Top 10 Most Commonly Used Words

English, English, English. There are several sources for English words that we base on our researches. The British English, American English and the Australian English. While I was surfing for more information I came across the top 500 words commonly used. In this post I'll just include the 10 for easy learning. Based on the combined results of British English, American English and Australian English surveys of contemporary sources in English: newspapers, magazines, books, TV, radio, and real life conversations - the language as it is written and spoken today (http://www.world-english.org/english500.htm) ... from the 500 most commonly used words in the English language ... here are the top ten ... 1. the 2. of 3. to 4. and 5. a 6. in 7. is 8. it 9. you 10. that May this little trivia I have gathered favor your learning! &(^._.^)&

An Apple a Day

An Apple a Day

(poem/rhyme)

An apple a day keeps the doctor away

Apple in the morning -- Doctor's warning

Roast apple at night - starves the doctor outright

Eat an apple going to bed - knock the doctor on the head

Three each day, seven days a week - ruddy apple, ruddy cheek.

An Apple a Day Nursery Rhyme / Poem

The simple meaning behind the sentiment expressed in 'An apple a day' poem is one to encourage the child to eat healthily and wisely that is An apple a day! Although perhaps 'Doctor' could be replaced with 'Dentist' in a modern day version of this poem of "An apple a day" - delicious! The author of the poem "An apple a day" is unknown and the first publication date has been untraceable. (www.rhymes.org.uk)

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Never Had A Dream Come True

       

• There are two videos of this song where you can both sing-a-long with or without vocals.

Never had A Dream Come True

S Club 7

Ooh... 

Everybody's got something they had to leave behind 

One regret from yesterday that just seems to grow with time 

There's no use looking back or wondering (or wondering) 

How it could be now or neither been (or neither been) 

All this I know but still I can't find ways to let you go 

Chorus 

I never had a dream come true 

Till that day that I found you 

Even though I pretend that I've moved on 

You'll always be my baby 

I never found the words to say 

You're the one I think about each day 

And I know no matter where love takes me to 

A part of me will always be with you 

Somewhere in my memory I lost all sense of time 

Amd tomorrow can never be 

'Cause yesterday is all that fills my mind 

There's no use looking back or wondering 

How it should be now or neither been (or neither been) 

Oh this I know but still I can't find ways to let you go 

Chorus 

You'll always be the dream that fills my head 

(Yes you will, say you will, you know you will, baby) 

You'll always be the one I know (I'll never forget) 

There's no use looking back or wondering (or wondering) 

Because love is a strange and funny thing 

No matter how I try and try 

I just can't say goodbye 

No no no no 

Chorus 

A part of me will always be with you... 

       

I am popular too!

Tongue twisters are both educational and amusing.  These had been written a long time ago and been handed to us from generation to generation.  These are not only practiced by children but also by adults.

Here is another tongue twister that is also as popular as Peter Piper. This concentrates on the sounds 's' and 'sh'. Pronounce each word as clearly as possible as you recite them as fast as possible.

She sells seashells by the seashore.

The shells she sells are surely seashells.

So if she sells shells on the seashore,

I'm sure she sells seashore shells.

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One sentence

Question: "What's the word for a sentence which contains all the letters of the  alphabet?"

Answer:  Pangram.

PANGRAM is a sentence or verse that contains all the letters of the alphabet.  The sentence below is the best known pangram that contains the 26 letters in the alphabet with a total of 35 letters.

"The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog."

A perfect pangram is a sentence that contains all the alphabet that is mentioned only once.  There are several sentences made but nothing makes sense.  They are mostly collection of words to form the sentence and make a pangram.  The sentence below beat the sentence above that contains only 32 letters.

"Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs."    

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I Need To Be In-Love

I Need To Be In-Love 

Karen Carpenter

The hardest thing I've ever done is keep believing

There's someone in this crazy world for me

The way that people come and go through temporary lives

My chance could come and I might never know

I used to say "No promises, let's keep it simple"

But freedom only helps you say goodbye

It took a while for me to learn that nothing comes for free

The price I paid is high enough for me

* I know I need to be in love

I know I've wasted too much time 

I know I ask perfection of a quite imperfect world

And fool enough to think that's what I'll find

+ So here I am with pockets full of good intentions

But none of them will comfort me tonight

I'm wide awake at 4 a.m. without a friend in sight

I'm hanging on a hope but I'm all right

repeat *

repeat +

repeat *

Trivia

• In the August 2 1976 People magazine, John Bettis (co-writer with Richard) says the song is "autobiographical for all three of us."
• In the notes to the Carpenters: The Compact Disc Collection, Richard Carpenter wrote:  Two songs stand out for me: I Need To Be In Love with its melancholy John Bettis lyric. This became Karen's favorite Carpenters song...

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Tongue Twister 101

This is an introduction to the new trend.  Every Thursdays of the week, this blog will be featuring "Tongue Twisters." 

"Tongue Twister" is a phrase that is designed to be difficult to articulate properly. Many tongue-twisters use a combination of alliteration and rhyme. They have two or three sequences of sounds, then the same sequences of sounds with some sounds exchanged. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki)

"Tongue twister" is a great twist to make learning words or language fun.   These are collection of tricky rhymes or phrases that are recited as fast as possible without tripping over the verbal challenges and hurdles lurking within these tongue-tying sentences.  The "tongue twister" have several uses.  It can be for school purposes to help the students in their pronunciation. English tongue twisters may be used by foreign students or people learning English as a Second Language to improve their accent.  Another purpose is for actors who need to develop a certain accent.  A serious purpose is used by speech therapists to help people who have speech difficulties.

The tongue twisters are generally subdivided into categories classifying them by the particular vowel or consonant sounds they exercise. The Peter Piper twister, for example, clearly provides practice for the 'p' sound.  Another popular twister is "She sells seashells by the sea shore" which concentrates on the practice of the sounds 's' and 'sh'.

Here is the first tongue twister exercise.

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

Did Peter Piper pick a peck of pickled peppers?

If Peter Piper Picked a peck of pickled peppers,

Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?

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The Most Important People In You

Pay attention to the important teachings in life this man is saying. His teachings are very cool, straightforward and true. This video always inspires me and wakes me up to be more productive and to care for people. Watch and listen to what he said to find out what I'm talking about.

Knowledge does not become power until its used.

Ideas without action are worthless.

If you want one hundred years of happiness, you grow people. 

(build friendship not barriers)

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Big Big World

Big Big World

(by Emilia Rydberg)

I'm a big big girl

in a big big world

It's not a big big thing if you leave me

but I do do feel that

I do do will miss you much

miss you much...

I can see the first leaf falling

It's all yellow and nice

It's so very cold outside

like the way I'm feeling inside

I'm a big big girl

in a big big world

It's not a big big thing if you leave me

but I do do feel that

I do do will miss you much

miss you much...

Outside it's now raining

and tears are falling from my eyes

Why did it have to happen?

Why did it all have to end?

I'm a big big girl

in a big big world

It's not a big big thing if you leave me

but I do do feel that

I do do will miss you much

miss you much...

I have your arms around me warm like fire

but when I open my eyes

You're gone...

I'm a big big girl

in a big big world

It's not a big big thing if you leave me

but I do do feel that

I do do will miss you much

miss you much...

I'm a big big girl

in a big big world

It's not a big big thing if you leave me

but I do feel I will miss you much...

miss you much...

Trivia

• Her debut single 'Big Big World' was a hit on US radio making a peak of #15 on ARC Weekly Top 40 chart on 23rd January 1999.
  
• 'Big Big World' was very popular in the UK and reached #5 in the UK Singles Charts in December 1998.
  
• "Big Big World" was also featured on Now That's What I Call Music! 5 (Asia).
  
• Vietnamese-American singer Trish Thuy Trang, made a cover version of "Big Big World" for her album I'll Dream Of You.
  
• "Big Big World" was also used in the Hong Kong television series, Detective Investigation Files IV.
  
• German techno group Scooter sampled "Big Big World" on their single "And No Matches", taken from the 2007 album Jumping All Over the World.
  

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Past Tense Series: The Lesson

"Past Tense Series" has many other stories produced by a young man. In every short story movie made, it was worth sharing. Listen, watch and observe the script, direction, plot, setting and the whole production itself. The title of this first "Past Tense Series" I will share to you is "The Lesson. I hope you'll be able to understand what is the lesson of this story. Share your observations.


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