Questions from Students
The following word and phrase list was assembled during classes with students. Students asked about these words and phrases in terms of both pronunciation and, sometimes, meaning.
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| quiet, quite, quit | ceiling – sailing – selling |
| qualify | serious vs. series |
| seek/ sick | put the mind at ease |
| how to use | boring/ ed |
| what its likely to be | what it’s like to live in poverty |
| if it’s | it’s likely that it’ll rain |
| what it means to be a Norwegian | Chicago |
| mere mortal | laundry list |
| how to do | stay connected |
| say. talk. tell | adapt/adopt |
| bored/board | might’ve (dropped h’s) |
| get (t = d, in numerous phrases) | silhouette (u as w) |
| anxiety | get a good look |
| fit in (with a group) | conquer/concur |
| but it’ll | on the spur of the moment |
| wherewithal | that’s a polite way of putting it (ironic, putting = saying) |
| not in the best shape (overweight) | he doesn’t want the truth shoved in his face |
| what do you (silent T in what) |
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