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SmokeDetector

05:24

[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Bad keyword in answer: Second conditional in future by Aarya on ell.SE

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CowperKettle

08:49

Why don't we pronounce the a sound in bulrush and bullfinch?

Anonymous

Hello! :-)

Anonymous

What a sound is that? Bulrush should be /ˈbʊl.rʌʃ/, and bullfinch /ˈbʊl.fɪntʃ/

CowperKettle

Yes

When I first memorized a poem with bulrush I recited it as /ˈbʌl.rʌʃ/

> Where will-o'-the-wisps and glow-worms shine,
In bulrush and in brake;
Where waving mosses shroud the pine,
And the cedar grows, and the poisonous vine
Is spotted like the snake;

Longfellow

"Bull rush" sounds odd

"bal rush" sounds better

I hope you're well and fine, Snails. It's quite sunny over here, but frosty. Minus 12 °C

But in just a month's time the snow will start melting

I'll go and ice-skate a bit

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How to pronounce bulrush

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Here.. bull rash

^_^

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Feeds

13:47

Q: Can I Recline on my Chair?

"Can I Recline on My Chair?" is this Sentence Correct? The Bangla word for "Recline" is "হেলান দেওয়া". Search in Google. recline (verb) mean→"lean or lie back in a relaxed position with the back supported" lounge(verb)→lie, sit, or stand in a relaxed or lazy way. So Can you please Tell me Which...

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Pandya

15:00

What is the word used for young/teen age equivalent to Childhood?

Yonghood works?

Feeds

15:30

Q: can I ask my explanation about the video that I embed or link?

My major problem that I feel I have is framing a proper sentence while conversing. that too when I want to respond during the conversation with the proper and meaningful reply. So I think I could improve it if somebody corrects it then and there. But this is not possible. instead I can embed a v...

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CowperKettle

17:50

Maslenitsa

Maslenitsa (Russian: Мaсленица, Ukrainian: Масниця, Belarusian: Масленіца; also known as Butter Week, Crepe week, or Cheesefare Week) is an Eastern Slavic religious and folk holiday, celebrated during the last week before Great Lent, that is, the eighth week before Eastern Orthodox Pascha (Easter). Maslenitsa corresponds to the Western Christian Carnival, except that Orthodox Lent begins on a Monday instead of a Wednesday, and the Orthodox date of Easter can differ greatly from the Western Christian date. == Traditions == According to archeological evidence from 2nd century A.D. Maslenitsa may...

The Crepe Week, or Maslenitsa, a week ago ))