F2F Class notes 5th September (Eddie) [1]

For next class, compare the meaning of several more pairs of words below that look or sound similar and be prepared to discuss them.

fly / flew / flown

I fly / He / She flies to Beijing every Monday morning.

I flew to Beijing last week.

I have never flown to Xi’an. I have always taken the train.

Time flies.

Time flies when you’re having fun.

Words that sound similar, but have different meanings.

expect vs

contest n vs contest v context n vs contact n vs contact v contrast n vs contrast v  contract n vs contract v

contest (‘con-test) n = competition

to contest (con – ‘test) v = to challenge, to debate (when we don’t agree with something)

contact n = 

to contact v =

What does it mean?

when spoken quickly, sounds like

What’s that mean?

A: I asasfds to buy a klasdfafds.

B: What’s that? (I couldn’t hear what you said, can you repeat, please?)

spoken quickly, it sounds like

B: Whassat?

Shen me?

1. I am going to go home early.

2. I’m gonna go home early.

3. Imna go home early.

4. Imma go home early.

1. I am going to go to Beijing.

2. I’m gonna go to Beijing.

3. Imna go to Beijing.

apostrophe [ uh – pos – truh – fee]

punctuation: comma, period. colon: semicolon; dash – apostrophe’ quotation ‘ or ” question marl?

(parentheses)  [brackets]

It’s going to rain, but I don’t care. Imna go fishin’. = I am going to go fishing.

I like travelin’. incorrect spelling, should not be used in writing except when quoting
When I was a young boy, my grandfather said to me: “Boy, grab yer rod and let’s go fishin’!“

to quote = to repeat the exact words said by someone else