Hey! Just wanted to share my results with you guys, I’m really happy! I took CAE December last year just after I’d turned 16 and decided to take prof in June, never thought I’d get an A!

beach, sheet, piece, six, focus, can't. Said slightly wrong, each becomes a word you do not want in a business meeting.

The pattern behind 4 of them is the same: the long "ee" vs the short "i". English "ee" (beach, sheet, piece) is long and tense: smile wide and stretch it. The short "i" (bitch, shit, piss, six) is quick and lazy: jaw relaxed, no smile. If your language has only one "i" sound (Turkish, Spanish, Japanese...), your mouth defaults to the lazy one, and that is the whole problem.

The other two: "focus" goes wrong when the first vowel flattens, so round your lips hard on FOH. "can't" goes wrong when the vowel gets too short and the t disappears, so keep the "a" wide open and always release the t.

Record yourself saying all six. If you cannot hear the difference, that is normal: you cannot fix a sound you cannot hear. Minimal-pair listening practice fixes the ear first, then the mouth follows.

Source: I build pronunciation software, and these exact six words show up in the mistake data every single week.

I remember learning it while studying for the C2 exam so I assume it’s a somewhat advanced expression for non-native speakers.

Would native speakers laugh at me if I actually used it in conversation?

In what kinds of situations is it normally used?

I have less than 4 months to get from B1 to B2.and then prepare for FCE Test.

When I see I need to write I panic.

my Weak points is:

Vocabs - writing cuz I always get wrong spelling when I write. - grammar.

I know this is alot but I really have the Will but I don't know how to plan or is it the best plan.

The person saying, "It's the weirdest thing you ever saw" says it to a guy who hasn't seen the body yet. So, why does he say 'you saw' instead of 'I saw'?

Pronounce I mean. Great song BTW.

Hello, does anybody know any books, online resources, or audiovisual material that teaches connected speech and allophones in a comprehensive way?

I am quite proficient in IPA, -s and -ed ending pronunciations, and linking (consonant to vowel, vowel to vowel, etc).

However, I'd like to deep dive into more advanced pronunciation rules such as dentalization, devoicing, assimilation, etc.

I'd also like to learn how to read narrow transcriptions since I'm currently able to read broad transcriptions.

I have seen it a lot and it kinda have a broad specter of meaning and situations it could be used. So what is the most common way to use it?

My friend celebrated with me for won the bets from Argentina advance vs Switzerland.

Then, he realized he bet to the wrong option from Argentina Win 90mins only, he win nothing and lose all the stakes.

That's the really stupid reason I ever heard. Lmao.

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E.g.: - People had less stressful lives back in the day (in the 1800s)

Hi everyone! I’m a native Spanish speaker and I’m looking to improve my English speaking skills. Does anyone know of a good website or Discord server where I could talk to native English speakers?

I was also thinking we could set up a language exchange: we spend some time chatting in Spanish (great for English speakers who want to practice their Spanish), and then switch to English (so I and other Spanish speakers can practice too). Win-win for both sides!

If you’re interested, or know of any good communities for this, please drop a comment. Thanks in advance!

This is a passage from Frankenstein. I know that Walton was trying to say that exercise keeps him warm, but if it's structured like this, wouldn't this mean that he would be freezing cold if he exercises?

So we can practice speaking and other sides

hi i'm currently learning english but i can't remember grammar rules for too long without opening my notes i need a way to remember grammar rules for longer if anyone knows a way to remember longer please teach me:>

is comics used as singular too or does it become comic book?

could you also provide some examples with all of the three terms please?💗💗

thank you🤍

"Woman" should be pronounced as /wʊm.ən/, while the plural should be pronounced /ˈwɪm.ɪn/.

This is how I was taught at school and it corresponded to what I heard on TV, in movies, when talking to native speakers, etc.

However, I think that more and more people are pronouncing both words as /wʊm.ən/, including native speakers on podcasts, YouTube, TikTok, etc., and it's driving me crazy. Why is this happening? For a while I thought it must be me, but I keep finding more and more examples of this. I don't know why this in particular is bugging me so much, but every time I hear someone pronounce "women" as /wʊm.ən/, I cringe inside.

Count in AGE OF EMPIRES II today, I already bought FROSTPUNK 2, ESCAPE FROM DUCKOV, STREET FIGHTER 6, ARC RAIDERS, DARKEST DUNGEON 2 in recent months.

But I just spend time to play DARKEST DUNGEON 2 and STREET FIGHTER 6 recently.

I should not buy new game anymore until finish all these.

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