Hi guys!\u00a0 This is Beth!\u00a0 How’s it going?
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Have you ever used an English word thinking it was perfect, just to be told “you can’t do that”?\u00a0 Maybe I can’t help in all areas today, but let me give a few tips on one topic!
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I have noticed while checking English assignments lately that quite often words are shortened(cut)when they shouldn’t be, or shortened(cut)incorrectly!
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In English, we DO shorten words sometimes, but\u00a0how we\u00a0shorten\u00a0them IS important!
\nIn Japan, English words are\u00a0often shortened, but not always in the English way!\u00a0 This can get confusing!
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Let me give you a few examples, then\u00a0a quick tip on how NOT to make a mistake in this area!
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Supermarket: don’t cut this one!<\/strong><\/p>\n I know the Japanese \u30b9\u30fc\u30d1\u30fcmakes this one confusing! Department\u00a0store: this cannot be cut either!<\/strong><\/p>\n The Japanese equivalent\u30c7\u30d1\u30fc\u30c8seems to confuse many!\u00a0\u00a0I have seen “I bought a gift at the depart”! These words can be cut, but carefully!<\/strong> Influenza: be careful how you cut!<\/strong><\/p>\n The Japanese “cut”\u00a0 version of \u30a4\u30f3\u30d5\u30eb\u30a8\u30f3\u30b6 is \u30a4\u30f3\u30d5\u30eb! Personal computer: this can be shortened, but be careful!<\/strong><\/p>\n I know a lot of us just call our computer a “laptop”! <\/p>\n \u30ea\u30d3\u30f3\u30b0\u3000\u3000\uff1a\u3000living room \u30c0\u30a4\u30cb\u30f3\u30b0\u3000\uff1a\u3000dining room \u30aa\u30da\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff1a\u3000operation(also known as surgery) \u30a2\u30d1\u30fc\u30c8\u3000\u3000\uff1a\u3000apartment There are a lot more!\u00a0 These are just a few that have come to my attention recently! <\/p>\n You might be thinking right about now: “Ha!\u00a0 I would never make mistakes like these!”\u00a0 Watch out!\u00a0 I see words “cut” incorrectly fairly often! **If you’re not totally sure of how to “cut” an English word, check a Japanese-English dictionary(book or online)!\u00a0 Quite often, even the shortened versions can be looked up!\u00a0 My online dictionary will give me “the flu” for “\u30a4\u30f3\u30d5\u30eb”! It only takes a second!\u00a0 Check before using! Hi guys!\u00a0 This is Beth!\u00a0 How’s it going? \u5916\u56fd\u4eba\u8b1b\u5e2b\u304c\u5b9f\u969b\u306e\u6dfb\u524a\u3092\u901a\u3058\u3066\u5206\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3001\u65e5\u672c\u4eba\u304c\u9593\u9055\u3044\u3084\u3059\u3044\u82f1\u8a9e\u306e\u7701\u7565\u5f62 Have you ever used an English word thinking it was perfect, just to be told “you can’t do …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":4070,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[276,5],"tags":[345,343,344],"class_list":{"0":"post-4055","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-native","8":"category-learning","9":"tag-345","10":"tag-343","11":"tag-344","12":"article cf"},"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fruitfulenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4055","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fruitfulenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fruitfulenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fruitfulenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fruitfulenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4055"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.fruitfulenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4055\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4634,"href":"https:\/\/www.fruitfulenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4055\/revisions\/4634"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fruitfulenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4070"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fruitfulenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4055"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fruitfulenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4055"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fruitfulenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n“Super” in the U.S. means\u00a0\u30a2\u30d1\u30fc\u30c8\u306e\u7ba1\u7406\u4eba!
\nAs you can see, saying “I’m going to the super for groceries” doesn’t work!\u00a0 We have to\u00a0say the whole word “supermarket”!
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\nIn English, “depart” is a verb meaning “to leave or take off”.\u00a0 The whole word has to be\u00a0said!\u00a0 Be careful!
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\nI have actually seen this one used in an English sentence(influ)!
\nPlease don’t!\u00a0 In English, the correct way is “flu”!
\nIf you say “influ” to someone who knows nothing about Japan, good luck getting them to understand!
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\nHave you ever heard anyone use “PC”?\u00a0 If you want to shorten, this is the way!
\nDon’t try to say or spell \u30d1\u30bd\u30b3\u30f3 in English!\u00a0 If you do, you’ll get a lot of “what?” looks!
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\n <\/p>\nWatch out!\u8f9e\u66f8\u3092\u4f7f\u3063\u3066\u6b63\u3057\u3044\u82f1\u8a9e\u306e\u7701\u7565\u5f62\u3092\u5b66\u307c\u3046!<\/h2>\n
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