Originally posted by Tuatau:I think this is the answer!
I could be wrong, but it probably either means the person speaks very fast with a low, hoarse voice, as in a cacophony of croaks from a pool of bullfrogs in a warm wet evening, or it means [b]the person is unable to speak because of things as large as frogs stuck at his throat.
Pick the answer according to the context of the passage.[/b]
Originally posted by laurence82:Generation gap?
when i was primary four, the chimmest word is 'hijack'
Originally posted by FadeToBlack:
When i was pri 4, I learnt things like regurgitant, infatuation...
but twenty years b4 that twenty years ago, the standard of english taught was pretty good....Originally posted by Tuatau:The standard of English taught in schools today is higher than that of English taught twenty years ago.
Sadly, the same could not be said for Chinese, though.
Originally posted by laurence82:Maybe because the education syllabus then was set by the angmohs?
but twenty years b4 that twenty years ago, the standard of english taught was pretty good....
the British to be exact....Originally posted by Tuatau:Maybe because the education syllabus then was set by the angmohs?
Originally posted by laurence82:They were the main type of angmohs Singapore had during those days.
the British to be exact....
imagine i cant even cope with the english taught 20 years ago.Originally posted by Tuatau:The standard of English taught in schools today is higher than that of English taught twenty years ago.
Sadly, the same could not be said for Chinese, though.
yeah!!!!Originally posted by T_Gong_Kia:Thanks for those who help.
To FIFTY.CENT
FYMCB....