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Hi All,
I went to The Blue Parrot Bookshop today. I encourage anyone needing books to study English or just English novels to read to go there. The prices are much cheaper. No, I am not connected to the shop. I do not even know the owners at all. It is just an idea for my students.
As the pictures show, I hope, the shop isn’t far from the station. If you are too busy to go you should stop and smell the roses a bit.
For those interested you can check BBC Podcasts at bbc.co.ul/podcasts for some interesting shows of all types and some interesting English study podcasts too. I like the BBC 4 Americanna: inside the USA. The British talk about America and American news. Can be interesting to hear a different view.
One more time: a faux pas is
A blunder (especially used in social contexts) French]; figuratively, a social blunder. While the pronounciation is close to foe-paw, that is not how this is spelled. An example might be asking a woman when the baby is due and she says she is not pregnant. That is a serious faux pas!
Easy to mix up words:
Angry vs agree Can you say them to yourself? Record them on your ktai video and listen to yourself and watch your pronunciation.
Clap vs crap These can be funny if you aren’t easily embarrassed. Clap is what we do at the end of a show that we like. We hit our open hands together to make a noise. Crap is a word used to show anger. It is a bad word and you should not use it. You’ll hear in movies very often.
Words I heard today: high touch = high five In a sports match when a player has done something well he or she might get a high touch from the other players. High touch is Japanese English. High five is common in America. Five fingers so we say high five.
Gotta hit the road. Have a great day,
Randy Miller RCC
Randy Miller
“High Five” and you have a great day too!