English lessons on television

[KKr]

From a televised English Lesson on a Sunday morning

It is like Manuel in Fawlty Towers: " I aspeak aInglish, I learn it from ebook".
and using an internet dictionary to solve the "puzzing question" (not a typo).

Edited July 29, 2016 by KKr

[Bullie]

Call me a Dutchman, I really don't see anything wrong with the text - provided that the original question was: "which word could one substitute for puzzling" and: "the correct answer is D: perplexing".

Methinks the OP is a little stupified by the correctness.

Lovely word, by the way: puzzling. Almost as lovely as Zoe. You guys are lucky, having this language as your native tongue.

[Rob13]

Looks good to me, puzzling = perplexing

[Srikcir]

Thai translations to english in newsprint don't typically recognize the english letter "z".

So "organization" becomes "organisation."

Why is this?

[Rob13]

Maybe British spelling?

[1FinickyOne]

Not sure where the problem is here??

[Srikcir]

Maybe British spelling?

Appears so.

English is a Germanic language and in German, the letter Z is pronounced "Tsett" - a holdover from both Old English and German.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x738334

So the text shown was written by an American?

[Rob13]

Maybe British spelling?

Appears so.

English is a Germanic language and in German, the letter Z is pronounced "Tsett" - a holdover from both Old English and German.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x738334

So the text shown was written by an American?

Not sure which text you're talking about. Maybe your computer or browser is set for British English. Also,Thai's seem to prefer the British style over the American too

Edited July 30, 2016 by Rob13

[Srikcir]

Maybe British spelling?

Appears so.

English is a Germanic language and in German, the letter Z is pronounced "Tsett" - a holdover from both Old English and German.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x738334

So the text shown was written by an American?

Not sure which text you're talking about. Maybe your computer or browser is set for British English. Also,Thai's seem to prefer the British style over the American too

Text shown in the article...."puzzling"

[Rob13]

Some words the z and s are used the same. Puzzling isn't one of them. You have to use the z. It's hard to say if the text was written by an American or Brit

[lostinisaan]

puz·zling

ˈpəz(ə)liNG/

adjective

1. causing one to be puzzled; perplexing.

   "that was the most puzzling aspect of the whole affair"

   Please Google it. \ It's not "wrong"English" to use puzzling". Or did your spell check tell you so?

   Before you're trying to find mistakes in an ok text, please find answers for following questions.

   https://asiancorrespondent.com/2012/02/thai-education-part-1-ridiculous-o-net-questions/

[simon43]

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Text shown in the article...."puzzling"

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Nope,read it again.  Text shown in the article ... "puzzing"

Edited August 1, 2016 by simon43

[Johnniey]

Does anyone remember the microbuses in Bangkok maybe 15-20 years ago with the tv programs hosted by Andrew Biggs?

[KKr]

On 7/30/2016 at 10:56 AM, lostinisaan said:

puz·zling

ˈpəz(ə)liNG/

adjective

 

1. causing one to be puzzled; perplexing.

   "that was the most puzzling aspect of the whole affair"

    

    

   Please Google it. \ It's not "wrong"English" to use puzzling". Or did your spell check tell you so?

    

    

   Before you're trying to find mistakes in an ok text, please find answers for following questions.

    

   https://asiancorrespondent.com/2012/02/thai-education-part-1-ridiculous-o-net-questions/

    

    

The question is not whether the translation is theoretically correct, I am sure teacher googled the answers herself. 

Issue is about learning spoken and written English that is useful in studies and life for a secondary school student.
an example?
To comprehend may mean to penetrate in the dictionary, and "patronise = support = encourage" but have you heard someone of school going age say:
" Did you and your friend finally penetrate after you did the homework ? " or " I feel so encouraged; without such patronising I would not pass my exams. "
What made me change channels though was the teacher who referred to the "puzzing question" .

And, when reading the link in your post could not stop being amazed .. ..

[metisdead]

A troll post and a reply have been removed. 

[BoonToong]

English is my native language and I don't see the point OP is trying to make. 

 

It looks absolutely fine.

[Speedo1968]

and the wonderful puzzle whether to use "may be" or "maybe"?