This article mainly demonstrates the rules for pronouncing the letterC with the sound /k/. /k/ is a consonant phoneme, belonging to plosive, velar, and voiceless consonants. When pronouncing, the back of the tongue rises and touches the soft palate, holding back the air, and then suddenly releases, allowing the airflow to exit the mouth, forming … Read more
Knowledge Sharing: The Evolution of Suffixes 1. -ble Tool Suffix, capable of, suitable for… <PIE *dhlo Phonetic Change Process: -ble<-fle (fricative > glottal fricative)<-sle<-thle<-dhle e.g. cable 电缆, reliable From Middle English, borrowed from Old French -able, from Latin -ābilis, from -a- or -i- -bilis (“capable or worthy of being acted upon”), from Proto-Indo-European i-stem form … Read more
1）Generally speaking: may means being allowed to do something, while can means having the ability to do something. He can swim the channel. He can swim across the strait. Children may swim in the pool only when there is a lifeguard present. Children can only swim in the pool when a lifeguard is present. However, … Read more