執筆者 Modern English | 2013年06月20日 | Trivia
Rocky road is an ice cream flavor in the U.S. It is chocolate ice cream with nuts and marshmallows. The nuts and marshmallows must be the rocks on the chocolate road. You might also see vanilla ice cream with chocolate chips, nuts, and marshmallows. There is also a...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年06月13日 | Trivia
When you send an e-mail, you fill in the “To” and “Subject” fields. Have you ever used the “Cc” field? This will send a copy of the e-mail to an address that isn’t in the “To” field. “Cc” stands for “carbon copy”, which is an old way of making copies of documents. If...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年06月06日 | Trivia
In Japanese, the character ん can make several different sounds. We write the word for newspaper as “shimbun” because it sounds like an “M” before the “B” sound. When it comes before a “K” or “G” sound it can sound like “NG”. But when it comes at the end of a word, it...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年05月30日 | Trivia
A foster family provides care for a child or pet that has no place to go. It could be a pet that was abandoned or born homeless, or a child who has lost his parents or whose parents could not take care of him. If the new home becomes permanent, then the child or pet...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年05月23日 | Trivia
Have you seen an American, British, or Australian ambulance? You might notice that the word “ambulance” is written backwards on the front. Why is that? Ambulances must drive quickly, and everyone knows to stay out of their way. If you are driving and you see an...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年05月16日 | Trivia
May Day is a holiday, but “Mayday!” is a distress call. If your boat or plane is in serious trouble and you need help, you can say “Mayday!” on the radio. Why does “Mayday” mean “I need help”? It actually comes from a French phrase meaning “help me”! If you are really...
