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Yet is our understanding of her intent seriously handicapped by her incorrect use of the verb ‘to be’? Most people would still grasp the intention – to enquire as to our whereabouts on the previous day. This is not to say she should not sometimes be gently corrected, but to criticise her would be an …

With all this in mind, the aim of this blog entry is to introduce another facet of the subject: different accents. Thanks to different accents found throughout the English-speaking world, the pronunciation of certain words changes radically. For example, let’s look at the practice of intervocalic alveolar flapping, or simply, ‘flapping.’ It’s a phonological process …

  Els informem que l’escola romandrà tancada de l’1 al 24 d’agost de 2014. We hope all our students enjoy a happy and relaxing summer holiday. We will be back on the 25th of August.  The Callan Team.  

  Els informem que l’escola romandrà tancada de l’1 al 24 d’Agost de 2014. We hope all our students enjoy a happy and relaxing summer holiday. We will be back on the 25th of August.  The Callan Team.   

    When you receive your exam paper, use the first two minutes of the exam to look at the exam paper from the first page to the last page. Compositions are not guaranteed to be part of the paper but if one is requested in the exam paper, then make sure you leave enough …

  Les notes li seran remeses per correu electrònic en els dos dies següents. Per revisar el seu examen podrà fer-ho el dijous 31 de Juliol i el dilluns 25 de Agost de 10,00 a 19,30 h. En el cas que no superi l’examen, es realitzarà una prova de recuperació el dia 26 de Agost, …

  E.g. “ship” (English word) and “sheep” (Spanish sound when spoken) “kiss” (English word) and “keys” (Spanish sound when spoken) This is one of the main reasons why you are always corrected on your pronunciation because depending on how you pronounce a word, your answer will either be correct or incorrect, and can make it …

  Les notes li seran remeses per correu electrònic en els tres dies següents. Per revisar el seu examen podrà fer-ho el proper divendres 20 de Juny de 12,00 a 18,00 h. En el cas que no superi l’examen, es realitzarà una prova de recuperació el dia 25 de Juny, al Centre de Via Augusta, …

  Les notes li seran remeses per correu electrònic en els tres dies següents. Per revisar el seu examen podrà fer-ho el proper divendres 20 de Juny de 12,00 a 18,00 h. En el cas que no superi l’examen, es realitzarà una prova de recuperació el dia 25 de Juny, al Centre de Via Augusta, …

  The first questions that the study asks is:  what’s your generic term for a sweet carbonated beverage?  As multiple callers answer with the word ‘soda,’ the West Coast (where this writer is from) and New England light up.  Some say ‘pop,’ and the Midwest (where my family is from) flashes brilliantly.  And the last …