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I've been recently noticing and thinking about common phrases used in movies, TV shows, cartoons, video games, etc.
For example:
"This is for your own good."
"There's no way out!"
"You won't get away with this!"
I know you can search for a list online, but was curious what other phrases people often hear. Can you think of any?
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四季だらけ
パワーポイントみたいなユーチューブでのビデオに田舎に住むメリットの一つのポイント：
「四季を感じることができる」
「四季だらけ」
と語りました。この度にだらけの使い方では四季を感じるということが最高という感じですか？それなら、たとえば：「このスーパーでの選択肢だらけですよね！何でも買いそうですね！」と言ったら通じられますか？
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I've been to France, Italy, and German.
This is a recurring mistake that has happened many times with many different students, and I'm curious about it.
Whenever a student and I are talking about different countries, many of them mistakenly say "German" instead of "Germany." I realize this is a mistake that any English learner could make, but this <em>specific</em> mistake has happened more times than I can count. Is it because these two words only differ by one letter?
English learners, do you <em>think</em> you are pronouncing "Germany" but your tutor/teacher hears "German"? Is it difficult to hear the difference between the two? Do you mix up these two words?
English teachers and tutors, do you have any thoughts about why "German" is often mistakenly used instead of "Germany" when talking about countries and not people and languages?
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Expat Channels
Shortly before I returned to the U.S. after living in Japan for 3 years (maybe about 2 months before I returned), I realized that I had watched many videos about American expats in Japan, but I had never watched any about other countries' expats in the U.S. So, I searched for some videos about that, and many of the videos I watched talked about some aspects that I had expected them to talk about, but they also talked about some that I had never thought about. Since then, I intermittently search for different expat videos to watch about living abroad in different countries.
To others who are also interested in these types of videos, do you have any recommended YouTube channels? It doesn't necessarily have to be in comparison with the U.S. For example, I've watched a channel called <em>Not Even French</em> and the channel's creator is from New Zealand. I've also watched channels featuring Japanese-speaking expats from other countries talking about Japan as well as native Japanese nationals who live in the U.S. or other countries talking about their experience.
I'd like to reiterate that I'm specifically talking about expats, <em>not</em> tourists. Travel channels are okay, but I'm not looking for travelers' perspectives. I'm looking for perspectives about someone from one country who has spent a considerable amount of time in another country.
If you know of any good blogs to read about this, I would also be interested to know about those as well.
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Discussion Bumping
I don't actually see discussion bumping too often. A discussion bump is when the comment to a certain discussion doesn't actually contribute to the discussion at all (except to bump it to the top). For example: "Just bumping this discussion in case no one saw it." I've even seen someone comment only the word "bump" before.
So, when is it appropriate to bump a discussion to the top? How many times can you bump the same discussion thread before it's considered excessive? Is it bad to bump your own discussion?
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I'm boring.
This is a fictional dialogue I created to illustrate a common mistake English learners make:
Martian: I'm boring.
Human: What? You're not boring.
Martian: Yes, I am!
Human: No, you're not!
Martian: All I've done today is sat around and stare at the wall...
Human: Well, staring at the wall is<em> </em>pretty boring...
Martian: See! I told you, didn't I?
Human: Just because staring at the wall is boring doesn't mean you're boring.
Martian: (<em>looks suspiciously at the human) </em>Are you trying to say I'm boring?
Human: I never said that!
Martian: You think because I stare at walls that I'm boring?
Human: I already told you! You're not boring!
Martian: But you said staring at the wall is pretty boring.
Human: Yes, and you also said "I'm boring."
Martian: No I didn't! I said I was bored!
Human: No! You clearly said "I'm boring," not "I'm bored."
Martian: Well of course I’m bored! I'm bored out of my mind!
Human: (<em>walks away from the alien)</em>
Martian: And where do you think you're going?
Human: I don't know. I'm bored.
Martian: Well… fine then! You’re just a boring human anyway…
English learners often mix up I’m bored and I’m boring.
I’m bored = I’m disinterested
I’m boring = I’m uninteresting
We use bored to describe our own feeling of boredom, or about someone else's feeling of boredom.
Example 1:
<em>Mom is driving a car with a young child in the backseat:</em>
Child: Are we there yet?
Mom: No, not yet.
<em>One minute later:</em>
Child:<em> </em>Are we there yet?
Mom: No.
<em>Thirty seconds later:</em>
Child: Are we there yet
Mom: No.
Child: How much longer? I'm so bored!
Example 2:
<em>Two friends are playing a card game, and there is a dog nearby:</em>
Player 1: Yes! I win!
Player 2: Again? No fair…
Player 1: Is your dog sleeping?
Player 2: No, my dog is just really bored. We’ve been playing card games for nearly 3 hours now.
We use boring when we want to describe someone else's personality (or our own), or when something (or someone) disinterests us.
Example 1:
Friend 1: What did you do this morning?
Friend 2: I walked around the same circle 6,862 times today. Isn’t that great?
Friend 1: You walked around the same circle 6,862 times in a row? That sounds boring...
Example 2:
Aura’s friend: Hey, are you busy?
Aura: Yes, actually I am.
Aura’s friend: Are you doing something important?
Aura: Yes, I am.
Aura’s friend: Well… aren’t you going to tell me what you’re doing?
Aura: Oh okay, it’s not that important. I’m just typing some fictional dialogues for a language learning discussion board.
Aura’s friend: Oh… I see… That’s very-
Aura: boring.
Aura’s friend: No no… that’s not boring… well okay, maybe it is a little boring.
Aura: That’s what I thought.
Aura’s friend: But that doesn’t mean you are boring!
Remember, you are not boring, you are interesting! Hopefully I didn't bore you with this post. If this didn't cure your boredom, then you might still be bored.
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乙の使い方は？
インターネット記事で見かけました：「 口内でミルクティーの味が完成するところも乙！ 」
乙の使い方の教え頂けたら嬉しです！お願いします！
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What's UP Doc?
A newspaper article containing 40 up phrasal verbs:
https://youtu.be/pbSfJmArAxg
She starts reading the article at 2:07.
For those learning English as a second language, what do you use to learn phrasal verbs? What has helped you the most?
By the way, if you feel like having some fun and writing a few sentences here using different up phrasal verbs, have at it! The wackier the better :D
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JLPT２級の文法練習１
最近、真面目にユーチューブでJLPT２級の文法説明ビデオを見ています。説明はとても分かりやすいと思いますが詳しく理解の為に自分の例文を書いてみました。
～とたんに
～と思ったら
～次第
～か、～ないかうちに （この文法のポイントには、書いた例文は正解のだろうか・・）
１ お風呂に入ったとたんに停電した。
２ 停電したと思ったら復旧になった。
３ 勉強を終わった次第に学校で友達に向かいます。
４ 店員さんが掃除を終わるか終わらないかうちにお客さんに手伝って申し上げました。
５ リンゴの半分を切ったとたんに指を怪我した。
６ 昨日はテストがあったと思ったら来週になりました。
７ ご飯できた次第に宿題を終われます。
８ 友達の家に行くか行かないかうちに意外に友達が私の家に来た。
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Tally Marks
In your country, if you are counting or playing some kind of game, do you use tally marks? Do you use numerals? I'm asking this question because I recently watched a video on YouTube that showed people in Japan writing tally marks, and I noticed that they write it differently. Are there other ways of keeping score when playing a game that exist in your country?
Here is a picture of the tally marks that I'm the most familiar with:
https://www.123rf.com/photo_56732426_stock-vector-black-and-white-tally-marks-hand-drawn-seamless-pattern.html
In the video I watched, tally marks were being written like this:
https://registeredalien.weebly.com/uploads/4/4/1/5/4415448/4680979.png?265
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