Speak, talk, say, tell
Разница между speak, talk, say, tell
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Zungenbrecher
Немецкие скороговорки
1. Auf dem Rasen rasen rasche Ratten, rasche Ratten rasen auf dem Rasen.
2. Zehn Ziegen zogen zehn Zentner Zucker zur Zeche Zollverein.
Stative Verbs
Some stative verbs have continuous forms but there is a difference in meaning.
Be my Velentine
St. Valentine’s Day is a holiday of love, friendship and kindness! A wonderful reason to remind your beloved and close friends how you love them! But what is LOVE? Maybe these quotes will help you to learn more about these eternal feeling!
Burglary vs Robbery
Don’t Say: Officer, they must have committed the robbery when we were on vacation.
Say Instead: Officer, they must have committed the burglary when we were on vacation.
I vs ME
Don’t Say: This is a problem for Ellen and I to solve.
Say Instead: This is a problem for Ellen and me to solve.
Verb Patterns
In some cases there is a change in meaning depending on whether the verb is followed by the gerund or the infinitive. Let’s consider the most important verb patterns:
Greatest Britons
In November 2011, the British public voted to find the Greatest Briton of all time. Over a million people voted.
Here are the results:
Символы Британии и прозвища шотландцев, ирландцев и валлийцев
The prefix ‘Mac’ or ‘Mc’ in surnames (such as McCall, MacCarthy, MacDonald) is always either Scottish or Irish. The prefix ‘O’ (as in O’Brien, O’Hara) is distinctly Irish. A very large number of surnames (for example, Davis, Evans, Jones, Lloyd, Morgan, Price, Rees, Williams) suggest Welsh origin (although many of these are found throughout England). The most common surname in both England and Scotland is actually ‘Smith’.
Интересные факты об английском языке
Знаете, ли вы что…
«I am» и «I do» — самые короткие предложения на английском языке с подлежащим и сказуемым.
«Dreamt» — единственное слово в английском языке, которое заканчивается на сочетание букв «mt».
