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The Speak Good English Movement ( SGEM) is a Singapore Government campaign [1] to "encourage Singaporeans to speak grammatically correct English that is universally understood". [2] It was launched by then-Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong on 29 April 2000. The purpose was to ensure that Singaporeans recognise the importance of speaking Standard ...
Three wise monkeys variation : "Hear, see, speak only good" The opposite version of the three wise monkeys can also be found. In this case, one monkey holds its hands to its eyes to focus vision, the second monkey cups its hands around its ears to improve hearing, and the third monkey holds its hands to its mouth like a bullhorn.
This is a list of English words inherited and derived directly from the Old English stage of the language. This list also includes neologisms formed from Old English roots and/or particles in later forms of English, and words borrowed into other languages (e.g. French, Anglo-French, etc.) then borrowed back into English (e.g. bateau, chiffon, gourmet, nordic, etc.).
We've all grown up thinking that sitting too close to the television is damaging to our eyes ... but that might not be the case. Technology spawns lots of confusion ... and a few affectionately ...
Three of his singles—1997's "It's Your Love" (a duet with his wife, Faith Hill), 1998's "Just to See You Smile", and 2004's "Live Like You Were Dying"—are the number one country hit of that year according to Billboard Year-End. "Live Like You Were Dying" is also his longest-lasting number one, at seven non-consecutive weeks.
This is a list of films produced or distributed by Universal Pictures in 2020–2029, founded in 1912 as the Universal Film Manufacturing Company.It is the main motion picture production and distribution arm of Universal Studios, a subsidiary of the NBCUniversal division of Comcast.
Additional English speaker figures are for usual residents aged 3 years and over with a main language other than English who can speak English "very well" or "well". Philippines: 110,000,000: 70,117,935: 63.74%: 36,935 0.04: 70,081,000 63.71: Over 60 million people aged 5 years or more can speak English.
2000s In 2000, Madonna (pictured in 2015) topped the chart for six weeks with "Music"; "American Pie" also reached the summit. Kylie Minogue's (pictured in 2012) "Can't Get You Out of My Head" was the most-broadcast song in Romania in 2001.