- British usage of “cha”, “char” or “chai” to mean “tea”
By happenstance, I stumbled upon the words cha, char and chai in the dictionary today, all defined as meaning tea in informal British English I lived and worked in London for some time, but never
- pronunciation - Rules to pronounce cha- words - English Language . . .
Closed 10 years ago I am puzzled on how to pronounce cha- words For example, I know that "chameleon" or "chamomile" are pronounced with a hard "c" like in "camel", not with a soft "c" like in "change" "Charity", on the other hand, is pronounced as in "change" Is there some rule to infer the correct pronunciation?
- I appreciate cha - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
I, having lived most of my life in the American South, have heard this expression a lot (though I would tend to spell and pronounce it "'preciate 'cha" I e "Preeshee-a-chuh") Having also lived in other regions, though, I'm well aware that it's as peculiar to Southerners as "y'all " Idk the etymological details of the idiom, I think it's very typical of southern warmth and friendliness It
- What does gotcha mean? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Gotcha actually has several meanings All of them can be derived from the phrase of which this is a phonetic spelling, namely " [I have] got you" Literally, from the sense of got = "caught, obtained", it means "I've caught you" As in, you were falling, and I caught you, or you were running, and I grabbed you It's a short step from the benign type of caught to the red-handed type of caught
- contractions - Are what-cha and arent-cha examples of elision . . .
Are these words examples of elision? What effect do they create? If a child says them what does this suggest about their language development? Thanks for any help!!
- What is the phrase for a romantic relationship between two incompatible . . .
What is the phrase for a romantic relationship between two incompatible personality types? Example: nerd amp; party animal Often seen in movies, lots of examples e g quot;Hometown Cha Cha Cha q
- Pronunciation Rules for Ch words [duplicate] - English Language Usage . . .
The pronunciation of ch as k is generally found in words borrowed from Greek (where the ch stands for the Greek letter chi) See Wikipedia: English words of Greek origin: Ch is pronounced like k rather than as in "church": e g , character, chaos It's annoyingly hard to find a non-Wikipedia reference, but this borders on common knowledge Loanwords from a few other languages have ch
- linking s z and y - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
I realize some native speakers will create a new sound when linking s z and y [j] For example: Miss you = [mɪʃuː] "mishu" As you = [ æʒuː] "azhu" Is it okay if I just say [mɪsjuː] for "miss you
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