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For me it often hard to distinguish this two words while speaking and talking. The t in the bitch is almost neglectable in speech. So, what is the correct pronunciation of this to words?

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This is an excellent question for ELL.

This is a problem everybody has.

This is a problem I have.

Same for the coke vs cock question, which is currently on ELU but doesn't really fit in there.

Similarly, the hate vs. ate question would be the very definition of NARQ on ELU, but not here.

Mitch

@RegDwighт But, and it's a big one, the top questions on ELU right now really seem like good -ELL- questions.

@RegDwighт I'm an excellent answerer!!

what's up with spicey oko? I don't know what slang thing he's talking about.

RegDwighт

@Mitch depends on what questions you're looking at. Certainly not the Central Pennsylvania speakers question.

Mitch

2:29 PM

I'm sorting by 'active' so I don't see a Penn question.

RegDwighт

Wait, but active can't be top.

Top is by votes, which is orthogonal to activity.

Matt Эллен

the active tab has a top

RegDwighт

And top by votes is basically "whatever the MC likes", so of course these questions seem like good ELL questions, because they seem like good anything questions to everyone.

They have passed the test of being the jack of all trades.

@MattЭллен well if that's what Mitch means, I'm not sure.

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

wow, ELL is full of people posting difficult-to-understand pronunciations of things

It's the deaf leading the blind

or the blind singing to the deaf

RegDwighт

Do they play a mean pinball?

Matt Эллен

2:34 PM

that's just mean

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

we'll have to see if they're also dumb first

uhoh, meeting time. be back later.

Mitch

@Mr.ShinyandNew安宇 or dancing about architexture

Matt Эллен

so... will ELL have dating-advice?

Manishearth

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A: Is there a mnemonic that help remembering when I should use "hate," and when "ate"?

Well, try to think of "ate" as "hate" with the "H" eaten.

Any way I can expand this?

Seems like the mnemonic posts can't turn up longer answers :/

Mistu4u

Is there any meta post to show when should I post in ELL and when in ELU?

Manishearth

2:44 PM

@Mistu4u Does it fit the ELU FAQ?

Does it fir the ELL FAQ?

If both, post wherever you want

If neither, don't post

The existence of a new site doesn't change the question's on-topicness on an older one

Mistu4u

@Manishearth, okay. So i guess everything can be fit here.

Manishearth

@Mistu4u ?

Mistu4u

I mean everything related to English of course!

RegDwighт

@MattЭллен once and for all, it's mating-advice.

Manishearth

@Mistu4u no, not really

RegDwighт

2:56 PM

Wow I have ten badges already. Exciting!

Mistu4u

3:07 PM

@Manishearth, I mean any kind of problem related to English........

Manishearth

No, any problem that comes across while learning English

@RegDwighт probably could answer this better

Reg, what sort of questions do you guys prefer?

Mistu4u

Yes yes that is what I am talking about!

RegDwighт

Yeah. For example, it's not okay to ask "which armchair should I buy", but it's fine to ask "which armchair should I be wearing while learning English".

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Matt Эллен

something about that seems wrong

RegDwighт

@Manishearth It's been but one day. Right now it's a free-for-all. I am not here to impose rules, even less so if they are rules of other sites.

Manishearth

3:11 PM

@RegDwighт yeah, but you know the general atmosphere better than I do :)

RegDwighт

It's okay to go crazy right now, the community forms around decisions, not lack thereof.

@Manishearth I only just registered a couple hours ago! Waiwai already has like 600 reps.

Mitch