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• You Say Huff, I Say Hoe

  
  The Friggin Loon — Authority: 153
  Oh what a dilemma, a North Carolina school is to be named after William Hough (pronounced “huff”) but there are concerns the name will cause undue controversy and snickers from students because of the pronunciation and /or mispronunciation. Because lets face it either way you look at it it’s going to called Hoe ...
  1 day ago

• Spelling Tip for Creative Baby-Namers – Hard C vs. Soft C

  
  Nancy's Baby Names — Authority: 427
  Google tells me that there are women out there named Cimberly . Cimberly is meant to be a variant of Kimberly, but when I see it, I can’t force myself to say anything but Simberly. That’s because the pronunciation of the letter C depends upon the letter that follows. When C is followed by E, I or Y, it’s ...
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• Readthewords - audio files

  
  life is a feast — Authority: 420
  Discovered this site via Tony Watt . Readthewords.com converts any text, blog, document or RSS into an audio file you can download to your i-pod to listen to. You can select the reading speed and the voice/avatar which is going to read it (male or female). Check how it works: How can we use this with sts? ...
  2 days ago

• Learn the Basics Needed to Speak Spanish Fluently

  
  Learning Languages — Authority: 134
  Are you ready to learn how to speak Spanish as fluently and effortlessly as any of the country’s native born citizens. This helps ensure both correct word pronunciation and correct word usage. One of the best ways to learn Spanish is to totally immerse yourself in the language. But that option isn’t always ...
  4 days ago

• Public Speakers and Tongue Twisters

  
  IENACE — Authority: 142
  You could say that tongue twisters are nursery rhymes for adults. Both have silly rhymes and like-sounding words and more often than not, they’re fun to say every now and then.  They are great to play on your mp3 video players . But what most people don’t realize is that both nursery rhymes and tongue twisters ...
  5 days ago

• Spelling Tip for Creative Baby-Namers – Doubling Consonants

  
  Nancy's Baby Names — Authority: 427
  When I spotted the name Masson in a news article recently, my first instinct was to say MASS-on (short a). Masson was meant to be a form of Mason, of course. But I couldn’t force myself to pronounce it that way because vowels before double consonants are typically short. For instance, compare: Diner Hoping ...
  6 days ago

• Pants Yell! – Received Pronunciation

  
  Austin Town Hall — Authority: 482
  Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Amidst the world of lo-fi stands one Slumberland Records band who is willing to go against the grain.   Ladies and gentleman we present to you, Pants Yell! . Well, we don’t actually present them to you, as Received Pronunciation is the group’s third proper release.  Still, ...
  1 week ago

• Sesame Street

  
  separated by a common language — Authority: 403
  While Grover takes/has her nap, a little reflection on her bi-dialectal language acquisition. Shes six weeks short of being two, and (orig. AmE) talking up a storm . Id wondered whether shed get any Americanisms from me, but (a) I tend to use BrE words when in the UK and (b) Im just her mother. Its not me shes ...
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• Paraskevidekatriaphobia: Fear of Friday the 13th

  
  Deconlabel — Authority: 450
  Looking for some interesting banter to throw into the conversation with your Friday night date? Paraskevidekatriaphobia may be just the ticket. Paraskevidekatriaphobia is defined as “fear of Friday the 13th.” Today marks the third time this year that there’s been a Friday the 13th.According tyo Wikipedia, the ...
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• Learn French CD

  
  3stepADS - Free Advertising Blog — Authority: 587
  http://learnfrenchcd.info/Zut Alors, apprendre vous Francais! Oh pardon my French: Of course, you can learn French. Learning any foreign is an important part of formal or informal education. In the first place, it is so practical, particularly if you travel for business or pleasure. Secondly, you may also have ...
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• Video: How to Learn French for Free Online with General Resources, Exercises, Games, Interactive Tools, Radio, TV, Podcasts

  
  Free Language - Lessons, Podcasts, Courses, Audio, Video, Articles, Study, Learn, Teach, Translation, Children/Kids, Teens, Adults — Authority: 120
  Summary Welcome to Free Languages whirlwind tour about learning French online for free. This is the third video screencast about learning languages for free. See all of them here . This video will take you through some top essential resources for learning French for free online. View the links below the video to ...
  1 week ago

• Fort Hood Coverage Mistake Not Just Spelling Error

  
  Communication Exchange — Authority: 121
  Yesterd ay as I was following the national coverage of the memorial service at Fort Hood , I was aghast to hear a reporter (obviously reading from a prepared script) describe the events that would take place during the service. He noted that a "burglar" would play "Taps." I wondered if the mistake was a ...
  2 weeks ago

• Goats and prices

  
  Voices of the UK — Authority: 100
  For each recording in the BBC Voices collection, we’re writing a linguistic commentary that summarises the main features of pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary. To describe the pronunciation of vowels, we are using a system of “lexical sets” developed by John Wells at University College London. Wells’ ...
  2 weeks ago

• EnglishClass101.com EnglishClass101 Learn ESL Podcast with Audio Downloads, Video Lessons, Flash Cards, Self-Tests, EFL

  
  Free Language - Lessons, Podcasts, Courses, Audio, Video, Articles, Study, Learn, Teach, Translation, Children/Kids, Teens, Adults — Authority: 120
  Summary From beginner to advanced levels, EnglishClass101.com is an excellent, all-around online environment for learning ESL. The Pod101 platform, method and technology provide the necessary tools to get you immersed in the English language and achieve the goals you desire and/or require. Since ...
  2 weeks ago

• ChineseClass101.com ChineseClass101 Learn Chinese Podcast with Audio+Video Lessons, Flashcards, Quizzes, Cultural Insights

  
  Free Language - Lessons, Podcasts, Courses, Audio, Video, Articles, Study, Learn, Teach, Translation, Children/Kids, Teens, Adults — Authority: 120
  Summary From beginner to advanced levels, ChinesePod101.com is an excellent, all-around online environment for learning Chinese. The Pod101 platform, method and technology provide the necessary tools to get you immersed in the Chinese language and achieve the goals you desire and/or require.Since ChinesePod101.com ...
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• SpanishPod101.com SpanishPod101 Learn Spanish Podcast with Audio+Video Lessons, Flashcards, Quizzes, Cultural Info, Learn Center

  
  Free Language - Lessons, Podcasts, Courses, Audio, Video, Articles, Study, Learn, Teach, Translation, Children/Kids, Teens, Adults — Authority: 120
  Summary From beginner to advanced levels, SpanishPod101.com is an excellent, all-around online environment for learning Spanish. The Pod101 platform, method and technology provide the necessary tools to get you immersed in the Spanish language and achieve the goals you desire and/or require.Since SpanishPod101.com ...
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• Toshiba Deltawave Microwave 1985

  
  Retro TV Ads — Authority: 117
  1985 ad from the UK & Ireland for the Toshibia Deltawave Microwave. Toshiba Corporation   (pronounced: Toe-SHE-buh ; Japanese pronunciation closer to: TOH-she-bah ) is a Japanese multinational conglomerate manufacturing company, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The company’s main business is in ...
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• RussianPod101.com RussianPod101 Learn Russian Podcast with Audio+Video Lessons, Flashcards, Quizzes, Cultural Info, Learn Center

  
  Free Language - Lessons, Podcasts, Courses, Audio, Video, Articles, Study, Learn, Teach, Translation, Children/Kids, Teens, Adults — Authority: 120
  Summary From beginner to advanced levels, RussianPod101.com is an excellent, all-around online environment for learning Russian. The Pod101 platform, method and technology provide the necessary tools to get you immersed in the Russian language and achieve the goals you desire and/or require.Since RussianPod101.com ...
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• ItalianPod101.com ItalianPod101 Learn Italian Podcast with Audio+Video Lessons, Flashcards, Quizzes, Cultural Info, Learn Center

  
  Free Language - Lessons, Podcasts, Courses, Audio, Video, Articles, Study, Learn, Teach, Translation, Children/Kids, Teens, Adults — Authority: 120
  Summary From beginner to advanced levels, ItalianPod101.com is an excellent, all-around online environment for learning Italian. The Pod101 platform, method and technology provide the necessary tools to get you immersed in the Italian language and achieve the goals you desire and/or require.Since ItalianPod101.com ...
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• FrenchPod101.com FrenchPod101 Learn French Podcast with Audio+Video Lessons, Flashcards, Quizzes, Cultural Info, Learning Center

  
  Free Language - Lessons, Podcasts, Courses, Audio, Video, Articles, Study, Learn, Teach, Translation, Children/Kids, Teens, Adults — Authority: 120
  Summary From beginner to advanced levels, FrenchPod101.com is an excellent, all-around online environment for learning French. The Pod101 platform, method and technology provide the necessary tools to get you immersed in the French language and achieve the goals you desire and/or require.Since FrenchPod101.com is ...
  2 weeks ago

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