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How to pronounce designer brands

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on January 8, 2020November 7, 2019

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Interesting article on the historical development of pronunciation

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  • Posted on November 22, 2017November 11, 2017

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Commonly misspelled and misused words

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on May 19, 2014March 31, 2014

Some words are commonly misspelled – by both native and non-native English speakers stationary –…

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Pronouncing ‘the’ after a vowel

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on April 18, 2014March 31, 2014

If there is a vowel sound after a ‘the’ means that the is pronounced ‘thee’…

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Spelling and Spelling Aloud

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on May 27, 2013May 1, 2013

Nowadays spelling does not have to be a problem. We have spellchecking programmes, online dictionaries…

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English pronunciation

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on May 7, 2013May 1, 2013

enough cough trough plough through slough are all pronounced differently 🙁    

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Received pronunciation (RP)

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on April 27, 2013April 1, 2013

Received Pronunciation (RP), also called the Queen’s (or King’s) English,[1] Oxford English or BBC English,…

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Spelling Aloud Part 2

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on April 25, 2013April 1, 2013

Spelling Aloud   Letter How the Letter Sounds …… for ….. Letter A ej Alfred…

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Spelling Aloud

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on April 24, 2013April 1, 2013

International Alphabet Code  A Alpha N November B Bravo O Oscar C Charlie P Papa…

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Silent bs and double ts

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on April 22, 2013April 1, 2013

In English, the silent letters often wreak havoc with pronunciation. Silent bs can be particularly problematic: debt…

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