The English from Singapore

It´s just kind of a pronunciation test with some people from Singapore.

Stutter

STUTTER

A teacher is explaining biology to her 4th grade students. ‘Human beings are the only animals that stutter,’ she says. A little girl raises her hand. ‘I had a kitty-cat who stuttered.’

The teacher, knowing how precious some of these stories could become, asked the girl to describe the incident.

‘Well’, she began, ‘I was in the back yard with my kitty and the Rottweiler that lives next door got a running start and before we knew it, he jumped over the fence into our yard!’

‘That must’ve been scary,’ said the teacher.

‘It sure was‘, said the little girl. ‘My kitty raised her back, went Sssss, Sssss, Sssss and before she could say ‘Shit!’, the Rottweiler ate her!’

Taken from: www.teclasap.com.br

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FARTHER or FURTHER?

They are both comparative forms of FAR and, even though they have been used interchangeably, there is a difference. Read the example below:

The FARTHER that I drive along this road, the FURTHER my bad memories get.

Did you notice the difference?
Well, I think you got it:

FARTHER should be used when you talk about physical distance or position.
while
FURTHER should be used when you talk about degree or time.


Take a look at some other examples:


Your house is farther than I thought.

We hope that the gas prices drop further so we can afford this trip.


Comment about any further information you have.

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When two vowels go walking...

Hello you guys, This is my first post and I´d like to start by showing you a very nice video that I´ve found on youtube. The video is about pronunciation in English. Of course that, like almost everything in English, it has many exceptions, but I hope it makes pronouncing a little easier for anyone who had any doubts. ENJOY.