@richyrocksenglish 19 unbelievable #english #vocabulary examples that are more or less related #inglês #vocabularioeninglés #englishcoach
through, thought and though: three words in english that even confuse native speakers sometimes
early in my coaching career, through experience with clients ( haha through!) i i saw frequent confusion between through, thought and though. to help students understand them, i had to just use my words though. ( haha though!). so…
when i randomly came across this merchandise for english geeks, extending the number of similar words english students need to be conscious of to 5, i knew i had found a valuable image!
the comment on the mug is a coherent idea, not just a random listing of the vocabulary. a less clever but easier to process version of the phrase is
u can understand english if u think about it carefully
sometimes u have to answer right away, though. right? so the mug isn’t really telling the whole story. enter this bad boy…
the famous spiderman meme requires english enthusiasts to process 7 different vocabulary words to appreciate the humor
this meme is extremely useful as a reference point for talking about these differences, but also overwhelming. 7 fucking spidermen?
and now, i give u the next evolution…
bad bunny dancers meme–23 related words, a phrasal verb and even a last name! and it all starts with thought, through and though
inspired by dancers in bad bunny’s super bowl halftime show
in a classroom environment, i would almost always recommend against memorizing this list. take them as they come, i.e. when u see one of these words in context, recognize it as a part of the group, focus on understanding its usage and pronouncing it correctly and move on.
for your convenience, here is a quick look at the definition and relevance of each dancer in the meme–
through–from one side to the other; sounds identical to thru & threw
thru–informal spelling of through, common in signs or texting, sounds identical to through & threw
threw–past tense of throw; sounds like through & thru
throw–send something through the air. sounds identical to throe
throe–intense pain or struggle, almost always used in the plural>>throes; possibly the least used word in the meme; sounds identical to throw
throne–king or queen’s seat; sounds identical to thrown
thrown–past participle of throw. sounds identical to throne
throat–passage to lungs and stomach
throw out–phrasal verb, discard, dispose of
threat–person or thing that is likely to cause damage
threw out–past of throw out; sounds identical to throughout
throughout–everywhere or from beginning to end; sounds identical to threw out
thorough–complete and detailed, sounds like thoreau but with the accent on the first syllable
thoreau–henry david thoreau, u.s. writer; sounds like thorough but with the accent on the second syllable
trough–long container for animals’ food or a place to piss in a men’s public restroom; rhymes with off.
tough–strong, resilient, difficult; rhymes with stuff
taught–irregular past of teach; sounds identical to taut
taut–tight, stretched, firm, under tension; much less common than the other words in day to day usage; sounds identical to taught
taunt–insult, provoke
thawed–past of thaw; sounds like thought but with d sound at the end
thaw–unfreeze
though–although, but, however
thought–idea, irregular past of think; sounds like thawed but with t sound at the end
what do u think?
is this evolution useful for helping u differentiate between these similar words? or is it way too much data to process? share your opinion under leave a reply
