#grammar points

fruit - פּרִי (pri)

apple - תַּפּוּחַ (tapua'H)

banana - בָּנָנָה

orange - תַּפּוּז (tapuz)

strawberry - תּוּת (tut)

vegetable - יֶרֶק (yerek)

carrot - גֶּזֶר (gezer)

potato - תַּפּוּחַ אֲדָמָה (tapua'H a'dama)

tomato - עַגְבָנִיָּה (ag-va-nee-ya)

cucumber - מְלָפְפוֹן (melafefon)

onion - בָּצָל (batsal)

pizza - פִּיצָה

ice cream - גְּלִידָה (glida)

milk - חָלָב (Halav)

cheese - גְּבִינָה (g'vina)

bread - לֶחֶם (leHem)

cookies - עוּגִיּוֹת (u'giyot)

Gobble Up This ESL Food Course Review

As some of you know, I started out in life as an English teacher. Well, that’s not quite true; I started out as a baby, a toddler, a little boy, etc. but you know what I mean. Because of this, I always like to do courses by other teachers so I can compare myself to them, hoping that I compare favourably, of course. Well, lets see how Dan Willoughby has done in his course: Learn real life English:…

Intermediate Grammar #8: ~기는 하지만, ~기는 ~지만 “Even though sth, (contrast)”

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Second form uses the same A/V twice

Acknowledge the 1st clause, but present a differing view in 2nd clause

Tenses:

Adj/Verbs:

과거:

~기는 했지만

~기는 ~았/었지만

현재:

~기는 하지만

~기는 ~지만

미래/추측:

~기는 하겠지만

~기는 ~겠지만

Usage:

Contracted forms (in conversation) also used (~긴 하지만, ~긴 ~지만)

Don’t allow 2 past-tense (ㅆ) verbs (not ~았/었기는 했지만 just ~기는 했지만)

Diff: ~지만…

If you're referring to the Holmses as a group of people, how do you pluralize it?  

Holmses vs. Holmes.

The Holmses (Mycroft, Sherlock and Sherrinford) were a force to be reckoned with.