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It's military terminology and means location (on a map or by a set of coordinates). Also you find "to get a fix" As in "Can you get a fix on him?" "Roger. He's at 1024 North by 506 W." Also when targeting a missile or other weapon, to get a fix is to take aim on the target. When that fix is achieved...

You also seem to be confusing phonetics with phonemics. I've done quite a bit of asking around, and it seems that the term phonemics is more common outside of the US than within (where this field is generally grouped into phonology). But I can see the benefit of using phonemics as well. Here is an ...

Incidentally can we have a link to where Johnson ranted against prepositions at the end of sentences or split infinitives. He often used the latter, and I suspect you're confusing him with Dryden, who is generally considered the originator of both shibboleths. Thanks for taking the time to read thr...

First of all, there isn't anything in there that is "cut and paste" and its a bit offensive of you to insinuate that, especially without having read the whole thing. A very sloppy beginning. You state: The sound system of English consists of about 2/3 consonants, which are either voiced or voiceless...

Hi everyone! I've been working on a project using the wordpress blog platform. I'm hoping to use it as a method of explaining some of the more technical aspects of linguitics (especially those parts that have bearing on teaching ESL) in simple, easy to understand ways. Phonetics and Phonology is one...

Most students don't want to hear the bad news. If they want to ever move to higher levels they have to READ! Reading lots of books and newspapers and magazines are the only way to realistically incorporate the various natural patterns of English into their repertoire. This is exactly how native spea...

Thanks Fluffy!

Juergen Kurtz has written quite a bit on his blog about the role of the textbook within the ESL classroom: http://juergenkurtz.wordpress.com/2009/08/02/the-role-of-the-textbook-in-the-efl-classroom-3/ I for one do not like to use textbooks in class. I think they're designed for the students to use o...

Oh Juan, please don't use wikipedia as a source of information about linguistics! Most of their information is horribly incorrect. Also, most things written about "Southern American" speech and dialects is a load of crap. True linguistic analysis has shown that speakers in much of the southern US, e...