20 Weird English WordsEnglish is a wonderful language with some of the strangest pronunciation rules and words that come from many other languages. This is a list of 20 weird English words.1. ErinaceousLike a hedgehog2. LamprophonyLoudness and clarity of voice3. DeponeTo testify under oath4. FinnimbrunA trinket or knick-knack5. floccinaucinihilipilificationEstimation that something is valueless. Proper pronunciation based on Latin roots: flockə-nowsə-nəkələ-pələ-fək-ation.6. InaniloquentPertaini
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Of course , I am here to help other people improve their English. English is my native tongue, and I have studied its origins, its grammar and syntax, and its idioms, slang and idiosyncracies for most of my life -- well over 50 years.\Please feel free to ask me any questions. If I don't know the answer immdeiately, I will look it up for you. I will be glad to help anyone who wants to speak, read or comphend better English.But, why else am I here?To learn about all of your languages! That's right
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Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Love never decreases by being shared.”Dear friends,I took this picture last Saturday while walking at the "candles' night". It was a windy night and i was moved to see those little candles everywhere (20 000) still giving their light in their little plastic boxes. It reminded me that, no matter our life conditions or problems, we should always be able to spread love around.
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Greetings one and all!Just a quick blog update to let you know that the Brazil Video Blog is now available to watch in the 'Directors Blog' section of The Learning English Video Project page. I hope that you enjoy it!Best regards,Daniel.
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Dear winter,why you came so sad, i have been waiting for you so longto hold me with your freeze air..oh dear winter ..Missed those clouds,I have really been waiting for them!but why you holding back all these tears ?dear winter.. my season of lovebewitched by mother nature's charmswould you please chill out and bring me giggle in your air ,spread your charm everywherei'll be waiting for this my dear beloved,wishing you bring me the sunny warm day and a moon pleasurThank you for your kindness and
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Greetings from a new born baby!Hello everybody!, i just came to the unknown world. i am screaming. what you are talking i cannot understand. i cannot express myself to you. all of you are gazing to me. but i am almost bare. i came from heaven to this earth. Where is my mom ? please take me to her. i am sorry to her. She got lot of pain because of me. You know all of you have a identity except me, my grandparents are busy with selecting a perfect name for me.anyway guys i am so hungry and talk to
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Dear sister,I’m a diffrent person, a batter person;Since we first become sisters, friends….Your honesty helps me to see my weaknessesAnd your support helps me to turn them into strengthsThank you for not saying the things you think I want to hearBut for saying things I need to know.You’re one of the few people how I trust when you tell meThat I’v done well, because you are oneOf the few who will tell me when I could do better.You challenge me to be the best I can be…by accepting andAppreciating
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A man was killed on Tuesday in my house's basement. He was beaten with iron pipe and he died latter in hospital. He was one of my house's inhabitant from 8th floor. I don't know most of my neighbors. I didn't know also him, though I live next 9th. floor.2 men suspected for murder and for owning amphetamine were catch 2 days latter. They were trying to escape by cars, police chased them through of the town and had also to use gun.The creepy thing is that the murder happened on middle of day in my
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Hi everybody. To day is Moon holiday. I wish everyone would have a great day. I think this Moonholiday is very special because it dont rain until now. In my memory there was no Monnholiday without rain because its rainseason now. When I was still home, my mother often buy many cakes in this day and I go out with my decorative multi-coloured lantern and friends. The decorative multi-coloured lantern was fired by candles. So my mother must buy it since some days before just because there was not a
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life is the places where we were comfortable with our family. But inside of them sometimes we feel sadness and happiness. Happiness comes if we feel happy and also enjoy with something. And sadness comes if we feel unhappy and also doesn't really enjoy about something. Some of the people get "spirit" to catch our happiness and also some of them felt under control and make them be sadness, so.. "what is the meaning of living in the world"? just only ourself have to know... that everything will be
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It's always nice to know the National Costumes of different countries. Countries are easily identified by their National Costumes because of its colour and unique artistic design.I think, it's just so gratifying to be remembered by our country's national clothes.I wish you could share here with me a picture of the National Costume of your country.Have a nice day to all!
Remember well the beautiful queen in the world is “Mother Teresa”. She rules the heart of people with her grace, kindness, charity, and love. She is a bliss strewn on earth by nature. Hence, we could say real beauty lies in heart and not in the hard woven external body.One must realize that beauty is mortal, soul and knowledge are immortal and eternal.Somes of her quotes among my favorites...If you are judging people, you won’t have time to love them.Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted
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there were two friends one was intellegent and the other was stupid so the first one want to test his friend so he decided to ask him some evident questions so he started.a:what do u know about the leaders of the second world war?b: they all died.a:name three kinds of fish?b: fry,roast and salty.a:which is the furthest australia or the moon ?b: australia because we can see the moon but we can't see australia.a:what do u know about the dead sea?b: he was ill before he dieda: what's the use of the
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Today, I have a difficult subject and I'm really not good at it(All my classmates are afraid of it). It's so hart to get mark 9 for it but I did with a fortune. My teacher asked me a question that he had clarified in the last time and the problem's that he didnt miss that. So I not only had his compliment but also got a hight mark. My friend so envy me but I think that its because I was laborious. hehe
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love is beautiful. That's makes our people full of smile, when you are falling love with somebody maybe you said "what a nice world "that's someone who has a handsome/pretty, kind, friendship be your close friend, become we feel comfortable with him/her. Some of them was given more attention.truly love is appears if we believed and also want to trust "what is the meaning of love".? Love makes somebody be kind person, That was given and also received unlimited times.
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First of all,I must tell you about myself.I'm thirteen. I have a dog ,called Pal,who is very intelligent.What a bad day.I got up late and didn't have time to eat my breakfast.I couldn't find my books.At last, I found my books-in the bathroom.I had to wait ages for a bus and I was almost late for school.(Ann,my class teacher,told me ,that she would give me five hundred lines if I was late again).The first lesson on Monday morning is Maths.What a terrible way to start the week.Mr.Suren,the maths t
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Dear God, thank you for the many people who have encouraged me along the way ... have cheered me on when I was dragging my feet ... and lifted me up when I had fallen. please help me to do the same for others. And above all, thank you for your unfailing faithfulness and everlasting love for me, even when I have been at my worst. Thank you for hearing and answering my prayer.Gratefully, amen
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........He stared at for a second. Then he laugh and apologized'' Simon'', i suggested , '' let us drink some wine and forgot all this. I have 2 bottls downstairs in my apartment. What do you think?'''' I like your idea'', he said.I bought the wine to his apartment, and we began to drink> by the time we had finish the first bottle, Simon was very sleepy and very drunk. I felt calm sa ever... for I believed that I knew Simon's secret.'' Simon, I know you have a secret. Why don't you tell me about
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