Author Topic: Let's improve our English! (Read 3563 times)

Niko · « **Reply #25 on:** September 20, 2007, 01:07:17 PM »

Quote from: ijm123 on September 18, 2007, 08:58:28 PM

There's plenty weird about it....particularly in pronunciation. Take the -ough ending of words which has 5 or more different pronunciations

though - pronounced tho
bough - pronounced bow
cough - pronounced coff
thorough - pronounced thoror
enough - pronounced enuff

I'm sure there's more as well

One of the most difficult names in English in my opinion is Slough. I really found it difficult to pronounce it right way. I spent there some time with my mother, when we were living in England.

ijm123 · « **Reply #26 on:** September 20, 2007, 02:36:16 PM »

Quote from: Niko on September 20, 2007, 01:07:17 PM

One of the most difficult names in English in my opinion is Slough. I really found it difficult to pronounce it right way. I spent there some time with my mother, when we were living in England.

Yes - it is an odd one and difficult to put into phonetics because when you do it becomes "slow" but it's not slow it's "sl-ow" in 2 parts

Niko · « **Reply #27 on:** September 20, 2007, 02:55:18 PM »

Quote from: ijm123 on September 20, 2007, 02:36:16 PM

Yes - it is an odd one and difficult to put into phonetics because when you do it becomes "slow" but it's not slow it's "sl-ow" in 2 parts

And I also noticed that there were not 2 persons who were pronouncing it the same way.

esc_dr16 · « **Reply #28 on:** September 20, 2007, 11:25:55 PM »

I can also help if you need it

Quote from: Niko on September 20, 2007, 02:55:18 PM

And I also noticed that there were not 2 persons who were pronouncing it the same way.

Hehe, very true, there are so many different accents here. I pronounce it like ''slauw".

Miray · « **Reply #29 on:** November 03, 2007, 04:12:44 PM »

Could anyone tell me what the name of plastic balls floating on sea, usually used for security is?

ijm123 · « **Reply #30 on:** November 03, 2007, 05:04:23 PM »

now you know Angel

mongol-boy · « **Reply #31 on:** November 04, 2007, 06:32:10 PM »

Quote from: Miray on November 03, 2007, 04:12:44 PM

Could anyone tell me what the name of plastic balls floating on sea, usually used for security is?

float balls?

ijm123 · « **Reply #32 on:** November 04, 2007, 06:41:28 PM »

Quote from: mongol-boy on November 04, 2007, 06:32:10 PM

float balls?

They're BUOYS

mongol-boy · « **Reply #33 on:** November 04, 2007, 06:41:53 PM »

Quote from: ijm123 on November 04, 2007, 06:41:28 PM

They're BUOYS :

I prefer floating balls!

ijm123 · « **Reply #34 on:** November 04, 2007, 06:42:53 PM »

Quote from: mongol-boy on November 04, 2007, 06:41:53 PM

I prefer floating balls!

Don't we all

mongol-boy · « **Reply #35 on:** November 04, 2007, 06:44:10 PM »

Quote from: ijm123 on November 04, 2007, 06:42:53 PM

Don't we all

lol sure

kopy kat · « **Reply #36 on:** November 08, 2007, 10:36:35 AM »

Usually i'm using Encarta Dictionary...so i have found also BUOY

http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_/buoy.html

Miray · « **Reply #37 on:** November 09, 2007, 07:49:47 PM »

Quote from: Nikos;785759

Merhaba (veya Selam ) herke?e!

Nas?ls?n?z arkada?lar?

Merhaba Nikos Abi

Quote from: kopy kat on November 08, 2007, 10:36:35 AM

Usually i'm using Encarta Dictionary...so i have found also BUOY
http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_/buoy.html

And thanks for the site

kopy kat · « **Reply #38 on:** November 10, 2007, 05:31:03 AM »

You're welcome

Relyana · « **Reply #39 on:** January 16, 2008, 10:51:19 PM »

Definitions of vibe(s):

Quote from: wordreference.com

Vibe is the 'feeling' surrounding something, similar to an 'aura', but it's the 'feeling' that something (an activity/person usually) gives out. You usually describe what type of vibe it gives out "positive vibe" is a common way to describe something that makes you feel happy, upbeat, etc.

Quote from: dictionary.die.net

Source: WordNet (r) 1.7

vibes
n 1: a distinctive emotional atmosphere; sensed intuitively; "the
place gives me bad vibes" [syn: vibrations]
2: an percussion instrument similar to a xylophone but having
metal bars and rotating disks in the resonators that
produce a vibrato sound [syn: vibraphone, vibraharp]

Quote from: onlinedictionary.datasegment.com

vibes - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

vibes
n 1: a percussion instrument similar to a xylophone but having
metal bars and rotating disks in the resonators that
produce a vibrato sound [syn: vibraphone, vibraharp,
vibes]

vibes - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

57 Moby Thesaurus words for "vibes":
battery, bells, bones, caring, castanets, celesta, chime, chimes,
chord, clappers, concern, crash cymbal, cymbals, echo, empathy,
feelings, fellow feeling, finger cymbals, gamelan, glockenspiel,
gong, handbells, identification, idiophone, involvement, lyra,
maraca, marimba, metallophone, orchestral bells, pathos,
percussion, percussion instrument, percussions, percussive,
rapport, rattle, rattlebones, relating, resonances, response,
responsiveness, sensations, sharing, sizzler, snappers,
sympathetic chord, sympathetic response, sympathy, tam-tam,
tintinnabula, tonitruone, triangle, tubular bells, vibraphone,
vibrations, xylophone

I'd go for the tam-tam version (big fuss in Romanian)

jami · « **Reply #40 on:** June 16, 2008, 10:01:31 PM »

HI GUYS

who is teaching?

i really need to improve my english

@Miray ..... Kaif a Haluka?

Niko · « **Reply #41 on:** July 06, 2008, 05:07:22 PM »

Ian, I have always had a problem with one special thing - so:

Does 12 AM mean midnight or midday?

Martial · « **Reply #42 on:** July 06, 2008, 08:46:28 PM »

that's midnight

ijm123 · « **Reply #43 on:** July 10, 2008, 05:25:35 PM »

Morgan is right

12AM is Midnight
12PM is Midday or Noon

Niko · « **Reply #44 on:** July 10, 2008, 06:56:48 PM »

Thank you Morgan and Ian - that helped me a lot. I have been pondering very many years what does 12 AM and 12 PM mean.

But now I have another question - which may sound very stupid and hilarious at the same time, but I need it for certain thing. So, what does a dove say in English?

Martial · « **Reply #45 on:** July 11, 2008, 12:32:03 AM »

dove like pigeon and others in English make "coo" sounds

ijm123 · « **Reply #46 on:** July 13, 2008, 12:24:13 AM »

Again Morgan is completely correct

. Are you SURE you're French and not British Morgan?

Martial · « **Reply #47 on:** July 13, 2008, 03:23:24 PM »

lived in America for four years, so that helps knowing the dirty lil secrets of English language.. but i'm damn no british

Relyana · « **Reply #48 on:** December 13, 2008, 04:54:58 PM »

I'm listening to "I kissed a girl" by Katy Perry and every single time I'm listening to this song one question comes to my mind :

Quote

I kissed a girl just to try it
I hope my boyfriend don't mind it

Shouldn't it be "doesn't" instead of "don't" - gramatically speaking (it sounds better using "don't" though)

btw ... trying to watch the official video on YouTube and much to my surprise all I've got was this error message "This video is not available in your country."

I can watch the video on MTV but not on YouTube ?

ijm123 · « **Reply #49 on:** December 21, 2008, 10:32:23 PM »

Quote from: Relyana on December 13, 2008, 04:54:58 PM

I'm listening to "I kissed a girl" by Katy Perry and every single time I'm listening to this song one question comes to my mind :

Shouldn't it be "doesn't" instead of "don't" - gramatically speaking (it sounds better using "don't" though)

btw ... trying to watch the official video on YouTube and much to my surprise all I've got was this error message "This video is not available in your country."
I can watch the video on MTV but not on YouTube ?

Grammatically speaking yes it should be DOESN'T - but as you say DON'T fits the song better