Words & Wordplay (Education & Reference) - January 2007

is the "th" part pronounced as
1. simply say it like θ but voiced (which is closer to f)
2. say a voiced θ with a sound like d (which is closer to d)
3. something else?

i like in hong kong.
Since English is my second language, and for the past years i had been taught English inaccurately, with the English pronunciation system being a mixture of American and British English and of course, with a lot of Chinese accent. This is to a great deal due to the teachers having all those problems mentioned.

for the past two months i have been correcting the pronunciation hardly with dictionaries.

2007-01-31 20:00:17 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

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What does the word "Amen" actually mean?

I mean, everyone uses it in prayer but what does it actually mean. The defintion and maybe the origin of the word would be enlightening.

2007-01-31 19:52:10 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

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what is: the a n of h is 1?

2007-01-31 19:34:53 · 2 answers · asked by ellie 1

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What should i use in this sentence ?

Hi,
In the following sentence, I am not sure if I should use pural or singule?

some products allow their customers who purchased these products to get (a refund) / (refunds) of the products ( the product) if some terms and conditions are met.

should I use "refunds" or " a refund" etc
Why

Thanks

2007-01-31 18:57:10 · 12 answers · asked by Iwanttoknow 1

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meaning of the word "blatent"?

2007-01-31 18:04:26 · 11 answers · asked by Praveen M 1

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what is aerospaceengineer?

2007-01-31 17:36:40 · 3 answers · asked by Killer Mason 1

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Can you explain perfection?

And recognize that the question has appropriate grammer.

2007-01-31 17:11:47 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

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what does F.B.G.M. mean?

2007-01-31 17:05:29 · 2 answers · asked by dante s 2

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Adz is a tool...Is there a plural? If so, what is it?

My wife and I play a lot of scrabble. We use Dictionary.com and the Scrabble dictionary to challenge each other. We are very competitive. I used the word Ahs...i.e., oohs & ahs. Ahs was not in dictionary.com or in the scrabble dictionary. Adz is a tool. I played adzs as to have more than 1 of that tool. There is no reference to plural adz in dictionary.com or scrabble dictionary. HELP!! What is the plural of adz? Also, why is ahs not in the dictionary?

2007-01-31 16:49:25 · 0 answers · asked by Anonymous

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Could anyone help me find out the error check of this sentence?

Each year, one million teenagers start smoking, and every day about three thousand become addicted to the tobacco.
1. start smoking
2. three thousand
3. addicted
4. the tobacco
and could u plz explain what wrong is it.
i'm still discussing with my friends.

2007-01-31 16:45:28 · 9 answers · asked by galzy 1

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