In American English we maintain a real R sound. In British English, they don’t when it’s at the end of a word. Water, -er, -er. How do people from London say water? Water = BBC America’s Mind the Gap polled our expat readers and a lot chimed in saying “water” […]
How does American people say water? This Flap T sound is the R sound in some other languages like Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese. But, in American English we call it a Flap T, and the tongue just bounces up against the roof of the mouth. Water, -ter, -ter. So, it’s a […]
Below is the UK transcription for ‘ready’: Modern IPA: rɛ́dɪj. Traditional IPA: ˈrediː 2 syllables: “RED” + “ee” How do you say perfect in British? Break ‘perfect’ down into sounds: [PUR] + [FIKT] – say it out loud and exaggerate the sounds until you can consistently produce them.Below is the […]
The Role of Rhoticity Rhoticity is one of the main differentiations between standard American and British accents. While there are regional exceptions, American accents are often rhotic, meaning the letter “r” is pronounced. When did American accent become different from British? Most scholars have roughly located “split off” point between […]
Break ‘purple’ down into sounds: [PUR] + [PUHL] – say it out loud and exaggerate the sounds until you can consistently produce them. What is the British way to say color? colourColor and colour are alternate spellings of the same word. The former is the preferred spelling for American English, […]
Google’s “top-secret” project to give humans a superhuman hearing. According to a report from Business Insider, Google’s parent company Alphabet’s X Lab is quietly developing a top-secret Augmented Reality (AR) device that will allow humans to gain enhanced hearing capabilities. What is the secret of Google? 1. Google Has Advanced […]
Best Google Fun Tricks List Do a barrel roll. One of the most popular fun Google trick is simply asking Google to do a barrel roll. Atari Breakout. Askew. Recursion. Google Gravity. Thanos. Anagram. Zerg Rush. What is Easter Egg in Google? An Easter Egg is an unexpected feature in […]
Google is pretty transparent about all of this It also keeps your name, email address, birthday, gender, phone number and country. It collects data on what videos you watch, the ads you click, your location, device information, and IP address and cookie data. Do Google spy on you? You would […]
The smallest room in the world, only twenty-five square feet in size…. Ryan Trahan has shared a video of himself living in the smallest room in the world. Ryan spent twenty-four hours in a room of only twenty-five square feet. Which is the largest room in the world? Originally Answered: […]
Googling Yourself Doesn’t Reveal Your Position in the SERP The search engine results take into account many factors to determine which pages you’re shown and when you see certain ads. Your result is different from your boss’s result, even if you use the same search query. What happens if you […]
States may differ in how they define “illegal” online content, but federal law is quite clear on what not to search on Google. This includes: Images or video of child sexual abuse or exploitation. Content that promotes terrorism or advocates terrorist acts. Is Googling anything illegal? Despite the awkward nature […]
Of course it’s snow. What flies when it’s born, lies when it’s alive, and runs when it’s dead? What flies when it’s born answer? A snowflake! What flies get nowhere? According to the given riddle, the correct answer will be a flag. Which flies have no wings? The answer to […]
Unsound or flawed; having many faults that do not stand up to scrutiny or criticism. What is full of holes but still keeps water? Sponge is full of holes but still holds water. What is something with a lot of holes? SIEVE. NET. SWISS CHEESE. POOL TABLE. What is another […]
Answer. Riddle solved: The three letters that change a boy into a man are ‘Age. ‘ What 3 letter word changes a girl to a woman? The 3 letter that turn girl into women is AGE. What two letters mean male? Explanation: The first two letter i.e. ‘he’ refers to […]
Dumb questions are simple questions that probe the obvious, and simultaneously challenge and direct our thinking. Dumb questions are not accusatory or argumentative statements in disguise. Nor are they formulated with preconceived answers in mind. Rather, they are probing yet open. What are examples of dumb questions? Dumbest questions ever […]