June 18, 2021
My Favourite English Words and Expressions
"Do you have any favourite words or expressions in your target language?"
I need time to think of the answer for a minute. I wonder what it is for me.
Now, a word came up in my mind. It's "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious." This word amused me when I tried to memorize its pronunciation since it's so long and funny.
Speaking of Long and Funny, I reminded another word, "whatchamacallit." I only recognized it as a compact expression, that is compressed from a sentence, for a while from the first time I found it. Later, I found it's useful because you can use it as the object of sentences as a word.
For useful expressions, I'll show the following; "How should I put it?" I use this when I don't know how to make my idea into English sentences in conversations. Saying it helps to avoid silence during chatting.
「あなたの学習中の言語の、好きな言葉や表現はありますか？」
ちょっと考える時間が要るみたいです。何がいいかなぁ？
まず、頭に浮かんできた言葉は、「Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious」でした。この単語はとても長くて面白いので、発音を覚えようと試行錯誤するのも楽しかったです。
長くて面白い言葉と言えば、「whatchamacallit」という言葉もありますね。この単語を知った当初は、ただのコンパクトな表現（文章から圧縮された表現）としか認識していませんでした。でも、のちに、ひとつの単語として目的語で使う事もできて便利なのだと知りました。
また、便利な表現としては、次のようなのもあります。 「How should I put it?」(なんて言ったらいいかなぁ…？) です。 会話している途中、自分の考えを英語にするのが難しい時に使っています。 沈黙するのを防ぐことに役立つのです。
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My Favourite English Words and Expressions
"Do you have any favourite words or expressions in your target language?
"
I need time to think of the answer for a minute.
I wonder what it is for me.
Now, a word came up in my mind.
It's "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious."
This word amused me when I tried to memorize its pronunciation since it's so long and funny.
Speaking of Llong and Ffunny words, I am reminded of another word, "whatchamacallit."
Speaking of long and funny words, I am reminded of another word, "whatchamacallit."
I only recognized it as a compact expression, that is compressed from a sentence, for a while fromafter the first time I found it.
I only recognized it as a compact expression, that is compressed from a sentence, a while after the first time I found it.
Later, I found it's useful because you can use it as the object of sentences as a word. Later, I found it's useful because you can use it as the object of sentences as a word.
Not quite sure what you mean here...
For useful expressions, I'll show the following;: "How should I put it?"
For useful expressions, I'll show the following: "How should I put it?"
I use this when I don't know how to maketurn my ideas into English sentences in conversations.
I use this when I don't know how to turn my ideas into English sentences in conversations.
Grammatically fine, but this is more natural.
Saying it helps to avoid silence during chatting.
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Great job! I can never remember how to say "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" haha.
June 18, 2021
Thank you for the corrections. Actually, I just remember just pronunciation, not the spelling of "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious." ( I use a voice-input system. )
June 18, 2021
Later, I found it's useful because you can use it as the object of sentences as a word.
Not quite sure what you mean here...
I didn't know the usage of "whatchamacallit" as a noun.
It's like the following.
> “ I’ve broken the *whatchamacallit on my bag. ”
---- from 🌐 whatchamacallit | meaning of whatchamacallit in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English | LDOCE
https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/whatchamacallit
I just know of "whatchamacallit" as a short pronouncing from "What you may call it" for years.
June 18, 2021
Ah I see what you mean now. It sure is interesting.
"Later, I found it's useful because you can use it as the object of sentences as a word."
I would rephrase this as:
"Later, I found it's useful because you can use it as the object of a sentence in place of a noun."
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This word amused me when I tried to memorize its pronunciation since it's so long and funny. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Speaking of Long and Funny, I reminded another word, "whatchamacallit."
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I only recognized it as a compact expression, that is compressed from a sentence, for a while from the first time I found it.
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Later, I found it's useful because you can use it as the object of sentences as a word. Later, I found it's useful because you can use it as the object of sentences as a word. Later, I found it's useful because you can use it as the object of sentences as a word. Not quite sure what you mean here... |
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For useful expressions, I'll show the following; "How should I put it?"
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I use this when I don't know how to make my idea into English sentences in conversations.
I use this when I don't know how to Grammatically fine, but this is more natural. |
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Saying it helps to avoid silence during chatting. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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