Improving communication — Welcome to basic

Source: America Day

Stories in this series

• Improving communication — English pronunciation
• Improving communication — American English
• Improving communication — Expressions
• Improving communication — Welcome to basic
• Improving communication — Intonation
• Improving communication — A bunch of words
• Improving communication — Tutoring
• Improving communication — Overcommunication

Brainfuck and all those esoteric programming language are nothing compared to English, where there are many exceptions. The old language has been practised through long history and mistakes become the norm. If you somehow know English since childhood without much struggle, consider that a blessing.

I find it lucky that there are more content available online, but at the same time it is hard to find the most relevant ones as they practice many accents and dialects. The words need to be fully correct and all necessary sounds need to be pronounced, in order to give clues. Always consult dictionaries like Oxford for American phonetics, as many times what we thought a word can sound like, can be incorrect.

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