Nov. 20, 2022
Some Ideas About English Words.
Oral. After I heard David tell us that oral English was not a correct expression, I never used it. But one day on Douyin, I saw a native English speaker saying "oral English". I doubted if I heard him wrong? After repeated confirmation, he really said that.
Pussy. After I saw the sentence in your picture, I immediately looked it up in my translation apps. The word has two different meanings and the first meaning is cat. Since it has the meaning of cat, why shouldn't we use it to refer to a cat?
Rape. In one of my English journals, I used rape to mean 油菜. At first, I didn't know how to say 油菜 in English. I looked for the Chinese word in my translation app and it said rape. Later on, a native English speaker asked me what I really meant. I told you and he said I should write rape seeds.
Although I know a little about these English words, I can't understand them completely, let alone use them in a proper way.
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Some IdeaThoughts About English Words.
Some Thoughts About English Words.
I doubtwondered if I heard him wrong?
I wondered if I heard him wrong?
"I wondered if I heard him wrong?" Or "Did I hear him right?" both express doubt upon hearing something.
After repeated confirmationconfirming multiple times, he really saiddid say that.
After confirming multiple times, he really did say that.
"Pronoun + really did + infinitive verb" is used when the speaker is either surprised that something happened or that they are emphasizing what was done.
After I saw the sentence in your picture, I immediately looked it up inwith my translation apps.
After I saw the sentence in your picture, I immediately looked it up with my translation apps.
Since it has the meaning ofmeans cat, why shouldn't we use it to refer to a cat?
Since it means cat, why shouldn't we use it to refer to a cat?
I looked for the Chinese word ion my translation app and it said rape.
I looked for the Chinese word on my translation app and it said rape.
I told youhim and he said I should write rape seeds.
I told him and he said I should write rape seeds.
Feedback
First, the word pussy for cat comes from the compound noun pussy cat. Which is then shortened to pussy. However, it's an old word and nobody uses it for cat unless they are making a vulgar joke.
Second, rape for rape seeds (which is also the translation for the Japanese kanji) is a written botanical word. Again, nobody would call it that in real life conversation since the most common meaning of rape is used way more and is understood as that.
Nov. 20, 2022
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Some Ideas About English Words.
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Oral. |
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After I heard David tell us that oral English was not a correct expression, I never used it. |
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But one day on Douyin, I saw a native English speaker saying "oral English". |
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I doubted if I heard him wrong?
I "I wondered if I heard him wrong?" Or "Did I hear him right?" both express doubt upon hearing something. |
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After repeated confirmation, he really said that.
After "Pronoun + really did + infinitive verb" is used when the speaker is either surprised that something happened or that they are emphasizing what was done. |
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Pussy. |
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After I saw the sentence in your picture, I immediately looked it up in my translation apps.
After I saw the sentence in your picture, I immediately looked it up |
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The word has two different meanings and the first meaning is cat. |
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Since it has the meaning of cat, why shouldn't we use it to refer to a cat?
Since it |
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Rape. |
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In one of my English journals, I used rape to mean 油菜. |
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At first, I didn't know how to say 油菜 in English. |
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I looked for the Chinese word in my translation app and it said rape.
I looked for the Chinese word |
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Later on, a native English speaker asked me what I really meant. |
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I told you and he said I should write rape seeds.
I told |
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Although I know a little about these English words, I can't understand them completely, let alone use them in a proper way. |
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