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Hans51 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
(a) peak season and difference between for and four
It is a peak season nowadays or It is peak season nowadays?
Which one is natural to you and when I would like to express that the price is the highest because we are in peak season, what sentences are natural to say? Just 'We are in peak season' is okay to use?
And how can I tell the pronunciation difference between 'four' and 'for' in the phrase 'for four people'?
Thank you so much as usual in advance.
Which one is natural to you and when I would like to express that the price is the highest because we are in peak season, what sentences are natural to say? Just 'We are in peak season' is okay to use?
And how can I tell the pronunciation difference between 'four' and 'for' in the phrase 'for four people'?
Thank you so much as usual in advance.
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It is peak season nowadays. And how can I tell the pronunciation difference between ' four ' and ' for ' in the phrase ' for four people'? When I say it (California accent), it sounds like "fur four people".
- It is peak season nowadays.
- And how can I tell the pronunciation difference between ' four ' and ' for ' in the phrase ' for four people'?
- When I say it (California accent), it sounds like "fur four people".
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It is peak season nowadays.
And how can I tell the pronunciation difference between 'four' and 'for' in the phrase 'for four people'?
When I say it (California accent), it sounds like "fur four people".
Four: fo?r
For: f?r
And how can I tell the pronunciation difference between 'four' and 'for' in the phrase 'for four people'?
When I say it (California accent), it sounds like "fur four people".
Four: fo?r
For: f?r
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I would question the choice of "nowadays" for something that is known to be temporary.
I have a Southern England accent. I don't pronounce trailing r's; for me it is like f? f??. When "for" is emphasised (which it isn't here), I pronounce it identically to "four".
I have a Southern England accent. I don't pronounce trailing r's; for me it is like f? f??. When "for" is emphasised (which it isn't here), I pronounce it identically to "four".
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GPY I would question the choice of "nowadays" for something that is known to be temporary.Thank you both so much and there is something I cannot understand well so I would like you to elaborate on this one. Do you mean that nowadays cannot be used with temporary situations? But I feel like the word is also used with temporary situations like
A : The
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Hans51Do you mean that nowadays cannot be used with temporary situations?Normally not. Normally the word is used for things that are not particularly expected to return to the previous state, at least not any time soon.
Hans51Could you give me good examples to support your questioning the choice?It's harder to prove a
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