###### tags: `English Learning`, `Pubic` # Confuse Pronunciation 1. f**u**ll vs f**oo**l I am already full.(short) Don't fool me.(longer) 2. poor vs pool I am poor in English. I would like to swim in a swimming pool. I am too poor(bigger) to buy a pool. 3. Verb **-ed** **added**, explained, helped, moved, saved, used, agreed, **attended**, filled, **completed**, enjoyed, **decided** **d-ed t-ed** 4. -ar vs -er gramm**ar** program**er** begg**ar**, burgl**ar**, li**ar** Blabber, Blather, Blether, Blinker, Blister, Blubber, Blunder Blither (talk in a long-winded way without making very much sense. "I won't blither on too much about the job itself" 漫不经心地说话,没有多大意义。 “我不会对工作本身太过犹豫”) 5. method (tongue on teeth) 6. problem (a) 7. **th**irty (tongue on teeth) vs **d**irty 8. **th**ree (tongue on teeth) vs **t**ree (tongue behine teeth) 9. **weather** vs **whether** vs **wether** 10. **than** vs **then** 11. Learn ## Pronunciation * -s_s * analy**sis** * pharmaci**sts** * th * **th**irty * **th**ree vs **t**ree * than /ð**æ**n/ vs then /ð**e**n/ * /ɑ/ /ʌ/ * Learn ... get tongue-tied ## Grammar * Can't use prepositions correctly * Can't choose tense correctly ... big problem