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- How is wl- pronounced? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The pronunciation of wl and wr is so ingrained that Minkova need not cover how they would be pronounced in Old English; meanwhile, she carefully documents how the sounds would have changed into Middle English
- pronunciation - Silent w in words starting with wr- - English . . .
18 Not My Field, so subject to correction: In Old English the “voiced labiovelar approximant” w was in fact pronounced in the initial clusters wr and wl Lass, Cambridge History of the English Language describes the loss of this pronunciation in the context of “Onset-cluster reduction” (III, page 122):
- Im well vs. Im good vs. Im doing well, etc
The greeting How are you? is asking How are you doing in general? — How are you? I'm well [Misunderstood the question ] because well as an adjective which means: in good health especially a
- Is it natural to say Ok, I will? - English Language Usage Stack . . .
To me it seems perfectly fine, but I heard from a native speaker that it does not sound natural For example: — Will you please send the assets by tomorrow? — Ok I will Does this sound natural?
- What exactly is Imma? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
In 2010, linguist Neal Whitman wrote it's the Prime Time for "Imma" commenting on its use in pop lyrics In fact, this Imma (also spelled I'ma, I'mma, Ima, and I'm a) is not the contraction I'm followed by a, but a contraction of I'm gonna — which, of course, is a contraction of I'm going to, which is itself a contraction of I am going to The progression from I'm gonna to Imma involves two
- Whn U Ck Me, U WL Fnd Me Sez da Lord. in this picture (publicity)
Does the style (if it is) shown in the picture below have a particular name? “Whn U Ck Me, U WL Fnd Me Sez da Lord” In full: When you seek me, you will find me says the Lord
- Have a look vs. Take a look - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
What is the difference between Have a look and Take a look (meaning connotations)? For example: Have a look at the question Take a look at the question For some reason I only found first versio
- How is the ending -le or -el determined? - English Language Usage . . .
Words that in Modern English are written ending with -le derive from words ending in -el, -el- or are related with such words candle Old English candel cattle Anglo-Norman catel ladle Old English hlædel paddle Low German paddeln rattle Low German ratelen The spelling of those words is changed, but the pronunciation was keep closer to the original related word
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