What is it ? A spelling bee is a competition in which contestants are asked to spell a broad selection of words, usually with a varying degree of difficulty. E niente di certo in Inglese NON possiamo certo dire “si legge come si scrive’. Nel post di ieri presentavo alcuni diversi modi in cui si pronuncia la combinazione “OUGH”. Per non parlare poi delle letter mute…e lo dico sempre sempre sempre.. la L di TALK NON si pronuncia; che dire poi della K di KNOW?
E niente va cosi in Inglese :
CouGH > F sound
EnouGH > F sound
TouGH > F sound
ma …
BouGH > W sound
ThouGH > Loooong O sound
ThrouGH > OOH sound
Bottom line we are always on top of the situation !! E quanto ci piace l ‘inglese ????
on top of something
in control of a situation and aware of changes:
The stock market has been unpredictable, and you really have to stay on top of things.
On top of is also used to mean in addition to, esp. something unpleasant:
W : I put it on the library shelf R : I put it on the BOOKCASE shelf
Library in inglese vuol dire ” biblioteca”. ” Libreria” si dice “book store/shop”. La libreria intesa come mobile di case si chiama “bookcase” !!
W : I hate staying without my cell phone R : I hate being without my cell phone
It ain’t what you do. It’s the way that you do it. That’s what gets results.
Sorry to “Butt In “
To Butt In : to interrupt a conversation or discussion or someone who is talking.
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