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- word usage - Is NG (no good) correct English? - English Language . . .
No, NG is not understandable in common American English – its common use is Japanese English I am a native speaker of American English, and first heard “NG” when learning Japanese
- pronunciation - Difference between ŋ and n - English Language . . .
5 Yes, native speakers can tell the difference But, Mandarin has both of these sounds: ŋ is the sound that is written with ng in Pinyin (e g at the end of 龙 龍 lóng) n is the sound that is written with n in Pinyin at the beginning of syllables (e g at the start of 南 nán)
- pronunciation - Why do we write -ɪŋ instead of -iŋ ? - English . . .
Links Some previous posts about this topic on Stack Exchange: i sound before “ng” and “nk” Why is ɪŋk used with “ink” words when the actual pronunciation is ijŋk ? Regarding the “i” in “think” vs “bit” Pronunciation of '-ing' endings as '-een' Links to blog posts about this topic:
- The use of no good and not good in this context
Can you elaborate on what you mean by "other such instances?" That could mean (a) other subtle differences in the usage of no not good, such as "This magazine article is not good" vs "This magazine article is no good" or (b) other similar differences between no not (it's hard to find another word besides 'good' where you can use both "no" and "not" in front of it, e g , not terrific vs no
- translation - What is the English equivalent of the Filipino word po . . .
I am Filipino and I want to figure out the English term for quot;po quot; It's a term we add meaning respect For example: Anong kailangan n'yo po? Which translates to quot;What do you need? q
- What is the meaning of the ` cya` and `gng`? - slang
When I chat with a India friend in the Colloquy He said to me: ok dude i am gng out cya and all the best I don't understand the gng and cya, I know it should be a shorten statements But I don't
- What are the combinations of ch, sh, th, wh, ph called in the . . .
Hm, I would still distinguish between some of these, that are just the sounds of the two consonants “flowed together,” as in bl or gr or whatever, while others are distinctly separate (“single”?) sounds different somewhat from the sounds of the constituent letters, as in ch, ng, ph, sh, and th Would there be a term, perhaps, that is specific to the latter?
- try+gerund infinitive (Difference in meaning) - English Language . . .
I tried to open the door I tried opening the door We can use both infinitive and gerund with verb "try" as used in above sentences Does it change the meaning of the sentence if use gerund or
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