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/d/ is sometimes omitted at the end of a word (e.g. old, stand). Th-fronting occurs with some younger speakers. /x/ is used in words such as loch, although this is dying out amongst younger speakers. /ʍ/ is used in words beginning "wh" (e.g. whine). There is no H-dropping except in unstressed cases of him and her. Yod-dropping only occurs ...
aa, baa, caa for words like aw, baw, caw – this was later discouraged-ie for final unstressed -y; y for the /əi/ sound in words like wynd and mynd, and i for the short /ɪ/ sound in words like wind and find. ui for the /ø/ sound in words like guid; ou for the /uː/ sound in words like nou and hou; ow(e) for the /ʌu/ sound in words like ...
This list contains Germanic elements of the English language which have a close corresponding Latinate form. The correspondence is semantic—in most cases these words are not cognates, but in some cases they are doublets, i.e., ultimately derived from the same root, generally Proto-Indo-European, as in cow and beef, both ultimately from PIE *gʷōus.
The Dolch word list is a list of frequently used English words (also known as sight words), compiled by Edward William Dolch, a major proponent of the "whole-word" method of beginning reading instruction. The list was first published in a journal article in 1936 [1] and then published in his book Problems in Reading in 1948. [2]
Glasgow is the most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in west central Scotland. Flag of Glasgow City Council Coat of arms of Glasgow City Council
MADRID (AP) — Kylian Mbappé made some peace with Real Madrid’s fans. Mbappé scored in Madrid's 2-0 win over Getafe in the Spanish league on Sunday to help ease the pressure on the France star.
In English phonology, t-glottalization or t-glottalling is a sound change in certain English dialects and accents, particularly in the United Kingdom, that causes the phoneme / t / to be pronounced as the glottal stop [] ⓘ in certain positions.
If you’ve ever spelled out bologna without a second thought, you might have a certain jingle to thank. Oscar Mayer’s “The Bologna Song” first graced television screens in 1974, capturing ...