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XU FU / JOFUKU - SHINGU - WAKAYAMA - JAPAN
JOFUKU Park is the tomb of a Chinese man who came to Japan 2300 years ago. He had been sent by the first Emperor of China to find the secret of eternal life. He landed in Shingu, Wakayama, Japan with a large group of young boys and girls. He taught people how to fish and farm, and never returned to China.
Thursday, June 12, 2014
mother and kid
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Mother: I need some seasoning.
Tom, can you run get some salt and pepper?
Tom: Yeah.
or
I'll do it later.
or
I'm watching T.V. now.
or
Oh, do I have to?
Monday, June 2, 2014
C.V.
"C.V." is Latin for "Curriculum Vitae" (life studies).
It is used as an expression for "resume".
A resume is the summary of your work experience.
When you are applying for a job, you send a resume.
The expression "C.V." in normally used in England and Europe.
In North America, we usually say "resume".
This "resume" is a French word borrowed into English, and it is pronounced "REH zu may".
In French, it is spelled with the "accent" character: résumé
We don't have the accent character on U.S. keyboards, so we usually don't use it.
The word "résumé" is not the same as the English verb "to resume" (pronounced "ree ZOOM").
For example: The deliveries resumed after a smoke break.
It is used as an expression for "resume".
A resume is the summary of your work experience.
When you are applying for a job, you send a resume.
The expression "C.V." in normally used in England and Europe.
In North America, we usually say "resume".
This "resume" is a French word borrowed into English, and it is pronounced "REH zu may".
In French, it is spelled with the "accent" character: résumé
We don't have the accent character on U.S. keyboards, so we usually don't use it.
The word "résumé" is not the same as the English verb "to resume" (pronounced "ree ZOOM").
For example: The deliveries resumed after a smoke break.
Sunday, June 1, 2014
sketchy ...
sketchy ... is slang for: something that is not right, something that is fake or dishonest
for example: I saw an ad for a job, but the company was not real ... it seemed sketchy.
A sketch is a picture that is rough, not finished.
for example: I saw an ad for a job, but the company was not real ... it seemed sketchy.
A sketch is a picture that is rough, not finished.
Saturday, May 31, 2014
sound effects
"narf" is not a word, it's just a sound effect ... sound effects sound like the noise they describe... for example, "boom" for an explosion, or "bang" or "wham" ...
"slurp" and "gulp" are words, for example, it is rude to slurp your soup in North America, but it's ok to slurp in Japan.
"slurp" and "gulp" are words, for example, it is rude to slurp your soup in North America, but it's ok to slurp in Japan.
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Taxes & Taxis
TAX
tax (noun) - You have to pay your income tax.
taxes (plural) - There are too many taxes in Canada.
sales tax
tax (verb)
The government taxes goods at 13% in Ontario.
(past)
The government taxed cigarettes at a higher rate.
(future)
They will tax alcohol at a higher rate.
(progressive) taxing
The government is taxing cigarettes at a higher rate.
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TAXI
taxi (car that you rent)
plural - taxis
verb - airplane moving on the ground
to taxi
The airplane is taxiing.
the airplane taxied for 10 minutes before it took off.
The plane taxies before takeoff. < I forgot the 'e' ... English is a terrible language :)
Planes taxi before takeoff.
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
7 English Language Mistakes
7 English Language Mistakes
common grammar mistakes in English
1. homonyms - WORDS THAT SOUND THE SAME, BUT ARE SPELLED DIFFERENTLY
i) there - e.g., (exempla gratia)
for example
The dog is there.
There is the dog.
ii) they're - contraction for "they are"
e.g. They're not coming.
They're late.
iii) their - possessive pronoun
- "belonging to them"
That is their car.
2) Bob's dog is big.
Charles' dog is big.
The dog's hair is wet.
Their two dogs' fur is wet.
3) your - something belonging to you (possessive)
Snoopy is your dog.
you're - contraction for "you are"
You're stupid. You're smart.
4) it's - contraction for "it is"
It's raining.
its - possessive
The cat rubbed its ears.
5) then / than
5 is greater than 4.
4 is less than 5.
Canada was the best in hockey in the 1950s,
then it fell behind Russia.
6) two - 2 123
He has 2 dogs.
too = also
He has a cat, too.
to
He sent his cat to the moon.
7) accept / except
I accept this award.
He accepted the criticism.
I ate everything except the pie.
I didn't eat pie.
Except for Canada, nobody criticized it.
common grammar mistakes in English
1. homonyms - WORDS THAT SOUND THE SAME, BUT ARE SPELLED DIFFERENTLY
i) there - e.g., (exempla gratia)
for example
The dog is there.
There is the dog.
ii) they're - contraction for "they are"
e.g. They're not coming.
They're late.
iii) their - possessive pronoun
- "belonging to them"
That is their car.
2) Bob's dog is big.
Charles' dog is big.
The dog's hair is wet.
Their two dogs' fur is wet.
3) your - something belonging to you (possessive)
Snoopy is your dog.
you're - contraction for "you are"
You're stupid. You're smart.
4) it's - contraction for "it is"
It's raining.
its - possessive
The cat rubbed its ears.
5) then / than
5 is greater than 4.
4 is less than 5.
Canada was the best in hockey in the 1950s,
then it fell behind Russia.
6) two - 2 123
He has 2 dogs.
too = also
He has a cat, too.
to
He sent his cat to the moon.
7) accept / except
I accept this award.
He accepted the criticism.
I ate everything except the pie.
I didn't eat pie.
Except for Canada, nobody criticized it.
pronoun with no clearly-defined antecedant
"ante" is Latin for "before".
It is often used in English;
for example, "antebellum" means "before the war". ("bellum" is Latin for "war.")
"antecedant" means: the thing that came before
A common mistake in English is "the pronoun with no clearly-defined antecedant".
This means that you use a pronoun, but the reader doesn't know what the pronoun is referencing.
For example: The dog saw the cat. Then it ran away.
In this sentence, you don't know what "it" is.
You don't know whether the dog ran away, or the cat ran away.
It is often used in English;
for example, "antebellum" means "before the war". ("bellum" is Latin for "war.")
"antecedant" means: the thing that came before
A common mistake in English is "the pronoun with no clearly-defined antecedant".
This means that you use a pronoun, but the reader doesn't know what the pronoun is referencing.
For example: The dog saw the cat. Then it ran away.
In this sentence, you don't know what "it" is.
You don't know whether the dog ran away, or the cat ran away.
AS THE CROW FLIES ...
... is an expression that means: the distance in a straight line (without thinking about roads or obstacles)
For example: The distance from Toronto to Manila is 8,220 miles (13,228 kilometers) as the crow flies, but a normal flight stops to refuel in Alaska and travels over 10K miles.
"K" is a slang abbreviation for "thousand". It is used in computer programming. It can also mean "kilometer".
For example: The distance from Toronto to Manila is 8,220 miles (13,228 kilometers) as the crow flies, but a normal flight stops to refuel in Alaska and travels over 10K miles.
"K" is a slang abbreviation for "thousand". It is used in computer programming. It can also mean "kilometer".
Monday, May 26, 2014
ANIMAL NOISES
THIS IS A VIDEO ABOUT ANIMAL NOISES ...
lions roar
mice squeak
1 mouse
2 mice
rattlesnakes rattle
birds tweet
birds twitter
birds sing
'tweet tweet'
birds chirp
lions roar
mice squeak
1 mouse
2 mice
rattlesnakes rattle
birds tweet
birds twitter
birds sing
'tweet tweet'
birds chirp
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