Sometimes word stress can change the meaning of the word completely. For example, record. If you stress the first syllable ( re cord), it means the noun - a disc we use to play music. If you stress ...

Understand why we need to put stress on particular words and syllables. The 'Bad English Made Better' minipods are short and simple English grammar lessons. Sentence stress and word stress give ...

What’s the difference between a sentence that sinks and a sentence that soars? More often than not, the secret is beat. As readers and listeners, we crave the natural rise and fall of sound. We love ...

A syllable is a beat of sound in a word. The beat can sometimes be part of a word, or the whole word. For example 'window' has two beats ('win' – 'dow') but 'door' had just one ('door'). Breaking ...

“Welcome back! How was the conference in Singapore? Did you enjoy it?” “There were a few minor problems with the accommodation, but otherwise things were good. We really enjoyed ourselves in the ...

When researchers interviewed 40 Columbus residents about their opinions on life in the city, the scientists ignored what the people had to say. All the scientists really cared about was how they said ...

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