/explore

Click through on any links that interest you or select the planets on the right to continue exploring the Outer Web.
You are here

 dannybate.com
What the Isle of Man Teaches Us About Spelling - Danny L. Bate
| | starkeycomics.com
Eight British and Irish Accent Maps - Starkey Comics
7.3 parsecs away

Travel
| | Eight maps to show how the differences in how vowels are pronounced in Britain and Ireland. Explanations of each map below: Map 1: Rhoticity Rhoticity in English refers to whether or not an "r" is pronounced when it isn't before a vowel.For example, in rhotic accents, the word "arm" has a true "r" sound in [...]
| | www.berlitz.com
17 of the Easiest Languages for English Speakers to Learn
11.0 parsecs away

Travel
| | What languages do you have the best chance of mastering quickly? We've used data to rank the top 17 easiest languages to learn if you're fluent in English.
| | thehousecarpenter.wordpress.com
Some of the phonological history of English vowels, illustrated by failed rhymes in English folk songs | The House Carpenter
11.2 parsecs away

Travel
| | Abbreviations: ModE = Modern English (18th century-present) EModE = Early Modern English (16th-17th centuries) ME = Middle English (12th-15th centuries) OE = Old English (7th-11th centuries) OF = Old French (9th-14th centuries) All of this information is from the amazingly comprehensive book English Pronunciation, 1500-1700 (Volume II) by E. J. Dobson, published in 1968, which...
| | grammargeddon.com
-Ing verbals - Grammargeddon!
42.8 parsecs away

Travel
| I'm sure plenty of you completed that first word as "fucking," because verbals are beastly things that confuse students (and teachers!) everywhere. I wouldn't disagree with you, if you did. Onward, shall we? There are two types of -ing verbals: participles and gerunds. I won't delve into the controversy surrounding gerunds ("do they really exist?")...