Murf Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 I was in the classroom last week and we discussing appearance. The conversation turned to skin colour, fair skin... and dark skin. When i said 'dark skin' one of the boys at the back thought i said 'Taksin' and class burst out laughing. Anyone else had a similar experience? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otherstuff1957 Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 Yup, I recently did a lesson about at peom called "Jim". I used the poem for two lessons and so, on the second day I waved a copy of the poem at them and said "OK, everybody get out your Jims". It wasn't until I saw a couple of boys in the back of the class snickering that I realized what I had said! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tayto Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murf Posted July 1, 2007 Author Share Posted July 1, 2007 The boys at your school have Jims??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tayto Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 Try the exercise at the bottom of this page. more difficult than it looks. http://www.5minuteenglish.com/jan29.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegan Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 Try the exercise at the bottom of this page.more difficult than it looks. http://www.5minuteenglish.com/jan29.htm the second answer is wrong it's "capital" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbkudu Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 (edited) Try the exercise at the bottom of this page.more difficult than it looks. http://www.5minuteenglish.com/jan29.htm the second answer is wrong it's "capital" No, it's right. The Capitol (with an 'o') is the building where the US Congress resides. I even looked it up in the dictionary. Actually 6a and 6b are not right. 6a has a 'z' ending and 6b has an 's' ending. One more; desert has primary stress on the first syllable and dessert has primary stress on the second. Edited August 31, 2007 by mbkudu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 A capitol is a seat of government like the Capitol building in Washington DC, but Washington DC is the Capital region of the USA. But your both sort of right as Washington is the figurative seat of government. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adjan jb Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 Sorry I teach French not English and a funny reply I once got is not about similar sounds, it's an anagram + some confusion about the right verb. So I was teaching French for secretaries 101 and I asked my students about a secretary's qualities. A student replied "avoir du poil" (to be hairy) instead of "être polie" (to be polite). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbkudu Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 A capitol is a seat of government like the Capitol building in Washington DC, but Washington DC is the Capital region of the USA.But your both sort of right as Washington is the figurative seat of government. Actually, now that you've said that, and I've looked at the example again; the example is ambiguous. It says: 'the place where the government resides.' That could be either of the two places you mentioned above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeaceBlondie Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 Perhaps the test writer didn't fully understand the difference between a capital and a capitol. First rule of test making is to understand the material better than the best student. Besides, in context, capitol seldom is used (referring only to the building), and when the wrong spelling is used, few people even realize the mistake. It's moot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 Yes a friend of mine works in the Captiol (building) which is in the Capital, Washington D.C. I think they ususally spell Capitol Hill with an "O" as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim77 Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 A few years ago, some Scottish friends (husband and wife) were visiting, and we were discussing the transportation needs of the wife who needed to get to the airport. So as an American, I used the expression: "I'll drive by in the morning and give you a ride". (Turns out that in Scotland, "giving a ride" is an idiomatic expression meaning to have sex.) The Scottish expression is to "give a lift". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B Fuddled Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 A tall Isan girl named Short long loved a big Mr. Little. But Little, thinking little of Short, loved a little lass named Long. To belittle Long, Short announced she would marry Little before long. This caused Little shortly to marry Long. To make a long story short, did tall Short love big Little less because Little loved little Long more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loaded Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 I recently heard about a crazy bloke who seduced a cleaner before running off before the police arrived = Nut screws washer and bolts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murf Posted September 10, 2007 Author Share Posted September 10, 2007 I recently heard about a crazy bloke who seduced a cleaner before running off before the police arrived= Nut screws washer and bolts hahaha... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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