Some English humor
Maybe I’ll show this to the Hibiki no Kai members on Sunday.
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Have a good one
Ever since I’ve been in the US everybody seems to say, “Have a good one.” Is this a Boston thing? Or something that creeped into the general language over the last few years? I’m sure it was not an almost … Continue reading →
The correct pronunciation of GIF
Definitely worth a blog post. I have been saying this for years: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/04/jeopardy-gifs_n_4383490.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592 There are lots of words which begin with G and have a soft G (J) pronunciation: Gillette, gerund, gene, generous, Gibralter… I could go on and on. … Continue reading →
Forgot an English word… should I worry?
Ever have one of those times when you know a foreign language word for a common thing, you can see the thing, you know what the thing is, but for the life of you you can’t remember the English word? … Continue reading →