السلام عليكم

كم مرة قابلك أشياء عجبت أنك لم تكن تعلم بعضها من قبل رغم أنك متبحر في علمك؟ كم مرة رأيت في قراءاتك ما هو عجيب؟ كم مرة رددنا كلام ربنا " و فوق كل ذي علم عليم؟"

رأيت إنشاء موضوع مستقل ليساهم فيه الإخوة بكل ما هو غير مشهور و غير مألوف حتي ينفع بعضنا بعضا

و ان حاز الموضوع علي إعجابكم سيكون إن شاء الله فتحة خير علي الجميع .. فبيننا غزير العلم و غزير القراءة و غزير الحماسة .. ووفقك الله الجميع.

قد يكون قد تم تقديم أشياء مماثلة في مواضيع متناثرة في المنتدي.. لكنكم قد توافقونني الرأي بأن وجود ذلك في مكان واحد سيكون افضل للكل.

سأبدأ بأمثلة و في انتظار تفاعلكم بأشياء مشابهه:

طبعا الجميع يعلم الجمع: حرف y يتحول إلي ies و يبقي كما هو إذا سبقه vowel مثل ways

لكن:

ماذا عن proper names: بمعني: ماهو جمع February ?
و ماهو جمع Kennedy إذا أحببت أن تقول عائلة Kennedy و أحببت أن تضيف إليها The

عن نفسي صادفت ذلك البارحة فقط:

February في الجمع تصبح Februarys
مثال:
I hate Februarys

جمع Kennedy هو Kennedys
مثال:
Do you know the Kennedys

حياكم الله و في إنتظار مجهوداتكم
ولا تنسونا في صالح دعائكم

Sw0rdD

الجمع بإضافة apostrophe ثم s

طبعا جميعنا يعرف الجمع بإضافة s لكن هل نعرف أن هناك جمع بإضافة apostrophe ثم s

جمع letters of alphabet يتم بهذه الطريقة:
مثال:.
She spelt 'necessary' with two c's.
أما جمع السنوات و الإختصارات فله طريقتان:
I loved the 1960's. (OR ... the 1960s.)
Do you think MP's do a good job? (OR ... MPs ...)

المصدر للمعلومتان السابقتان:
Practical English Usage
حياكم الله

شكرا يا مستر علي الملاحظات
وبانتظار جديدك و جديد بقية المدرسين ^^

موضوعاتك دائماً مفيدة يا مستر sw0rdD
بارك الله فيك

Thank you so much Mr Sw0rdD
May Allah bless you
I always love and appreciate your lovely ideas and effective participations
Concerning unusual plurals I have found a very useful site ,here`s the link
http://www.hintsandthings.co.uk/library/plurals.htm
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Some words are the same in both singular and plural forms, these I have shown in green.
SINGULAR PLURAL attorney general
attorneys general
Heidi Kroening
bacterium bacteria bison
bison
Bob Bartels
cactus
cacti
Heather
child
children
Katie Barlow & daughter
corps
corps
Margarita Minster
cow
kine
(old fashioned term)
Gary Engel
cod
cod
Margarita Minster
criterion criteria cul-de-sac
culs-de-sac
Louis Hegedus
datum data deer
deer
Bob Bartels
diagnosis
diagnoses
die dice elf
elves
Bob Bartels
fish
fish
(or fishes)
Margarita Minster
Focus
Foci
Charles Rowan
foot
feet
Gigi Velazquez
formula
formulae
Katie Barlow & daughter
fowl
fowl
(or fowls)
Margarita Minster
genius
geniuses
Richard Hill
or genii
goose
geese
Katie Barlow & daughter
graffito graffiti halibut
halibut
Margarita Minster
hippopotamus hippopotami
Heather
More commonly used hippopotamuses see ***
louse lice man
men
Katie Barlow & daughter
man-of-war
men of war
Heidi Kroening
means
means
Margarita Minster
Medium
Media
Charles Rowan
mongoose
mongooses
moose
moose
Margarita Minster
mouse mice medium media offspring
offspring
Margarita Minster
octopus
octopuses ***
Richard Hill
perch
perch
(or perches)
Margarita Minster
person
people
Katie Barlow & daughter
phenomenon phenomena pike
pike
(when referring to fish)
Margarita Minster
polyhedron
polyhedra
Heidi Kroening
polyhedrons*
* alternative form
quantum
quanta
radius
radii
Jeremy Symons
salmon
salmon
(or salmons)
Margarita Minster
scissors
scissors
Margarita Minster
series
series
Margarita Minster
sheep
sheep
Margarita Minster
species
species
Margarita Minster
stratum strata tooth teeth
Katie Barlow & daughter
trout
trout
(or trouts)
Margarita Minster
tuna tuna
(or tunas)
Margarita Minster
woman
women*
Katie Barlow & daughter

Also here `re some interesting pieces of information concerning unusual plurals

Gender

Widower is the only word in the English language whose masculine form is longer than its feminine form, which is widow


Demirep is the only word in the English language which is made feminine by applying a prefix, rather than a suffix, to the masculine form, which is rep


The plural of man is men. The plural of woman is women. The plural of human is humans
.
The plural of foot is feet. The plural of goosefoot is goosefoots
.
The plural of moose is moose. The plural of goose is geese. The plural of mongoose is mongooses
.
The plural of mouse, the rodent, is mice. The plural of mouse, the computer hardware device, is mouses.
.

شكرا يا مستر علي الملاحظات
وبانتظار جديدك و جديد بقية المدرسين ^^

شكرا علي مرورك أستاذ كونان العرب.. شرفتمونا بتعليقكم

موضوعاتك دائماً مفيدة يا مستر sw0rdd
بارك الله فيك

هذا بعض ما عندكم أستاذ وليد
و بارك الله فيك و جمعنا بكم في الصالحين

also here `re some interesting pieces of information concerning unusual plurals


gender

widower is the only word in the english language whose masculine form is longer than its feminine form, which is widow


demirep is the only word in the english language which is made feminine by applying a prefix, rather than a suffix, to the masculine form, which is rep


the plural of man is men. The plural of woman is women. The plural of human is humans
.
the plural of foot is feet. The plural of goosefoot is goosefoots
.
the plural of moose is moose. The plural of goose is geese. The plural of mongoose is mongooses
.
the plural of mouse, the rodent, is mice. The plural of mouse, the computer hardware device, is mouses.
.




شكر الله لك أستاذ أبراهيم علي هذه المشاركة العظيمة و المفيدة و الشيقة
حياك الله

تكملة لما سبق:

using a/an with uncountable nouns
طبعا معظمنا فاكر a good education من العام الماضي عندما كان الكتاب يتكلم عن William Golding

هنا معلومات أكثر:

http://img838.imageshack.us/img838/4499/3810102451pm.png
نفعكم الله به
Sw0rdD

بارك الله فيك

بارك الله فيكم جميعاً ........ حقيقى فيه معلومات اول مرة اعرفها.

بارك الله فيك

شرفت مستر مدحت

بارك الله فيكم جميعاً ........ حقيقى فيه معلومات اول مرة اعرفها.

و بارك الله فيك مستر وليد و في انتظار أن ننهل من علمك

Unit 5, Wb, secondary 3 Page 23
says "do a crime" which is wrong
http://img830.imageshack.us/img830/5797/crimewb.png

Longman Dictionary says: commit a crime not do a crime:

http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/4163/crimelm.png

I blieve Longman. Hello 3rd secondary often makes mistakes, but Longman Dictionary is authoritative

Unit 5, Wb, secondary 3 Page 23
says "do a crime" which is wrong
http://img830.imageshack.us/img830/5797/crimewb.png

Longman Dictionary says: commit a crime not do a crime:

http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/4163/crimelm.png

I blieve Longman. Hello 3rd secondary often makes mistakes, but Longman Dictionary is authoritative


I totally agree with you Mr Sw0rdD
May Allah bless you
But What about the title of this song
Don`t do the crime
Is that a slang or a colloquial language ?Really I `m not sure

Here is the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGcdrq8MQdA

You Do The Crime, You Serve The Time

Also ,We can look at the following Blog which has a research entitled :

You Do The Crime, You Serve The Time

http://brainblogger.com/2007/12/27/you-do-the-crime-you-serve-the-time/

But there is a connection between Crime and Time in these titles
http://gigaom.com/2010/04/14/predictive-analysis-ibm/

We must find about that !! Thank you a gain Mr Sw0rdD ,you are a genius teacher
We should have a look at the following Pdf file from California State Sheriffs`association :)

I totally agree with you Mr Sw0rdD


May Allah bless you
But What about the title of this song
Don`t do the crime
Is that a slang or a colloquial language ?Really I `m not sure

Here is the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGcdrq8MQdA





It could be either. One thing I am sure of : It is not correct English as the dictionary stated clearly. I worked for one full year with an Irish school manager and I found her English full of common mistakes. Besides, Many songs find pleasure in breaking the rules
It is very common in movies and songs to find things like: I didn't do nothing

You Do The Crime, You Serve The Time

Also ,We can look at the following Blog which has a research entitled :

You Do The Crime, You Serve The Time

http://brainblogger.com/2007/12/27/you-do-the-crime-you-serve-the-time/

But there is a connection between Crime and Time in these titles
http://gigaom.com/2010/04/14/predictive-analysis-ibm/

We must find about that !! Thank you a gain Mr Sw0rdD ,you are a genius teacher
We should have a look at the following Pdf file from California State Sheriffs`association :)



I went through the pdf file at a glance, and found "do the crime" in quotes
The quote goes like this: 'If you don't do the time, don't do the crime'
as if it is a slang. This doesn't make it right. I am often reminded by MacDonald's slogan: I'm loving it. This could be found in commercials, magazine ads, etc, but that doesn't make it right.
I posted the dictionary entry together with the workbook page number on Longmansec site, but haven't got a response yet. However, I found it interesting discussing this with you.

Made with
Guess we all know about the difference between "made of", "made from", made in" and "made by" but the workbook presented additional made with
This is in Unit 6 page 33, ex 4

http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/9140/85434060.png



This is how "Practical English Usage" stated it



http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/4356/make.png

Best regards
Sw0rdD

السلام عليكم
It's vey common to use the preposition 'on' with the word 'island'. But many will find the following piece of information interesting

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/7129/inanisland.png

Here is another problematic area
North vs. Northern
This is very confusing. However, it is mentioned in unit 9 3rd secondary. I posted this so that it may arouse further discussion

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/7180/northern.png
If anyone has any clearer difference, plz explain