Hypercorrection
TweetRecently, to my surprise, I have found out that I have been mispronouncing a word for over 30 years, in my own native language! The word is ‘愛’ (oi3) in Cantonese, meaning ‘love’. It is a commonly used word, and many people like myself, mispronounce it as ‘ngoi3’. It is usually not noticeable, but in [...]
Passing the Time
TweetShould we correct other people’s grammar? Would we like them to do the same to us? If so, how should we go about doing it? There has been a rather active discussion on Master Steve’s blog last week about correcting grammar during conversations. Coincidentally, Grammar Girl published a podcast on the same subject around the [...]
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- Visiting Rio de Janeiro today and tomorrow.
- Just had an English/Spanish mixed conversation with a Skype friend for over an hour. We had not talked for more than 4 years.
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