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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:
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?
What is the meaning of the ` cya` and `gng`? - slang You can probably find a definition for cya online Here's Wiktionary's, for example: (Internet slang) Alternative spelling of see ya But gng might be harder to find It's a simple non-standard abbreviation of going, created by removing the vowel letters
Why do some people like use in to symbolize ing? The standard pronunciation of "-ing" uses a ŋ sound (not ng ) In most dialects, this sound is very close to n and in casual speech ŋ tends to get pronounced as n To indicate this casual pronunciation, it is quite common to spell with "in" and an apostrophe I'm lookin' at you This is sometimes called "eye-dialect" You deliberately spell a word as it is pronounced in a particular
pronunciation - English Language Learners Stack Exchange There is no letter to represent ŋ in English, it is represented by "ng", and n is represented by "n" so omitting the g in writing implies the change of sound It is sometimes called "g-dropping" (by analogy with h-dropping, and in reference to the spelling) although no actual "g" sound is lost, instead ŋ becomes n
Of vs Of the - When to use each? - English Language Learners Stack . . . All four of your options are grammatically correct They just have slightly different connotations "The" is a definite article so generally indicates you are talking about a particular specific instance of the noun So "price of oil" denotes the price of the commodity in a generic, global sense, whereas "price of the oil" denotes the price of the specific container or quantity of oil - the
Difference between Ive and I have - English Language Learners . . . Is there any textual usage difference between words like " I've " and " I have ", or is it just an accent thing? e g I've finished my homework I have finished my homework It's a beautiful day It is a beautiful day