Tuesday, November 13, 2007

The Country Mouse and The City Mouse


A little mouse who lived in the country once invited his city cousin to come and make him a visit. When the country mouse had shown the city mouse the green fields and the big red barn, they sat down to a dinner of barley and grain.
The country mouse was hungry and ate heartily, but the city mouse only nibbled daintily.
"Don't you like this barley and grain?" asked the country mouse.

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Thursday, November 1, 2007

Tongue Twisted


  1. A good cook could cook as much cookies as a good cook who could cook cookies.
  2. I saw a saw that could out saw any other saw I ever saw.
  3. Betty Botter bought some butter, but she said "this butter's bitter! But a bitof better butter will but make my butter better". So she bought some betterbutter, better than the bitter butter, and it made her butter better so 'twasbetter Betty Botter bought a bit of better butter!

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Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Perfect Your English Pronunciation

If you can pronounce correctly every word in this poem, you will be speaking English better than 90% of the native English speakers in the world. Try them yourself.

Dearest creature in creation,
Study English pronunciation.
I will teach you in my verse

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Monday, October 29, 2007

Animals Dumb Laws in USA - REAL!!!


  1. In Kingsville, Texas, there is a law against two pigs having sex on the city's airport property.
  2. It is illegal for hens to lay eggs before 8 am and after 4 pm in Norfolk, Virginia.
  3. Ducks quacking after 10 pm in Essex Falls, New Jersey are breaking the law.

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English Idioms Start with "F"

F
Face like thunder
If someone has a face like thunder, they are clearly very angry or upset about something.
Face the music
If you have to face the music, you have to accept the negative consequences of something you have done wrong. Face value
If you take something at face value, you accept the appearance rather than looking deeper into the matter.
Facts of life

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Saturday, October 27, 2007

The Most Common Popular English Idioms A to Z


A Bird In The Hand Is Worth Two In The Bush"Dan has asked me to go to a party with him. What if my boyfriend finds out?" Reply: "Don't go. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush."


A Blessing In Disguise"My car broke down again, but maybe it was a blessing in disguise; I've been wasting too much time driving around anyway."


A Chip On Your Shoulder"What's bothering that guy?" Answer: "Nothing; he's just got a chip on the shoulder."

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English Idioms Start With "E"

E
Each to their own
Different people have different preferences. In American English, 'Each to his own' is more common.
Eager beaver
A person who is extremely keen is an eager beaver.
Eagle eyes
Someone who has eagle eyes sees everything; no detail is too small.

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English Idioms Start With "D"

D
Daft as a brush
(UK) Someone who is daft as a brush is rather stupid.
Damp squib
(UK) If something is expected to have a great effect or impact but doesn't, it is a damp squib.
Dancing on someone's grave
If you will dance on someone's grave, you will outlive or outlast them and will celebrate their demise.

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