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Typically, these rules apply for English word pronunciation, though they don't always.
There are two types of letters, vowels (a,e,i,o,u, sometimes y) and consonants (the rest of the alphabet)
If there are two or more consonants separating a vowel from the next vowel, the first vowel is usually pronounced with a "short" sound. For example: apple- v,c,c,c,v, chicken- c,c,v,c,c,v,c
If there is only one (or no) consonant separating a v from a v, it has a long sound; example: shake- c,c,v,c,v, time- c,v,c,v, make- c,v,c,v
"E"'s on the ends of words are usually silent such as in time, shine, chime, line, tame, same, lame, game, etc but are usually long in words where "e" is the only vowel such as in he, she, me, the
A lot of it just comes from experience
Good luck!
0 votedJune 24, 20150Hello everyone
Hi there! My name is Simone, and I'm 22 years old. I want to improve my English and become fluent. I know that's not easy on my own, and in a country where nobody speaks English, but I'll try.
Last month I went to Irleand; Dublin to be exact. I stayed there for about 2 months, and it was best experience of my life. Dublin is so beautiful and people are so friendly. In fact, I made a lot of friends all around the world.Note: Some of the things I corrected were not necessarily wrong, they just could have been phrased better, such as in the third sentence. Also, the "I made a lot of friends all around the world" part in the last sentence seems to be disconnected to the previous sentence, so try for a smoother transtition. For example: "In fact, I made many friends there, as well as many friends from all around the world."
0 votedJune 24, 20153About today
Today, I received an e-mail inviting me to be part of an internship program at the biggest Brasilian newspaper, but, I don't know, I didn't really feel excited about it. I've always imagined myself working there, and it's a great opportunity for sure, but I am so tired of being an intern!
See, about two months ago, I finished an internship at a huge international company and it was extremely exhausting! I had to work for more than 6 hours, though that is the limit of hours an intern can work here in Brazil, and sometimes, I swear, I had to work for 12 hours straight! And the best part is: I didn't receive anything for that! Not even a recommendation letter! I asked four times of my former boss to write one for me and he said "of course I'll write a recommendation letter for you" but I'm still waiting.
You know, it's really hard to be young and to never be taken seriously. It's really a bummer. I hope someday people will treat me with a little bit of respect. Days are hard for people of my age. No perspectives, no jobs, no cars, and no serious money.0 votedJune 24, 20151
