{"id":7582,"date":"2018-04-18T01:08:48","date_gmt":"2018-04-18T07:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/?p=7582"},"modified":"2022-02-04T23:29:40","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T05:29:40","slug":"strenff-lebron-james-demonstrates-an-easier-way-to-say-strength","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/strenff-lebron-james-demonstrates-an-easier-way-to-say-strength\/","title":{"rendered":"strenff: lebron james demonstrates an easier way to say strength"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>in my experience, most english students of all levels are familiar with the adjective <strong><em>strong<\/em><\/strong>. \u00a0however, <strong><em>strength<\/em><\/strong>, the equivalent noun, is a word students frequently do not know. additionally, like this new video available on the  recognizes, the -ngth ending makes strength a \u00a0(difficult) word to say. (lleva subt\u00edtulos en espa\u00f1ol <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 3px; vertical-align: middle; -webkit-box-shadow: none; -moz-box-shadow: none; box-shadow: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-emoji-one\/icons\/1F60E.png\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/>)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Frichyrocksenglish%2Fvideos%2F10155158979522714%2F&amp;show_text=0&amp;width=560\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>in addition to <em>tough<\/em>, at 1:05 it&#8217;s explained that at the beginning of the video, the pronunciation of <em>strength<\/em>\u00a0<em><strong>proved <\/strong><\/em>(resulted, turned out)<em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>to be a challenge (1:05) and is <strong><em>tricky<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(problematic, complicated).<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h4>\n<p>listen at 1:15 for the line<\/p>\n<h4>let&#8217;s take a <em>peek<\/em> into the richyrocks <em>archives<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>a <strong><em>peek<\/em><\/strong> is <em>a little look<\/em>. <em><strong>archives<\/strong><\/em> are <em>historical documents<\/em>, <em>records<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h4>\u00a0\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7606\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Joey_from_Friends_peeking_through_the_door.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Joey_from_Friends_peeking_through_the_door.jpg 200w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Joey_from_Friends_peeking_through_the_door-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/h4>\n<h5><em>joey <\/em><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">peeking into<\/span><\/em><em>\u00a0monica and chandler&#8217;s apartment on <strong>friends.<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n<p>the information at 1:48 is extremely useful when u are using richyrocks.com.\u00a0<strong>control f,<\/strong> <strong>command f,<\/strong> <strong>find in page<\/strong> or their equivalents (depending on the operating system u are using) can help u find specific vocabulary on a richyrocks.com post; in this case,\u00a0<em>strenff.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7609\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Control-F-300x137.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Control-F-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Control-F.png 510w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h4>\n<h5><em><strong>control f<\/strong> is extremely useful for finding specific vocabulary expressions on richyrocks.com.<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>at 1:55, the preposition <strong><em>after<\/em><\/strong> is used. for this reason, the verb <em><strong>lose<\/strong><\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/ing-verbs-after-prepositions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">is in the -ing form<\/a>:<\/p>\n<h4><em>after losing<\/em> \u00a0the 2015 nba finals to the golden state warriors, a frustrated lebron james commented that his team, the cleveland cavaliers needed to be at full <em>strenff<\/em>, which they weren&#8217;t.<\/h4>\n<p>the rest of the video celebrates how much easier it is to say <em>strenff<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/rather-than-def\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rather than<\/a> <em>strength<\/em>\u00a0and lebron&#8217;s role in potentially making it a standard pronunciation.<\/p>\n<h4><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7607\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/elevated-feet-plank-300x187.gif\" alt=\"a graphic for strenff.com\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" \/><\/h4>\n<h5><em>strenff.com is a fitness\/bodybuilding website.<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>and it&#8217;s not just the word strenff. \u00a0there are examples of the\u00a0 f sound replacing the th sound all over the internet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/ice-cube-isnt-pissed-about-oscar-snub\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ice cube<\/strong><\/a> is another celebrity who\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/deserve-def\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>deserves<\/strong><\/em><\/a> (should get) recognition for advancing this phonetic option.<\/p>\n<p>at :50 in this video of\u00a0his well-known track <strong><em>check yo self<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0he substitutes healff for <a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/the-3-wise-men-2-other-wise-men\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>health<\/em><\/strong><\/a> and stealff for <em><strong>stealth<\/strong><\/em> (the ability to go undetected). specifically&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4>I&#8217;m bad for your <em>health<\/em><br \/>\nI come real <em>stealth<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ice Cube - Check Yo Self (Official Video)\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bueFTrwHFEs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>the equally iconic <strong><em>gangsta, gangsta<\/em><\/strong> features ice cube with the group that made him famous, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/dopey-dope\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>nwa<\/strong><\/a>. at :43 cube&#8217;s lyrics are<\/p>\n<h4>my man <em>dre&#8217;ll<\/em> <em>fuck u up<\/em> in a minute<br \/>\nwith a right left, right left, u <em>toothless<\/em><br \/>\nand then u say: &#8220;goddamn, they <em>ruthless<\/em>!&#8221;<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/ruthless-def\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>ruthless<\/strong><\/em><\/a>\u00a0(cruel, mean) is pronounced <em>roofless<\/em> and <strong><em>toothless<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(without teeth) is pronounced <em>toofless<\/em>. <em><strong>dre&#8217;ll<\/strong><\/em> is a contraction of dre (nwa and <strong>beats<\/strong> brand founder <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/been-there-done-that\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>dr. dre<\/strong><\/a>) and will (future tense). <em><strong>fuck up<\/strong><\/em> means\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/orange-is-the-new-black-season-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">beat up<\/a><\/em>, <em>physically harm<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"N.W.A - Gangsta Gangsta - Lyrics [HD&amp;HQ]\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c-xYGDFb2Co?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>this youtube vid replaces <strong><em>birthday<\/em> <\/strong>with birfday, and shows that some folks have issues with multiple pronunciations for words.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"happy birfday\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wCCpLT_V7hE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>in <strong>diddy<\/strong>&#8216;s song <strong><em>what u want<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(he was known as puff daddy on that album) he says <em>earff<\/em> instead of <strong><em>earth<\/em><\/strong> at 3;48 . the final two lines of the rap are<\/p>\n<h4>in a verse i show the whole <em>earth<\/em> my work<br \/>\nit <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/gotta-examples_richyrocks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">got to<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/get-better-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">get better<\/a> because it can&#8217;t get no worse<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Puff Daddy - What you want\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Te0-k-c2sXw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>this meme of a dog uses <em>wif<\/em> in place of <strong><em>with<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/poop-wif-u-watching-e1557892797881.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7600\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/poop-wif-u-watching-e1557892797881-300x270.png\" alt=\"meme of dog pooping: can't poop wit u watching\" width=\"300\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/poop-wif-u-watching-e1557892797881-300x270.png 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/poop-wif-u-watching-e1557892797881.png 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>and all-star <strong>victor oladipo<\/strong> of the <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">indiana pacers\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>said \u00a0<em>bofe<\/em> instead of <strong><em>both<\/em><\/strong> in his post game interview\u00a0<em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">after<\/span><\/em><em>\u00a0winn<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ing<\/span><\/em>\u00a0game 1 of the pacers first round series in the <strong>2018 nba playoffs<\/strong>, coincidentally with the <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>cavaliers<\/strong><\/span>. at the end of this vid, he says<\/p>\n<h4>they gonna come out ready, on <em>both ends of the floor<\/em>, but so are we.<\/h4>\n<div style=\"width: 758px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-7582-1\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/oladipo-bofe.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/oladipo-bofe.mp4\">https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/oladipo-bofe.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><em><strong>both ends of the floor<\/strong><\/em> means <em>on offense and defense<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>so if you&#8217;re<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/struggle-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <em><strong>struggling<\/strong><\/em><\/a> \u00a0(having trouble) with the pronunciation of the word 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