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English Pronunciation – 3 Common Mistakes part 1 – ‘s’
This lesson is the first in a series designed to give students more natural-sounding English pronunciation, by correcting three common mistakes. This lesson focuses on the correct usage of the ‘S’ sound. I will next be putting online lessons on the ‘T’, ‘D’, and ‘TH’ sounds.
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Rieko
one point..
it’s not James’s pen, it’s James’ pen
what’s up james?
im the guy who always helps you to get late
and today i have another questions
i hope you can help me..
i have some probrems speaking expressions -ing, like>
“it’s (not) worth(Ving)”
there’s no point in(Ving)
there’s no use(ving)
pleeeeea help us
see ya man
brunovianini
Hi Rieko,
The point you made is not as correct as you might believe.
In the case of single pronouns, “S” is preceded by an apostrophe in most cases.
This includes names like James or Charles (they become James’s or Charles’s)
However if the word is more difficult to pronounce, then the version without the “S” is possible. (James’ or Charles’)
When writing, the key is consistency, if you use one form you must use the same form throughout your writing.
The best way to avoid this problem is to use the “of phrase”
For example:
This is the centre of Toronto.
Instead of:
This is Toronto’s centre.
I hope this helps
James
JamesESL
Reiko, here is a new lesson I have recorded on this topic:
http://www.engvid.com/english-spelling-apostrophe-s-after-s/
JamesESL
lakhdar
thank you
Mohammed
thanks alot James for your interested in the matter .
You’re welcome guys, thanks for the acknowledgement.
JamesESL
xman22
I wanna learn street english, could you.please?
hilaire05
I had learned English before I discovered your Engvid.com. But guess what?…you are such a good teacher, James !…all of this for free ?…What a wonderful idea !..So thank you so very much for helping us learn English, James. You’re something !…hilaire05.
hassanson
thank you
linsang
Hi? I’m very happy to know this site. Thanks for evrything that you and the other teachers do here.Furthermore, it all free^.*
hum…I’ve got a question. When you use relative pronoun if the antecedent is a person or people you can use who,whose,whom or that according to circumstances if the antecedent is a thing or things you can use which, whose or that
arsala
its really an awesome job you all people are doing to educate people. well done
reema
txs alot james! , i really liked your handwriting
maira baloch
hi sir james me maira from pakistan i like that video but i do not get your point in frist reason.
sawsan
THANK U JAMES FOR UR INTERESTING N HELPFUL LESSONS
ACTUALLY ALL THE TEACHERS HERE R GREAT
1000 THANKS FROM EGYPT