English Newsletter (22.07.10) - Designate, Future Perfect Continuous, English Is Not Phonetic


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"DESIGNATE" Category: "adjective, transitive verb" Example Sentence: "They will designate a setting." "Designate" is an adjective or verb which can mean "indicate". "FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS" "We use the future perfect continuous tense to talk about a long action before some point in the future." "ENGLISH IS NOT PHONETIC" "Some languages are "phonetic". That means you can look at a written word and know how to pronounce it. Or you can hear a word and know how to spell it. With phonetic languages, there is a direct relationship between the spelling and the sound. " "ENGLISH PHONETICS" "It is important to learn English phonetics, so that whilst you may naturally learn correct English pronunciation, with English phonetics, you can also understand pronunciation technically." "HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN LEARNING ENGLISH FOR?" "How long have you been learning English for?" "GOING TO" "Do you have any comments or questions about "going to"?" "ENERGY" "What are the best types of energy? Please write 250-300 words." "Welcome to the news update section for "www.onlineenglishteacher.com" - you can read new website updates here and also leave a comment below if you wanted. Did you know, that you can ask questions in the free English forum? Also, there is an English linking service if that is of interest."
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