English Tips"Thank God" or "thanks God"
✔️ It’s “thank God”.Lumpy Space Princess is saying it right❌ Thanks God – incorrectExplanation“Thanks” is a nounWhen we want to thank someone, we often say thanks, meaning “I give you [many] thanks”. Thanks in this case is a plural noun. “Thank” is a verb When we say Thank God, or thank goodness, to express relief or gratitude, it literally means “God should be thanked”. Cf. German Gott sei dank. In this case, thank is a verb in the subjunctive. So no “s” at the end please!
English TipsRelated to or related with?
It’s “related to”. ✔️ This is a mistake that Spanish and Portuguese speakers often make.❌ It’s related with another issue.Probably because in these languages it’s “relacionado con/com”. However, in English, the correct preposition is “to”.✔️ It’s related to another issue. ✔️ It’s related to them being on vacation. ✔️ She’s unrelated to that old man. ✔️ There’s a rumor in relation to the recent events.In some rare cases, you can see “related with”, but you should normally say “related to”.
A collection of bite-sized tips for English learners.
English Tips"Thank God" or "thanks God"
✔️ It’s “thank God”.Lumpy Space Princess is saying it right❌ Thanks God – incorrectExplanation“Thanks” is a nounWhen we want to thank someone, we often say thanks, meaning “I give you [many] thanks”. Thanks in this case is a plural noun. “Thank” is a verb When we say Thank God, or thank goodness, to express relief or gratitude, it literally means “God should be thanked”. Cf. German Gott sei dank. In this case, thank is a verb in the subjunctive. So no “s” at the end please!
English TipsRelated to or related with?
It’s “related to”. ✔️ This is a mistake that Spanish and Portuguese speakers often make.❌ It’s related with another issue.Probably because in these languages it’s “relacionado con/com”. However, in English, the correct preposition is “to”.✔️ It’s related to another issue. ✔️ It’s related to them being on vacation. ✔️ She’s unrelated to that old man. ✔️ There’s a rumor in relation to the recent events.In some rare cases, you can see “related with”, but you should normally say “related to”.
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There are a few words in English that end with -omb.
Let’s talk specifically about these three:
Bomb /bɑm/
Comb /koʊm/
Tomb /tum/
Surprisingly (or perhaps not, if you’re used to English quirks), all three are pronounced very differently. As you can see from the IPA transcriptions above, the only feature these words share is that the final b is silent.
So, to answer the question in the title – how to pronounce comb – it rhymes with foam, and does not rhyme with bomb.
Audio on Forvo:
https://forvo.com/word/comb/#en
Honeycomb photo by Ante Hamersmit on Unsplash
There are a few words in English that end with -omb.
Let’s talk specifically about these three:
Bomb /bɑm/
Comb /koʊm/
Tomb /tum/
Surprisingly (or perhaps not, if you’re used to English quirks), all three are pronounced very differently. As you can see from the IPA transcriptions above, the only feature these words share is that the final b is silent.
So, to answer the question in the title – how to pronounce comb – it rhymes with foam, and does not rhyme with bomb.
Audio on Forvo:
https://forvo.com/word/comb/#en
Honeycomb photo by Ante Hamersmit on Unsplash
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