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Hi, there! I know tongue twisters - most of the time - don't have sense, just similar sounds. But I really would like to know what could be the translation for the following: "Pete's pa pete paked to the pea patch to pick a peck of peas for the poor pink pig in the pine hole...

Thank you very much for the detailed explanation. The brand name is in fact Danish but I have only heard the pronunciation for the Chinese translation. That's funny. Just like a British pretending to have a French accent!

IvonneViovy wrote: Hello! That is a great forum! I am preparing myself for an application (one has to speak German, Spanish and English) My Spanish is very good..because it is my mother tongue, my German is good because I have been living here for almost 10 years now... and unfortunately my...

Hello! That is a great forum! I am preparing myself for an application (one has to speak German, Spanish and English) My Spanish is very good..because it is my mother tongue, my German is good because I have been living here for almost 10 years now... and unfortunately my English is not good.....

Maple wrote: Goodman, Thanks for you response. This is the source language in Chinese: zhen3. Do you think my translation OK? In the afternoons, she does the paperwork, such as reading the case histories. And she gives advice on the diagnosis and treatment of other doctors’...

1. Peugeot - There isn't really a correct "English" way to say it. Properly, it's /pé-OU-gué-OT/ (say it like it's French). Alot of English speakers say /pay-JO/ which isn't really right, but you can get away with saying it.2. Porsche - pronounced correctly as /PORSH-uh/3. KIEHL'S - pronounced...

I don't understand all of Black English by any means, but I understand some of it. The language of hip-hop is another thing. That includes a great deal of slang that I don't understand at all, superimposed on Black English. Both pronunciation and vocabulary create problems...

Maple, Thanks for your comment. It wasn’t my interest or my goal in life to learn English but I had to learn it to survive as I painfully realized not long after I arrived this country. It became apparent to me that unless I was content with working in Chinese restaurants or grocery stores...

Modal verb: I have to study Grammar all the time. Present perfect: I have been in Dalat for twenty years. She has been.......... Present perfect continuous: I have been eating She has been eating. Causative: I have my car serviced If -clause; If I have time, I'll go with you ...

As Mr. Micawber has mentioned, this transform is no longer productive in modern English. There are hundreds of such Latin roots which occur in such pairs. It would probably be impractical to try to learn all the patterns. Nevertheless, if that sort of thing interests you, you might try...