I started doing. I think I've picked up people's accent over these last years working in a very international environment. https://voca.ro/1nYtWHyHcxRO
What person do you just love listening to because of their advanced english?
Hi everyone! I'm new to this community. Despite being a native English speaker, I live in a nation where almost no one speaks the language well. I came to the realisation that this usually affects me; hearing English that has been simplified all the time has caused my English to deteriorate. The fact that everyone is only using simple everyday language makes watching YouTube videos useless as well. I've tried reading more difficult books and taking courses to improve my skills, but I've found that listening to something repeatedly in podcasts or videos helps me learn it much more easily. I would like to know which YouTube channels, well-known individuals, or podcasts you enjoy listening to due to their use of advance English. Many thanks in advance. Kind regards, M. R.