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Three syllables that sound like two
Written with three beats, said with two, and saying all three is what marks you out.
every · several · general
10 words · 10 sentences
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The same vowel spelled six ways
Ten words, one vowel sound, and ten different ways of writing it down.
freight · weigh · steak
10 words · 10 sentences
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Words that end in a sound English avoids
Ten words whose last sound Spanish never puts at the end, so the mouth wants to add a vowel.
advantage · village · bridge
10 words · 10 sentences
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Stress that moves when the word grows
Add an ending and the stressed syllable jumps somewhere else, which is why the longer form feels wrong.
photograph · photography · economy
10 words · 10 sentences
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Plurals that change more than the ending
Ten words whose plural is not the word plus an S, and the vowel moves instead.
child · foot · tooth
10 words · 10 sentences
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First day
Asking where things are
Everyone here knows where the printer is, and nobody thought to tell you.
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At the restaurant
Sending a dish back
What arrived is not what you ordered, and saying so politely is its own small skill.
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On the street
Buying a ticket from a machine
The screen is in a hurry, the coins are the wrong ones, and someone is waiting behind you.
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Customer support
Getting through the phone menu
A recorded voice offers you five choices and none of them is yours.
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