marron12

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨For French origin words like "meter" American English inverted the last letters of "metre" to better match the pronunciation. Why isn't it also the case for other similar situations like "possible"?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  You can think of “le” as a way of showing that it’s a syllabic L. Meaning that you say a dark L, and there isn’t really a vowel before it. The L takes up the whole syllable. It can sound like there’s a schwa in there (usually just a blip of one), but that’s just part of how you say the dark L. It comes from having the back part of your tongue press down and back.

  This happens at the end of a word when the L is in an unstressed syllable. The spelling can vary a little. For example:

  • people
  • simple
  • model
  • oval

  There isn’t really a reason why the spelling is different. That’s just how it happened to develop.

  The pronunciation can vary a little too. If you hold the L longer, or emphasize the syllable more, it can sound more like a proper vowel is in there. But your tongue stays a tiny bit lower than it does for the schwa sounds.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Iraq War was preceded by the largest worldwide non-violent protests in history and the war happened anyway.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah. And how is it that corporations, or big businesses in general, have elevated themselves to an almost holy status? Why is it murder when Blackrock kills 17 civilians in Iraq (Nisour Square), but not when an insurance company denies an operation that a doctor who’s at the top of their field says could save your life? And the hospital helpfully tells you it will cost over a million dollars. For all the non-Americans, that’s not an exaggeration.

  And even with Blackwater, it was only the individual employees who got convicted. The company just kept going under a different name. And the employees got pardoned later.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Learn to play piano like a pro in 30 days!⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah. Those keys on the piano are E and F. You can see those notes in the sheet music for the title track. Those long rows of notes are a bunch of E’s and F’s.

  If you hit the play button in the bottom left corner, you can hear a computer-generated version of the song. Real version here.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Should i be giving a shit about my posture?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Good posture also helps you breathe better, which can help you feel more energized and concentrate better. Your diaphragm doesn’t work right when you sit hunched over, so your breath gets more shallow.

  If you ever need to talk a lot for work or some other reason, good posture is essential so your voice sounds good and doesn’t get tired too easily.

  And it helps strengthen your core, which is good for balance and other things.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨English may be a hot mess but at least we don't have to worry about this nonsense⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  And then there’s the different ways to connect verbs in English.

  • I want to go to the movies. (“I want going” is wrong.)
  • I like going to the movies. / I like to go to the movies. (Both ways work.)
  • I despise going to the movies. (“I despise to go” is wrong.)

  There aren’t rules for that, as far as I know. Just very fuzzy guidelines at best. And word stress is pretty random too. Both of those things can be tricky for non-native speakers.