{"id":3665,"date":"2017-05-13T12:54:05","date_gmt":"2017-05-13T18:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/?p=3665"},"modified":"2022-11-29T18:23:11","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T00:23:11","slug":"polish-or-polish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/polish-or-polish\/","title":{"rendered":"polish or polish?? 5 brilliant examples to help u tell the difference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>there is a\u00a0common\u00a0confusion in english surrounding the word\u00a0<em><strong>polish<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>**<em><strong>polish<\/strong><\/em> (first syllable pronounced like <em>go<\/em>) is the nationality of people from <strong>poland. <\/strong>\u00a0when talking about people from poland,\u00a0Polish is usually capitalized.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5946\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5946\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-5946 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/la-sp-cn-marcin-gortat-paul-pierce-20150929-300x220.jpg\" alt=\"marcin gortat of the washington wizards\" width=\"300\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/la-sp-cn-marcin-gortat-paul-pierce-20150929-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/la-sp-cn-marcin-gortat-paul-pierce-20150929-768x563.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/la-sp-cn-marcin-gortat-paul-pierce-20150929-1024x750.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/la-sp-cn-marcin-gortat-paul-pierce-20150929.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5946\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">marcin gortat is one of the best rebounders\u00a0in the nba &amp; started every game for the washington wizards this season. gortat is polish. (nick wass, associated press)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5947\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5947\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-5947 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/robertlewandowski-cropped_14lhxt446emr41hytgtnd1ryul-300x208.jpg\" alt=\"bayern munich's robert lewandowski\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/robertlewandowski-cropped_14lhxt446emr41hytgtnd1ryul-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/robertlewandowski-cropped_14lhxt446emr41hytgtnd1ryul.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5947\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">robert lewandowski of bayern munich is one of the best goal-scorers in the world &amp; the most famous polish footballer. (bongarts)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>**<strong><em>polish<\/em><\/strong> (first syllable pronounced like the first syllable in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/politics-def\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">pol<\/span>itics<\/em><\/a>) is a substance that makes a surface\u00a0look <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/shiny-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">shiny<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>(bright, reflecting light).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3683\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3683\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3683 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/kiwi_polish_black-300x271.jpg\" alt=\"black shoe polish\" width=\"300\" height=\"271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/kiwi_polish_black.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/kiwi_polish_black-150x136.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3683\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">applied the right way, this product\u00a0will make your shoes <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">shiny<\/span>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3684\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3684\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3684 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/zoya-nail-polish-in-lc-swatch-300x232.jpg\" alt=\"red nail polish\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/zoya-nail-polish-in-lc-swatch.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/zoya-nail-polish-in-lc-swatch-150x116.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3684\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">see how the red nail polish really makes the nails <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">shine<\/span>?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>this clip from <strong>big bang theory<\/strong> is a funny example of how even geniuses can confuse\u00a0the two words.<\/p>\n<p>during a game of picitionary, sheldon believes he is <em><strong>spoonfeeding<\/strong><\/em> (making it extremely easy) leonard the answer. \u00a0he draws a polish sausage, a model of the solar system developed by nicolaus copernicus and a <em><strong>deceased<\/strong><\/em> (dead) marie curie. copernicus and curie were both polish. none of sheldon&#8217;s illustrations\u00a0help leonard get the right\u00a0answer.<\/p>\n<h6><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3686\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/baby-boy-being-fed-spoon-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"baby-boy-being-fed-spoon\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/baby-boy-being-fed-spoon-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/baby-boy-being-fed-spoon-210x140.jpg 210w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/baby-boy-being-fed-spoon-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/baby-boy-being-fed-spoon.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h6>\n<h6><em>a baby not appreciating a\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">spoon-feeding<\/span> (shutterstock)<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>penny, on the other hand, very quickly gets the correct answer from amy by drawing a picture of<em> nail polish<\/em>. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/insult-to-injury-def\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>to add insult to injury<\/strong> <\/em><\/a>(make a bad situation worse), penny <em><strong>points out<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0(shows) that the word they were drawing starts with a small p, and thus is referring to the substance that produces a <em>shiny<\/em>\u00a0surface, not the nationality.<\/p>\n<h6><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3687\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/polishsausagekielbasapolska-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"polish sausage\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/polishsausagekielbasapolska-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/polishsausagekielbasapolska-210x140.jpg 210w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/polishsausagekielbasapolska-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/polishsausagekielbasapolska.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h6>\n<h6><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">polish<\/span> sausage, also known as kielbasa polska<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>listen to the pronunciation of both words\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/polish-pronunciations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"richyrocks english on youtube\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/richyrocks-youtube-subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fun esl practice\u00a0<span class=\"wp-smiley emoji emoji-smile\" title=\":)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-smiley\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/simple-smile.png?w=940\" alt=\":)\" 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