Here is a place that explains it pretty well! http://web.ku.edu/~edit/whom.html

Listen to native speakers, and attempt to emulate the way that certain words come out. Don't think about a word as phonetic as much - think about it as a whole word. And, learn to relate the new language's alphabet to your own. For example, the Hindi alphabet has many more letters than English. Not all of the sounds that you are used to exist in English - we've only got one d, and it's pretty consistent every time you say it. And it's never the d that you say in the back of your mouth, it's always the d that is said just behind your teeth. Same with the t's, and the l's, and the other letters where you have similar sounds but they are said in different places. We just simply don't have them. :) Even once you've gotten most of the letters down, I can tell you that there will probably be letters that you can't say perfectly. Take for example my boyfriend. He is Gujarati, and spoke that as a kid, and is fluent in it with family. However, he learned in an English school, moved to the States, and speaks fluent English with little to no accent. There are two letters in his arsenal that he softly mixes up - v is a hard sound in English, where the teeth touch the lips, and vibrate softly. But he still pronounces it softly like a "w," where the teeth don't touch the lips at all. It's just not a comfortable letter for people that are native speakers of other languages! It's a harsh sound, and isn't easy to replicate unless you grew up with it - just like it is hard for me to use rolled R's, and anusvara. I think the closest English word that I can think of that works like "हूँ" for example, is our word, "whom." Even then, the "m" is a little bit more pronounced than the anusvara is. And I have to remember that when I say "हूँ." But, anyway, my point is that the easiest way to emulate the sounds of another language is to learn to say them, and if you can think of something that sounds very similar in your language, relate that word back to that sound somehow. Listen to native speakers, and repeat the words as closely as possible. :) That's how I'm learning Hindi. :)

help with an article

Hi everybody!
I'm writing an article in portuguese, but the abstract must be in English too.
Can someone help me? I want to know if it's right.

ABSTRACT: It shows superficially the principles of quantum mechanics that are used in the quantum information treatment and in the quantum computation research. It also makes an introduction to the Shor’s quantum algorithm (Factorization and Order Determination) and analyses the effects of quantum computation in the information security.
KEYWORDS: Quantum Computing. Information Security.

 

I will be grateful for any help. Thanks!

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<em>Everything looks good minus using "the" a lot. Unlike in Portugese, in English, the definite article "the" isn't used all of the time. It can be tricky to figure out when to use it and when not to for those with native languages that use it in front of most every noun - and even as a native English speaker, I can't fully explain why it's not "the information security" as opposed to "information security." (And the other two places I nixed.) Though I believe that it's probably having to do with how "information security" in general is fairly abstract. "The" usually refers to things that are very specific, such as "the book," or "the table." But if you are trying to say "the information security" it needs to be something that is definite. The way you are trying to use it isn't definite - it's a concept that doesn't have form yet.</em>

First notebook entry: Introducing myself

i am learning englis becouse i have jobe like this where we must have good communication skill . i want to improve and want to speak in accent. my native language is hindi.

 

I am learning English because I have a job where we must have good communication skills. I want to improve my English and speak with an English accent. My native language is Hindi.