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Subido el 8 de junio de 2020 por Sandra G.

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Kelty Morash reads part of an article on English vocabulary.

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Now I'm going to read a passage from the article, English is a Crazy Language by Richard Lutter. 00:00:00
English is a widely spoken language around the world. 00:00:08
In fact, one out of every seven human beings speak English. 00:00:12
But it's a crazy language. 00:00:16
So I'm going to talk about some of the crazy rules and words in English. 00:00:18
And I'd like to know if you all agree or disagree on this. 00:00:24
and what are some words or rules in English that maybe you struggle with. 00:00:28
So in what other language do people drive in a parkway and park in a driveway? 00:00:34
In what other language do people play at a recital and recite at a play? 00:00:40
Why does night fall but never break and day break but never fall? 00:00:45
Why is it that when we transport something by car, it's called a shipment, 00:00:50
but when we transport something by ship, it's called cargo. 00:00:55
Why does a man get a hernia and a woman get a hysterectomy? 00:00:59
Why do we pack suits in a garment bag and garments in a suitcase? 00:01:04
Why do privates eat in the general mess and generals eat in the private mess? 00:01:09
Why do we call it newsprint when it contains no printing, 00:01:14
but when we put print on it, we call it a newspaper? 00:01:17
In what other language do they call the third hand on the clock the second hand? 00:01:21
Why do they call them apartments when they're all together? 00:01:26
Why do we call them buildings when they're already built? 00:01:29
In stadiums, why are the seats called stands when they're made for sitting? 00:01:32
Why is it called a TV set when you only get one? 00:01:37
Why are movie coming attractions called trailers when they come before the main feature? 00:01:42
Why do we call a ship that pushes other ships a tugboat? 00:01:49
Why do we call that useful basket with a top on it a hamper? 00:01:53
Why is your finger called a thumb, but your big toe doesn't get a name of its own? 00:01:58
Idioma/s:
en
Autor/es:
Kelty Morash
Subido por:
Sandra G.
Licencia:
Reconocimiento - No comercial - Sin obra derivada
Visualizaciones:
91
Fecha:
8 de junio de 2020 - 0:12
Visibilidad:
Público
Centro:
IES SAN JUAN BAUTISTA
Duración:
02′ 04″
Relación de aspecto:
1.78:1
Resolución:
1280x720 píxeles
Tamaño:
152.34 MBytes

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