Aug 20, 2006 · kiln/kill (from culina) and miln/mill (from molina) both lost their final n in Middle English. In the case of the former the n generally survived in writing, leading to the restoration of the pronunciation [kiln], but in the case of the latter the form without n …

Aug 20, 2006 · In kiln, it still is pronounced (widely, even if not universally). If you asked me to choose between the theories that ... - (a) kiln underwent a total change to 'kil', but for some inexplicable reason was never respelt (as mill was), and that the widespread present-day pronunciation of the n is down to crass ignorance;

Sep 11, 2014 · The pronunciation is practically the same as "o" in "ouch". 2. "ã and a" are the same and are practically the same as "un" in "under". When used as a letter, "a" has the same pronunciation as "à". Again, just "ã" does not exist. 3. "â" is the same as "ã". Again, just â" does not exist. This is the general pronunciation.

Dec 13, 2007 · Hi I'm trying to put together a list of Parts of the Body and I cannot quite get to grip with the nuances of the Spanish words for "chest" and "breast". My understanding so far:: 1. "pecho" is "chest" (for male and female - but is the general term for the area between the shoulders that...

May 20, 2011 · Schwarzenegger, not Schwarzeneggar. Morphological analysis is Schwarz-en-egg-er.Egg is an Upper-German (i.e. Southern) variant of Ecke = corner, cognate to English edge.

Oct 3, 2015 · Hi there, Could you, please, tell me whether or not it's correct to say 'Mornin'!' as the informal way of saying 'Good morning!' ?

May 9, 2011 · All caps are usually used for initialisms, therefore CEO, BBC, UNESCO. This is usually not the case for other abbreviations and contractions: Co. and Ltd are more common.

May 21, 2008 · Hello, I am wondering what you, native speakers, call people unable to speak. I have found the following, but it says it is old fashioned. Thank you!

Jul 11, 2010 · Hello again, Still on the subjet of loan-words from Irish in everyday English usage in Munster. This one plámás has popped up in a discussion over on the French-English Vocabulary. Appearantly it comes originally from a Norman word blancmanger (Blancmange in English, yet became plámásaí =...

Dec 6, 2008 · Hi, Natalisha is correct that, generally, one says "I am working on the computer." "Work at" carries the idea of trying hard to achieve something - one works at a relationship or a skill; one works on a task that one needs to complete.