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Good pronunciation is very important for good spoken communication. However you do not have to speak like a native English speaker to have good pronunciation. There are many different natural ...

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Woody, an American linguist ... cross with content creators. Online social media platforms like Reddit and Quora have seen lively discussions about the pronunciation of 'croissant'.

The British Invasion of American English. By Ben Yagoda ... at coffee shops in Britain. In her study of online lists explaining British terms to Americans and vice versa, she found the ones ...

In the post, the OP wrote that the mother introduced her child to them in an emergency room as "Grain," saying that the name was Irish. It was then that the U.K.-based OP, with knowledge of Irish ...

An American guest on BBC Question Time's US Election ... His attempt was mocked online, with viewers at home writing on X, formerly Twitter, about the amusing moment. One person wrote: 'I didn ...

Business Insider spoke to Philip Gooden, author and expert on the origins of the English language ... The very characteristic American “gotten” for the past tense of “get” has died ...