British pop singers have been imitating american pronunciations since cliff richards , the beatles , and the rolling stones began recording in the 1960s .
The germanic pronunciations of old english broke a bunch of rules that the alphabet was supposed to observe in latin and so old english speakers decided they needed a new letter to make the w sound .
S currently featured in expo 2010 , sina english uses american spellings , standard headword - definition combinations , and standard midwest pronunciations - all available via electronic lexicography to offshore learners , including audio-phonetic help .
