I-can't-remember-1st grade filter: help me figure out the name of the reading/spelling/phonics system that I used in 1st- (roughly) 3rd grade.... [more inside]
posted by slograffiti on Dec 11, 2008 - 10 answers

There was a site of speakers around the world speaking a specific phrase in English. This was to show how regional dialects of English sounded. You could click on a map and it would pull up video of these speakers. Does anyone know what that site is? If not, perhaps a good response would include a concise phrase that can show different regional variations (cot/caught, don/dawn, pin/pen). [more inside]
posted by symbioid on Sep 20, 2008 - 9 answers

Is it possible to learn how to trill Rs? How? Do native speakers of languages with trilled Rs ever have trouble trilling theirs?
posted by stopgap on Sep 10, 2004 - 11 answers