Do you speak English?

Funny English

And sometimes the English language can be really funny. Have a good look at the video. I hope you don't have trouble understanding. Enjoy it.

Talking about the weather

English speakers love to talk about the weather. Whether it is just an ice breaker or because the British like to complain about it, or because the weather is very changeable in Britain and so they always have something new to say, or because they have nothing more interesting to say is a mistery to me.
The thing is that if you complain about the rain, someone might say:
"Never mind – it's good for the garden."
Then if you complain about the weather being too hot you could hear:
"At least my tomatoes will be happy."
And if your small talk has been about bad weather in general, you might hear:
"Well, I've heard it's worse in the South. They are having terrible flooding."

Do you want to sound American when you're speaking English?

Why do Brits drive on the wrong side of the road?

CAN and CAN'T

This is just an example of how American and British English don't agree with each other... The English in the first two vids is American. The one in the third is British. Just notice the pronunciation of CAN'T. I hope you enjoy.

CAN'T:




CAN:


BRITISH CAN/CAN'T

Isn't this just encouraging?

1) The bandage was wound around the wound.


2) The farm  used to produce produce.

3) The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.

This is an excerpt by Richard Lederer about the English language! Worth sharing…..

Let’s face it.  English is a crazy language. There is no egg in eggplant nor ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple. English muffins weren’t invented in England or French fries in France. Sweetmeats are candies while sweetbreads, which aren’t sweet, are meat.



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-ED Pronunciation

-ED pronunciation raises a lot of problems for ESL students.  So watch this video to clear up the doubts...




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Got it?
So go on reading to bring them back again....

Cork and Work and Card and Ward... Do you still want to learn English?

I take it you already know
Of tough and bough and cough and dough?
Others may stumble, but not you
On hiccough, thorough, slough and through.


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