What is the correct pronunciation of Hele? - English Language
2020年6月15日 · I’ve always wondered what the correct or considered correct pronunciation of the old Saxon word hele is. The Oxford English Dictionary states it should be pronounced as …
"Can't help but" vs "can't help" - English Language & Usage Stack …
2014年9月18日 · Stack Exchange Network. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for …
etymology - Why is "bloody hell" offensive or shocking? - English ...
2011年11月12日 · There are two ways of looking at it. One is that "bloody" is (or was) considered vulgar and appending "hell" - which is also a taboo subject - is a kind of intensifier.
"Can/may/will you help me with this?"
As waiwai993 answered, Can/May/Will have different meanings. However asking someone if they can help you usually implies that you would like their help, and it gives the person an …
For a deceased person, do we use 'the late' or 'late'?
2018年9月3日 · The usage is typically "the late."I haven't heard it used without a determiner. Here are some quotations from the OED's definition of "late" (III.2.a(a)) showing this usage is typical …
word choice - "Could you please" vs "Could you kindly" - English ...
2012年1月5日 · I am a non-native speaker of English. When communicating with a professor, would it be better to use could you kindly send me the document or could you please send me …
What's the correct pronunciation of "epitome": "Epi-tome" or "Epi …
2011年4月21日 · A friend said that epitome is pronounced as epi-tuh-mi and not epi-tome (with the tome like home). Who is right? Also, is the pronunciation purely dependent on the region …
Correct pronunciation of "herbs" - English Language & Usage …
2011年5月15日 · In the past, I used to say "Herbs", then I was corrected and told that the "H" is muted and one should say "Erbs". Watching some video, the instructor keeps saying "Herbs". …
Is /sʌbˈsiːkwənt/ a correct pronunciation of the word "subsequent"
2017年9月9日 · Usual pronunciation of subsequent is /ˈsʌbsɪkwənt/, or maybe /ˈsəbsəkwənt/. However, today I heard an educated person pronouncing it /sʌbˈsiːkwənt/.
What is the correct pronunciation of “regex”?
On page 27 of Mastering Regular Expressions, Jeffrey Friedl states:. Instead, I normally use "regex." It just rolls right off the tongue ("it rhymes with "FedEx," with a hard g sound like …