word usage - Is "NG" (no good) correct English? - English Language ...
Nov 13, 2017 · No, NG is not understandable in common American English – its common use is Japanese English. I am a native speaker of American English, and first heard “NG” when learning …
pronunciation - Difference between "ŋ" and "n" - English Language ...
5 Yes, native speakers can tell the difference. But, Mandarin has both of these sounds: /ŋ/ is the sound that is written with ng in Pinyin (e.g. at the end of 龙/龍 lóng). /n/ is the sound that is written with n in …
pronunciation - Why do we write /-ɪŋ/ instead of /-iŋ/? - English ...
May 13, 2021 · Links Some previous posts about this topic on Stack Exchange: /i/ sound before “ng” and “nk” Why is /ɪŋk/ used with “ink” words when the actual pronunciation is /ijŋk/? Regarding the “i” in …
What is the meaning of the ` cya` and `gng`? - slang
You can probably find a definition for cya online. Here's Wiktionary's, for example: (Internet slang) Alternative spelling of see ya But gng might be harder to find. It's a simple non-standard abbreviation …
What are the combinations of ch, sh, th, wh, ph called in the ...
Oct 20, 2018 · Hm, I would still distinguish between some of these, that are just the sounds of the two consonants “flowed together,” as in bl or gr or whatever, while others are distinctly separate …
why do we say "most days" not most of the days"?
Sep 18, 2021 · I had seen so many examples like this that in contrast with my expectation the "of the" part is omitted my question is why that happens? Most people liked that Most days not …
Why do some people like use in' to symbolize ing?
Apr 15, 2022 · The standard pronunciation of "-ing" uses a /ŋ/ sound (not /ng/). In most dialects, this sound is very close to /n/ and in casual speech /ŋ/ tends to get pronounced as /n/. To indicate this …
pronunciation - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Dec 27, 2022 · Used in that context,the apostrophe is meant to show that the speaker left out the sound of the g. It is an attempt to portray the sound of accented English, i.e., onomatopoeia for spoken …
Do we ever pronounce "g" in "ing" - example "going out"
May 5, 2015 · The spelling ‹ng› almost never † involves the sound /g/. ‹ng› is a 'digraph' (like ‹th›)—in almost all cases it represents the sound /ŋ/, the consonant at the end of sing, hang, long. So there is …
How do I avoid misspelling "receive" as "recieve"?
Feb 2, 2016 · As a non-native speaker and before the advent of the panaceas called spell-checkers and auto-correct, I used to often misspell words like receive ( as "recieve") and achieve (as "acheive"). I …