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The English language has very interesting sound patterns and pronunciation rules that sets it apart from other languages. These sounds tend to be difficult, if not tiresome for non-native speakers to ...

The question whether the sounds of the English language have each a peculiar ... and from the trivial to the solemn and awful. In this table I have mingled together short and long vowel-sounds ...

"Have you ever wondered what English songs sound like if you don't speak English?," asks TikTok creator Daniel Wall in his video which has amassed over six million views. The footage, which was ...