It is a damn poor speaker that can only think of one way to pronounce a word.
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На это ещё накладывается история с диалектальными предпочтениями...
Сам давно хотел бы найти, но увы... даже статьи в вики такой не находится.)) Или плохо искал...
I'd rather trust her judgement.‘Tea’, for the higher classes, is taken at around four o’clock, and
consists of tea and cakes or scones (which they pronounce with a short ‘o’), and perhaps little sandwiches (pronounced ‘sanwidges’, not ‘sand-witches’).
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So she is right!))OxfordDictionary (En-En) (для ABBYY Lingvo x6) пишет:Usage:
There are two possible pronunciations of the word scone: the first rhymes with gone and the second rhymes with tone.
In US English the pronunciation rhyming with tone is more common.
In British English the two pronunciations traditionally have different regional and class associations, with the first pronunciation associated with the north of England and the northern working class, while the second is associated with the south and the middle class
Segregation in pronunciation.=)K. Fox пишет: ‘Tea’, for the higher classes, is taken at around four o’clock, and consists of tea and cakes or scones (which they pronounce with a short ‘o’)
How would you explain having a gnome in your front garden? :)Juliemiracle пишет: ↑27 июн 2019, 21:02You won't believe. It concerns even the type and the colour scheme of flowers they choose for their gardens. It's mad really.
Есть разрозненые статьи типа:
Это не региональные, а смысловые различия))
OxfordDictionary (En-En) пишет:Usage:
Is there any difference between further and farther in she moved further down the train and she moved farther down the train ? Both words share the same roots: in the sentences given above, where the sense is ‘at, to, or by a greater distance’, there is no difference in meaning, and both are equally correct.
Further is a much commoner word, though, and is in addition used in various abstract and metaphorical contexts, for example referring to time, in which farther is unusual, e.g. without further delay ; have you anything further to say? ; we intend to stay a further two weeks.
The same distinction is made between farthest and furthest: the farthest point from the sun versus this first team has gone furthest in its analysis
the far in farther can help remember that this is actual physical distance, while further is metaphorical; for instance, I can say that with this post I am furthering grammatical awareness. “Farthering,” on the other hand, ought to sound wrong to any English speaker.
Unfortunately, the section on the gardening rules was the last one I read. I've been juggling a lot recently, so it's been hard to catch up with my to-watch queue, let alone my reading. Have you already finished the book? Summer exams must have been over by now, so you should have plenty of time on your hands. :)Juliemiracle пишет: ↑27 июн 2019, 22:40 Eager Beaver,
I can't imagine having a front garden, let alone a gnome in it, but that part was the highlight (ROFL). I'm finding there are some striking similarities in what's considered classy and tacky between Britain and Russia, actually.
I'm currently reading the part about the road behaviour, and you?