December 27 2013

Friday Phrases


disciplinary hearing= SPAIRG
disinterested witness= DWNS
FBI agent= TPWIGT
federal grand jury= FR-J
federal judge= FRUJ
federal rule= FRAOUL
federal rules= FRAOULS
financial statement= F-NLT
first-degree burn= F-BD
second-degree burn= S-BD
third-degree burn= THR-BD

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December 23 2013

Medical Monday: Gastr/o Words, Hepat/o Words, and More

This video is great for becoming familiar with the pronunciations and meanings of medical words and word parts. It is also great for dictionary building.

Here are some briefs from the video:
gastritis= SGRAOITS or GAS/TRAOITS
gastromegaly= GAS/TROE/MEG/LI or GAS/TROE/MEG/L*I or GAS/TROE/MEG/LAOE or SGROE/MEG/LI or SGROE/MEG/L*I or SGROE/MEG/LAOE
gastroma= GAS/TROEM or GAS/TROE/MA or SGROE/MA
gastralgia= GAS/TRAL/JA or GAS/TRAL/JA*
gastrodynia= GAS/TROE/DIN/YA* or SGROE/DIN/YA*
gastroplasty= SGROE/PLAEFT or GAS/TRO//PLAEFT or SGROE/PLAFT/YI or GAS/TRO/PLAFT/YI
hepatitis= HEP/TAOITS or HEP/A/TAOITS
hepatomegaly= HA/PAT/O*E/MEG/LI or HA/PAT/O*E/MEG/L*I or HA/PAT/O*E/MEG/LAOE or HA/PAT/MEG/LI or HA/PAT/MEG/LI* or HA/PAT/MEG/LAOE
hepatoma= HEP/TOE/MA or HEP/A/TOE/MA
thoracotomy= THOR/A/COT/M*I
gastroscope= SGROE/SKOEP or GAS/TROE/SKOEP
tonsillitis= TONS/LAOITS
tonsillectomy= TONS/LEK/TOE/M*I or TONS/LEK/TOE/MAOE or TONS/LEK/TO*EM
anesthesia= STHAOEZ
hyperthermia= HAOIRP/THERM/YA* or HAOI/PER/THERM/YA*
intramuscular= SBRA/MUFRL or SBRA/MUS/KLAR
paranasal= PA/RA/NAIFL of PA/RA/NAZ/A*L
polyuria= POL/YI/AOUR/YA* or POIL/AOUR/YA*

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December 23 2013

Medical Monday: Medical Q & A Practice (Light/For Beginners)

I find these learn to speak English videos to be great practice. They are especially helpful for students who are new to speed and new to Q & A.

Here’s a video that involves dialog between a doctor and a patient:

Here are some briefs and phrases from the video:
are you= RU
tell me= TL-M
I have= IF
headache= HAEK
how about= HOUB
cough= KAUF
do you feel= DOUFL
temperature= TEM
worry= WOIR
medicine= MED
I understand= INDZ
thank you= THAUNG

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December 20 2013

Friday Phrases


broken arm= BROERM
broken leg= BROELG
bank robber= BRORB
bank robbery= BROERB
carte blanche= KBLAFP
case worker= KRAIRK
driving on a revoked license= DRRL
driving while impaired= DRIMD
drugs, alcohol, and medication= DRAMGS
drugs, alcohol, or medication= DROMGS

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December 19 2013

Rules Of Grammar: Capitonyms

A capitonym is a word that’s meaning, and sometimes pronunciation, changes when it is capitalized.

Here are some examples:
march= a manner of walking
March= the month of the year

may= can
May= the month of the year

Cuban= related to the country Cuba
cuban= related to cubes

Lent= the period between Ash Wednesday and Easter
lent= to lend

Polish= from Poland
polish= to create a shiny suface by rubbing against

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