Выбрать из множества учителей по предмету английский...
Bionika
teeny / tiny
What's the difference between those two?
And why do they sometimes use them in the same sentence, e.g. "Oh, this dog is really teeny tiny!" (Or teeny-tiny?)
16 сент. 2013 г., 13:29
Ответы · 4
2
They both mean "very small," but teeny" is more of an informal child's word. With children, we often say "teeny-tiny" to emphasize that something is really, really small (notice that I just doubled the word "really."). Sometimes, in informal speech, by doubling a word or pairing two words that mean the same thing, we are adding emphasis. If I say that from the airplane people look like "teeny tiny" bugs, that's smaller than just saying "tiny" and it adds emphasis to the smallness of how the people appear. We'd be much more likely to use a phrase like this with children than with adults.
16 сентября 2013 г.
"Teeny" is a cutesy version of "tiny". You would never use it in standard speech.
However, you can use it in song! :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICkWjdQuK7Q
16 сентября 2013 г.
Все еще не нашли ответы?
Напишите свои вопросы, и пусть вам помогут носители языка!
Bionika
Языковые навыки
английский, русский
Изучаемый язык
английский
Статьи, которые тебе могут быть интересны

English Vocabulary for Using Microsoft Office at Work
8 нравится · 2 Комментариев

How to Answer “How Was Your Weekend?” Naturally in English
50 нравится · 29 Комментариев

Why Some Jokes Don’t Translate: Understanding Humor in English
15 нравится · 6 Комментариев
Еще статьи
