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Announcement: Thank you and goodbye 0 Mon Jun 28, 2010 8:25 pm
Announcement: Ask Antimoon 0 Mon Mar 01, 2010 10:24 pm
Uriel Please Help 11 Sat Nov 22, 2008 2:27 pm
Can anyone attain a near-native accent? (pages: 1 2 ) 20 Sat Nov 22, 2008 1:43 pm
slow up/down 1 Sat Nov 22, 2008 12:41 am
capped 7 Fri Nov 21, 2008 8:51 pm
"lay up credit" 6 Thu Nov 20, 2008 3:26 pm
What do you think of the BBC presenter Claire Bolderson? 6 Thu Nov 20, 2008 9:08 am
ph vs f in English (pages: 1 2 ) 19 Thu Nov 20, 2008 5:10 am
let out a little faux knee-slap 4 Wed Nov 19, 2008 9:19 pm
Socialite vs socialist post 11 Wed Nov 19, 2008 7:20 pm
Nick 0 Wed Nov 19, 2008 1:47 am
A couple of features in a sentence 0 Tue Nov 18, 2008 10:01 pm
Theaters vs IMax 3 Mon Nov 17, 2008 7:32 pm
Native French speaker&English accent in French, why? 5 Mon Nov 17, 2008 4:54 pm
high five 5 Mon Nov 17, 2008 12:12 pm
Rural accents of southern England - differences? 13 Mon Nov 17, 2008 6:59 am
Speech Critique 4 Mon Nov 17, 2008 2:43 am
I played with my boyfriend yesterday 3 Sun Nov 16, 2008 11:06 pm
who're (pages: 1 2 ) 24 Sun Nov 16, 2008 9:12 pm
Recording: British & American accent:which 1 sounds bett 14 Sun Nov 16, 2008 6:57 pm
Can you recommend any CD/Book to learn British Accent? 1 Sun Nov 16, 2008 12:03 am
Salty --> Saldy 4 Sat Nov 15, 2008 9:21 pm
i like it 10 Sat Nov 15, 2008 11:39 am
Please tell 4 Sat Nov 15, 2008 6:38 am
English Phonetic Transcriptions Editor 0 Fri Nov 14, 2008 9:56 pm
Simple phonetic alphabet 14 Fri Nov 14, 2008 6:18 am
Does this need the definite article before "counties&qu 2 Fri Nov 14, 2008 1:37 am
"I'm sorry!" vs "My bad!" (pages: 1 2 ) 22 Fri Nov 14, 2008 1:11 am
spoken English units 2 Thu Nov 13, 2008 1:40 pm
My American Accent (pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 ) 79 Wed Nov 12, 2008 8:50 pm
what is mean word ( you know) 2 Wed Nov 12, 2008 8:40 pm
Supposs to 6 Wed Nov 12, 2008 5:08 pm
hells yeah 10 Tue Nov 11, 2008 9:52 pm
go backpacking in Europe / to Europe 13 Tue Nov 11, 2008 4:28 am
Sachs 3 Mon Nov 10, 2008 7:16 pm
whim 5 Mon Nov 10, 2008 10:10 am
Quick pronunciation question (pages: 1 2 ) 16 Mon Nov 10, 2008 1:18 am
Record Passage 3 Sun Nov 09, 2008 11:19 pm
To imitate an American Accent (pages: 1 2 ) 15 Sun Nov 09, 2008 4:04 am
Benjamin 1 Sun Nov 09, 2008 12:25 am
Why was "what" used in the sentence?(Grammar Quest 3 Sun Nov 09, 2008 12:01 am
Does Barack Obama speak pleasantly? (pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ) 122 Sat Nov 08, 2008 5:48 pm
What's "weigh in?" 1 Sat Nov 08, 2008 2:58 pm
Pronunciation of T's in British English 8 Sat Nov 08, 2008 1:52 pm
Transylvania 6-5000 is back? 0 Sat Nov 08, 2008 8:47 am
a missing "is?" 3 Sat Nov 08, 2008 6:47 am
exclusive 2 Sat Nov 08, 2008 6:43 am
two toeses 2 Sat Nov 08, 2008 6:41 am
future simple vs. future continuous 6 Fri Nov 07, 2008 11:32 pm
tease/at 2 Fri Nov 07, 2008 11:16 pm
hear and heard 6 Fri Nov 07, 2008 8:30 pm
Whack? 4 Fri Nov 07, 2008 3:26 pm
Surfing the net when ... 8 Fri Nov 07, 2008 5:28 am
Indonesia and other -sia words 1 Fri Nov 07, 2008 5:24 am
difference? 2 Fri Nov 07, 2008 4:18 am
Electoral 4 Thu Nov 06, 2008 11:55 pm
How do British people call their country? 10 Thu Nov 06, 2008 12:33 pm
The use of "is there any" 7 Thu Nov 06, 2008 3:37 am
How to learn English effectively. 6 Thu Nov 06, 2008 2:21 am
What do you call your teachers in English? 10 Thu Nov 06, 2008 12:08 am
i can do a horse 3 Wed Nov 05, 2008 8:30 pm
Twisted experiment with my native language, your opinion? 5 Wed Nov 05, 2008 7:52 pm
Hood 5 Wed Nov 05, 2008 3:34 am
redundancy? 1 Tue Nov 04, 2008 8:32 pm
want meaning of this sentence 4 Tue Nov 04, 2008 8:15 pm
sounds bizzare 3 Tue Nov 04, 2008 7:38 pm
Are there any linguists among Antimooners? (pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 ) 78 Tue Nov 04, 2008 4:37 pm
Why is Shakespeare so great? 2 Tue Nov 04, 2008 4:13 pm
storyline vs plot 2 Tue Nov 04, 2008 4:16 am
What's with British people and American accents?! (pages: 1 2 3 ) 30 Tue Nov 04, 2008 3:16 am
How do you pronounce r? 12 Mon Nov 03, 2008 9:51 pm
Does this Reflect Feminism? 2 Mon Nov 03, 2008 8:43 pm
speak one language 6 Mon Nov 03, 2008 8:37 pm
add subtly 1 Mon Nov 03, 2008 4:19 pm
fingered 3 Mon Nov 03, 2008 2:50 am
token black 3 Sun Nov 02, 2008 3:01 pm
Rep 2 Sun Nov 02, 2008 6:58 am
fraternity 6 Sun Nov 02, 2008 3:06 am
typo? 13 Sat Nov 01, 2008 4:34 pm
head of the family 3 Sat Nov 01, 2008 5:29 am
Subject ellipsis 9 Sat Nov 01, 2008 5:01 am
"train tracking"? 2 Sat Nov 01, 2008 4:56 am
ambiguous Sentences 5 Sat Nov 01, 2008 4:41 am
Weak forms in British English 8 Fri Oct 31, 2008 1:37 pm
Brilliant green 2 Fri Oct 31, 2008 12:32 pm
How to ask... 0 Fri Oct 31, 2008 11:11 am
Adding or omitting "from". 2 Fri Oct 31, 2008 9:06 am
This time I tell it all... (pages: 1 2 ) 15 Thu Oct 30, 2008 8:50 pm
What if a User is Color Blind? 11 Thu Oct 30, 2008 5:24 am
if miniaturized 3 Thu Oct 30, 2008 3:11 am
which is correct? 3 Thu Oct 30, 2008 3:09 am
How is my accent? 5 Wed Oct 29, 2008 3:49 pm
typo? 1 Wed Oct 29, 2008 12:00 pm
phrase placement 6 Wed Oct 29, 2008 10:51 am
Americanish Spelling Reform 10 Wed Oct 29, 2008 9:00 am
"you guys" 14 Tue Oct 28, 2008 4:49 pm
"Don't fall under the spell" 5 Tue Oct 28, 2008 4:12 pm
Sorry, You're welcome 5 Tue Oct 28, 2008 5:39 am
high strung and ply 7 Tue Oct 28, 2008 5:29 am
Can you distinguish a white from a black speaker by accent? (pages: 1 2 3 ) 43 Tue Oct 28, 2008 5:16 am
combine present and past participle? 3 Tue Oct 28, 2008 3:43 am
F1 people start all of their sentences with “for sure" 4 Tue Oct 28, 2008 3:27 am
It's nothing compared to here! 3 Tue Oct 28, 2008 3:20 am
One man's pick of the weirdest words from the dictionary 7 Mon Oct 27, 2008 10:31 pm
Correct pronunciation of Aéropostale 3 Mon Oct 27, 2008 9:06 am
Why do all Indians have accents? (pages: 1 2 ) 16 Mon Oct 27, 2008 5:46 am
Written Americanish/English (pages: 1 2 3 ) 31 Mon Oct 27, 2008 3:07 am
Feedback on my accent, please (files attached) 5 Mon Oct 27, 2008 2:17 am
Tom, smoking is too bad to be advertized (pages: 1 2 ) 28 Sun Oct 26, 2008 10:24 pm
OSV WordOrder 1 Sun Oct 26, 2008 7:06 pm
Feedback on my accent, too =D 1 Sun Oct 26, 2008 5:59 pm
The Secret to an American Accent: Resonating in the Middle 2 Sun Oct 26, 2008 5:31 pm
pamper 2 Sun Oct 26, 2008 3:30 pm
suit 3 Sun Oct 26, 2008 7:06 am
How to say -es? 3 Sun Oct 26, 2008 6:24 am
Memorization--did it help you learn English? 1 Sun Oct 26, 2008 4:40 am
When is it okay to drop articles? 5 Sat Oct 25, 2008 11:30 pm
PC insults? 6 Sat Oct 25, 2008 10:06 pm
God Save the Queen 2 Sat Oct 25, 2008 8:53 pm
Practicing English has ruined my native accent. 0 Sat Oct 25, 2008 8:50 pm
Do I have an accent? (pages: 1 2 3 ) 37 Sat Oct 25, 2008 8:29 pm
Which English-speak media is more influential, CNN or BBC? (pages: 1 2 ) 18 Sat Oct 25, 2008 2:52 am
Can anyone explain this in a linguistic point of view? 4 Fri Oct 24, 2008 6:54 pm
muay thai your ass 8 Fri Oct 24, 2008 9:19 am
Using "retard", etc. (pages: 1 2 ) 15 Fri Oct 24, 2008 7:05 am
E-mail 2 Fri Oct 24, 2008 4:22 am
Tape recorder students 0 Thu Oct 23, 2008 10:29 am
Is my pronunciation and accent awful? 3 Thu Oct 23, 2008 6:51 am
Is British English marginalized compared with American E? (pages: 1 2 ) 24 Wed Oct 22, 2008 9:25 pm
Fla 6 Wed Oct 22, 2008 12:01 pm
I get motivated and learn to learn on my own 9 Wed Oct 22, 2008 6:04 am
Is Spanish as popular in Britain as it is in the US? (pages: 1 2 ) 17 Tue Oct 21, 2008 4:23 pm
on the earth vs in the earth 7 Tue Oct 21, 2008 6:04 am
which one is incorrect? 1 Tue Oct 21, 2008 4:28 am
which one is correct? 1 Tue Oct 21, 2008 12:40 am
Pronunciation of I'm doing it 6 Tue Oct 21, 2008 12:27 am
all but / close to 4 Tue Oct 21, 2008 12:19 am
She is a hot mama 2 Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:28 pm
Alaskan Governor: Sarah Palin's accent (pages: 1 2 3 4 5 ) 60 Mon Oct 20, 2008 8:48 pm
Why is British Olympic team is called Team GB, not Team UK? (pages: 1 2 3 4 ) 46 Mon Oct 20, 2008 1:47 pm
How is it going? 8 Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:30 pm
I am doing well vs I am doing quite well! 2 Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:02 pm
about the word 'consider' and 'as' 5 Sun Oct 19, 2008 12:48 pm
Partitive genitive in English 6 Sun Oct 19, 2008 8:02 am
kick someone's ass 1 Sun Oct 19, 2008 7:50 am
see ya, see you later 3 Sun Oct 19, 2008 4:09 am
Start learning English in your thirties 11 Sun Oct 19, 2008 4:06 am
How can I learn to think in english? 10 Sun Oct 19, 2008 4:03 am
Do these Chinese have good accent? (incl. video clips) 11 Sun Oct 19, 2008 1:09 am
I'm Irish.Why do people think I'm Candian? (pages: 1 2 3 4 ) 51 Sat Oct 18, 2008 8:11 pm
that's ok, it's ok 1 Sat Oct 18, 2008 4:19 am
Amazing! Learning the 3rd foreign language with my 2nd one! 0 Sat Oct 18, 2008 3:46 am
How to answer when...? 1 Fri Oct 17, 2008 10:12 pm
"learning English with adventure games" 1 Fri Oct 17, 2008 9:26 pm
have to say/say 2 Fri Oct 17, 2008 9:20 pm
When "an English" fails you. 9 Fri Oct 17, 2008 9:01 pm
Senator Barack Obama's accent (pages: 1 2 ) 24 Fri Oct 17, 2008 4:25 pm
How do you pronounce them? Thank you so much. 3 Fri Oct 17, 2008 3:12 pm
has gone to (American English) (pages: 1 2 ) 15 Fri Oct 17, 2008 2:23 pm
Is text-to-speech software useful? 2 Fri Oct 17, 2008 12:17 pm
Is this a typical New York accent? 14 Fri Oct 17, 2008 11:04 am
Is India or US the biggest English-speaking country? (pages: 1 2 ) 27 Fri Oct 17, 2008 10:18 am
What accent does Madonna have? 10 Fri Oct 17, 2008 10:13 am
Why does English have such a large vocabulary? (pages: 1 2 ) 27 Fri Oct 17, 2008 8:11 am
Uncountable Noun 5 Fri Oct 17, 2008 7:27 am
How to read words like "Mb/s" 1 Fri Oct 17, 2008 7:21 am
Almost 2 Fri Oct 17, 2008 4:52 am
What is the corect answer? 3 Fri Oct 17, 2008 4:09 am
Use of guys 14 Fri Oct 17, 2008 2:54 am
Explaining "used to". 14 Thu Oct 16, 2008 7:42 pm
Hi, use of tongue and mouth 0 Thu Oct 16, 2008 6:44 pm
What to call transsexuals? (pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ) 119 Thu Oct 16, 2008 12:32 pm
How is Estuary English perceived in America? (pages: 1 2 ) 22 Thu Oct 16, 2008 3:23 am
Interpreting song lyric 8 Wed Oct 15, 2008 2:56 pm
Could any provide examples of using 'but again' please? 5 Wed Oct 15, 2008 12:22 pm
Tom, What Crazy means to you? 5 Wed Oct 15, 2008 12:09 pm
Is English the most hybrid and impure language in the world? 14 Wed Oct 15, 2008 1:00 am
Over Action?? 2 Tue Oct 14, 2008 5:06 pm
Attracted to American accents on females 14 Tue Oct 14, 2008 4:48 pm
not a doll 8 Tue Oct 14, 2008 1:23 pm
how frequent is this use? (pages: 1 2 ) 18 Tue Oct 14, 2008 2:09 am
Please Identify Accent 4 Tue Oct 14, 2008 12:16 am
the best way to improve your pronunciation 2 Tue Oct 14, 2008 12:04 am
What utterances do English speakers make when having sex? 5 Mon Oct 13, 2008 6:47 pm
haruyu improve ur intonation 0 Mon Oct 13, 2008 5:57 pm
Fighting Talk! Words with bloodthirsty origins 0 Mon Oct 13, 2008 2:49 pm
Ouija board: how do you pronounce it? 11 Mon Oct 13, 2008 12:24 pm
iChatfilipina best profile contest 2008 0 Mon Oct 13, 2008 8:12 am
Has English reached its peak of influence? (pages: 1 2 ) 18 Mon Oct 13, 2008 12:49 am
Which British accent sounds closest to American accent? 14 Sun Oct 12, 2008 8:29 pm
Is Spanish or French less difficult to learn for English s? 5 Sun Oct 12, 2008 7:03 pm
The Best of Antimoon Forum 8 Sun Oct 12, 2008 6:58 am
need some advises about writing skills. 8 Sun Oct 12, 2008 12:36 am
(for) long 1 Sat Oct 11, 2008 8:27 pm
dude to a girl 5 Sat Oct 11, 2008 8:24 pm
BrE spelling in the US (pages: 1 2 ) 23 Sat Oct 11, 2008 4:34 pm
Whos is the most influential English speaker in history? (pages: 1 2 ) 16 Fri Oct 10, 2008 6:33 am
Will an English writer win the Nobel Prize again this year? 4 Fri Oct 10, 2008 12:02 am
Kev 2 Thu Oct 09, 2008 5:01 pm
s and z before sh 8 Thu Oct 09, 2008 2:34 pm
can TV only be watched? 3 Thu Oct 09, 2008 7:02 am
Palin's scripted answers 5 Thu Oct 09, 2008 3:01 am
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 3rd edition 1 Thu Oct 09, 2008 1:06 am
Do you have American voice but British accent? 3 Wed Oct 08, 2008 8:11 pm
How do you read this? 3 Wed Oct 08, 2008 5:09 pm
verb-usage 1 Wed Oct 08, 2008 5:06 pm
Do you pronounce bond and bound the same? Thank you. 6 Wed Oct 08, 2008 10:36 am
The “preterite perfect” (PrP)? 6 Wed Oct 08, 2008 10:33 am
American English in the UK (continued) (pages: 1 2 3 ) 41 Tue Oct 07, 2008 5:23 pm
“The Strange Case of Wilhelm Reich” 1 Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:54 am
Is Antimoon a commercial site? Why ads? 1 Tue Oct 07, 2008 6:50 am
hgfhgf 0 Tue Oct 07, 2008 6:37 am
Difference between Concept and procedure 6 Tue Oct 07, 2008 1:33 am
Is British English held in prestige in US? (pages: 1 2 3 ) 40 Mon Oct 06, 2008 7:02 pm
Which English accents are stigmatized? 2 Mon Oct 06, 2008 5:38 pm
Swift Boat 4 Mon Oct 06, 2008 2:48 pm
Piotr Wozniak 4 Mon Oct 06, 2008 2:29 pm
Um, I was like okay. 10 Mon Oct 06, 2008 8:58 am
the use of: "salted/salty 5 Mon Oct 06, 2008 7:36 am
'a tall question' 7 Mon Oct 06, 2008 6:25 am
"Since John..., he..." Vs. "Since he..., Jo 3 Mon Oct 06, 2008 6:15 am
perfect and simple 7 Mon Oct 06, 2008 6:05 am
Is it OK? 12 Mon Oct 06, 2008 5:53 am
What do I read '$43,500'? 7 Mon Oct 06, 2008 5:40 am
Sophie Marceau HQ 0 Mon Oct 06, 2008 1:22 am
Help me review this accent sample please 3 Sun Oct 05, 2008 10:42 pm
What's second opinion mean? 6 Sun Oct 05, 2008 4:45 pm
Do people from English-speaking countries around the world ? 13 Sun Oct 05, 2008 4:15 pm
Not a bloody thing. 8 Sun Oct 05, 2008 12:32 pm
The Naming of Cats 14 Sun Oct 05, 2008 9:45 am
Mike Huckabee's accent 6 Sun Oct 05, 2008 8:22 am
Must be seen to be doing something. 2 Sun Oct 05, 2008 6:05 am
"Got up by the press" 5 Sun Oct 05, 2008 6:01 am
pin pen merger 4 Sun Oct 05, 2008 2:38 am
Take the matter on faith 1 Sun Oct 05, 2008 2:35 am
introduction 1 Sun Oct 05, 2008 2:29 am
Changing my non-native American accent so tha it sounds Brit 12 Sun Oct 05, 2008 1:53 am
R there any E dialects that are mutually unintelligible? 3 Sat Oct 04, 2008 8:34 pm
q's 1 Sat Oct 04, 2008 7:40 pm
Who are speakers of pure RP English today? 8 Sat Oct 04, 2008 9:22 am
How did yes evolve into yeah 8 Fri Oct 03, 2008 4:00 pm
Which do you prefer? 2 Fri Oct 03, 2008 9:43 am
Moved: Which foreign language is the most easy to learn for native? (pages: 1 2 3 ) 36 Thu Oct 02, 2008 6:30 am
How to Say ....? 5 Thu Oct 02, 2008 4:34 am
Would anyone explain the current financial crisis in plain E (pages: 1 2 ) 21 Wed Oct 01, 2008 7:37 pm
Using 's possesive marker at the end of noun phrases. 14 Wed Oct 01, 2008 4:58 pm
How many times have you gone to... 5 Wed Oct 01, 2008 3:46 pm
Pronounciation 11 Wed Oct 01, 2008 3:43 pm
Why is New York called the Big Apple? 6 Wed Oct 01, 2008 4:21 am
Russel Brand's accent 5 Wed Oct 01, 2008 3:41 am
Stricter Vs More Strict 7 Tue Sep 30, 2008 2:37 pm
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