The language ways

The language ways

Index

1) The phonemes

2) Some game rules

4) International homonyms, or false friends

5) Stylistic devices of English

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3) Examples of main interpretations

Language English French Spanish Portuguese German Italian Russian Chinese Arabic Hindi Japanese, *colloquial, °archaic, [phonetic] Phongz font, “,” other kind of homonyms (near vowel, partially pronounced with accent).

Mother, father, brother, sister =[‘mʌðər ‘brʌðər] = -3.

M + other + fa (he does) + bR [ber] ver (to see) + other + si (if) si (yes) si (yes) + ist (is) + [ər] ≈ heure [œʀ] (hour).

Free school called home. = - 5°

= freeze cool called old cold + au [o] (at the) + home.

One two three four. = 0

= without H it won’t be too tree for air.

Easy to do.

[i:zi tu du] = 3

it is easy to sit on this sit where you can see the sea + 2 + du [du:] (you) + do + doux d’ou d’où [du du du] (soft + from or + from).

He talks about the bad weather by the past, and explains his belief in teaching. = 1 + 15 = 16

= he + тóлько [tolka] (only) toll out of a cab, bad way sir, buy the path + stA = [steɪ] = stay, index plain is bull leaf fine + 一 [itʃ] (one) each + itch + hitch.

This week is filled. = 6

= this weak wick, kiss, feel viel [fi:l] (plenty of) fils [fil] (thread) + fee + fient fis [fi fi] (they trusted + I/you did, without their pronouns) + number six => sentence filled of “I”.

To close that pathetic door, you know that. = -1+ 0 = -1

= took hook, clothe hat, at path attic door + d’or (of gold) + Ohr (ear) + or you nose at.

Because the boat of hundred feet of length still operate now. = [bɪ'kɒz ðə bəʊt ɒv hʌndrəd fi:t ɒv leŋ(k)θ ɒpəreɪt stɪl naʊ] = 7 or 8 ?

= vi [bi] (I saw) + cause + causent eux, osent bottes [koz æ ozə bɔt] (talk + them + dare + boots) + of fun off un- + D [de] + red + head aide [ɛd] (help) + fit feat it still steal steel + stiel still stil (stalk + calm + style) + o (= or in Spanish) + fell hope air rate eight ate = 8 (number of the rate).

The army has begun there. = 1

= arm (= “poor” in German) arm harm arm me, the army, big gun un-, in the air at the second floor.

Take the steering wheel. = 4

= T ([te] in French like tes = your {+ plural}, or t’es = you are) + ache + steer + ST (which spelled in French [ɛste] could mean “este” = “this one” in Spanish) + ear + will (modal/want) + wheel (could symbolise 0 or O).

= you will take the wheel (proper and figurative meanings), listen because you have ache…

This mill makes good flour. = 2 [tu:] (= to)

= The smile ill + M ([ɛm] = aime = “love” in French) + île il (=”island he” in French) + il (= “the” in masculine in Italian) + the mill’s meal may in may + goût d’ [gu d] (= “taste of” in French) + flower [‘flaʊər] (exactly the same English phonetic as flour).

During the game, make it with proficiency. = 3 + 9 = 12.

= Dur (= “hard” in French) ring, the gay aim may + ma (= “but” in Italian) + [ki t] (by spelling the “T” in French we’ve got = qui t’es = “who are you” in French) + we + P (= [pe] spelled in French, so it could give : [pɛ] = paie = “pay” in French + [pɛʁ] père = “father” in French, perd = “loose” in French, pair = peer in French, [‘pero] pero = “but” in Spanish + fit [fi] = made in French =>) but the father peer lost the made + (un- + si = “if” in French =>) not if.

The tale of the fine daring sheep which bit a knee on a beach =17.

= the tale of love, the tail of the sheep [ʃi:p] + fine = “thin” in French + fine (ticket) dare ring + written dar = “to give” in Spanish + cheap [tʃi:p] cheep [tʃi:p] / chip [tʃɪp] / ship [ʃɪp] + which + beat [bi:t] a bit [bɪt] beet [bi:t] + French nis nid [ni ni] = “deny nest” + ni = “two” in Chinese and Japanese + knee on a [ə] ≈ eux [æ] = “them” in French = > the knees + bi (two) + beech [bi:tʃ] + bitch [bɪtʃ].

From the plane it could seem invisible =12.

From homme = “man” in French + home the plain (obvious) plane (tree) plane (map) neat could + coude [kud] cou = “elbow neck” in French + seem + cime [sim] = “peak, top” in French + in V + vise [viz] = “aim at” in French + I + bL [bɛl] (L spelled in French) = feminine gender of “beau” : French for beautiful + twelve = to L + V spelled in French = [ve] ≈ [vɛ] = vais = “I go” in French.

They said that the camera saw the suite without the mattress = 8.

[esɛ] = “testing” in French + sed sed sede [seð seð ‘seðe] = “be thirst seat” on the second person of plural imperative present in Spanish + s'aide = “help him/her/itself or themselves” in French + head + camera = “bedroom” in Italian + saw (tool) sweet with how T the M at + matt mat (dark carpet) + мать [mat] = “mother” in Russia + tress.

Close! The weather would provoke some leaks on the vice = -2 + 2 = 0.

Close [kləʊs] (near) close [kləʊz] (end) clothe [kləʊð] + weather whether (either) wether (sheep) ['weðər 'weðər 'weðər] wood PRV “OK” some lick [lɪk] leek [li:k] + weiß weiß [vaɪs vaɪs] = “know white” in German + vice (instead of) vice (fault).

At the bottom we can see the child = 4.

At the bottom + homme beau ôte bottes [ɔm bo ot bɔt] = “beautiful man removes boots” in French + weak week see the shield [ʃi:ld].

The police in the centre = 5.

a [ə] [pɔlis] => eux polissent [ø pɔlis] (them polish) + seen scene + cын [sin] (son) + sin [sin] = (without) + sin + the c- [əs] ≈ us [ʌs] us + enter.