Learning about English The Glorious Messiness of English
Learning about English The Glorious Messiness of English
Some idiomatic usages ship by truck send cargo by ship noses that run feet that smell a slim/fat chance a wise guy a wise man overlook oversee hot cold as hell burn up burn down fill in a form /fill out a form go off go on
Some idiomatic usages • ship by truck / send cargo by ship • noses that run / feet that smell • a slim/fat chance • a wise guy / a wise man • overlook / oversee • hot / cold as hell • burn up / burn down • fill in a form / fill out a form • go off / go on
English Main Conte Glorious wonderful. very beautiful History or impressive
Main Content Glorious English wonderful, very beautiful or impressive History
English Main Conte Glorious Messy
Main Content Messy Glorious English
Messiness of English Sweetmeats are candy meat Sweetbreads are ●People drive on a parkway ·People park on a driveway
l Sweetmeats are __________. l Sweetbreads are __________. l People drive on a ___________. l People ________ on a driveway. meat candy Messiness of English parkway park
Messiness of English When stars are out they are visible invisible When lights are out they are start ·I wind up my watch to it. ●I wind up my speech to end it
Messiness of English l When stars are out they are ________. l When lights are out they are _________. l I wind up my watch to ________ it. l I wind up my speech to ________it. visible invisible start end start end
Messiness of English For example,a group of letters that is pronounced one way in one word cannot be depended on to be pronounced the same way in other words. "-ough-" "thought,""though,""through,"and "enough
Messiness of English l For example, a group of letters that is pronounced one way in one word cannot be depended on to be pronounced the same way in other words. "-ough-" "thought, " "though, " "through, " and "enough
0 dough o cough m 0 plough ● tode. rough hiccough through thorough
dough cough plough rough hiccough through thorough
Introductory remarks As we discover from the previous exercise,an English word may have multiple meanings. Likewise,several different words may be pronounced in the same way.Considered in this perspective,English is really messy. However,according to the text,this is also a major merit of English
Introductory remarks As we discover from the previous exercise, an English word may have multiple meanings. Likewise, several different words may be pronounced in the same way. Considered in this perspective, English is really messy. However, according to the text, this is also a major merit of English
Conflicts between Messiness Pronunciation and spelling Homonym Homophone Homograph
Messiness Conflicts between Pronunciation and spelling Homonym Homophone Homograph
