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  LanguagesAsk questions or just talk about different languages. Since BrainKing is an international game site supporting many languages, this board can be kind of useful. Since we will be dealing with pronunciation of words rather than their spelling, I think it's useful to have a link to The sounds of English and the International Phonetic Alphabet. To see translations of some frequently used phrases and sentences in other languages see Languages You are not allowed to post messages to this board. Minimum level of membership required for posting on this board is Brain Knight. Mode: Everyone can post
6. September 2019, 19:18:16 Subject: English Why are trousers plural but bra singular? 6. September 2019, 20:01:04 Subject: Re: English ughaibu: it is a symbol of the toxic masculinity and male dominance oppressing women. SlashEndOfSarcasm 15. September 2019, 14:57:06 Subject: Re: Trousers and bra.  ughaibu: Yes, it’s curious.  In french, the two words are singular.15. September 2019, 17:43:14 Subject: Re: English Heard that in a quiz once. The answer they gave was that originally pants referred to fabric wrapped separately on each leg then wrapped or tied at the waist. Saying that trousers were from a Welsh word meaning tight shorts of some kind lol Then you could mention tweezers, scissors or pliers. Let's face it English isn't the most straightforward of languages! :) 15. September 2019, 17:47:57 Subject: Re: English Nice works: Is that why we drive on the parkway, and park on the drive way? Or that shipments go by truck, and cargo goes by ship? 15. September 2019, 17:51:03 Subject: Re: English Walter Montego: Exactly !!! Lol Further proof that english isn't straightforward ! Hear here |
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