2016-09-21 Idioms: pronouncing "and", flights

Greg Malivuk
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Pronunciation reduction: “and” -> ‘n
bed and breakfast -> bed’nbreakfast
B and B -> “bee’nbee”

Handout p. 42 - Write the word from the right side that is in a pair with the expression on the left, then practice saying the expressions.
1 king and queen
2 in and out
3 up and down
4 left and right
5 knife and fork
6 salt and pepper
7 bread and butter
8 good and bad
9 peanut butter and jelly
  (or you can say PB&J)
10 black and white (sounds like “blacken white”)
11 top and bottom
12 hot and cold
13 night and day
14 give and take (sounds like “given take”)
15 father and son
16 sister and brother
17 husband and wife
18 shoes and socks
19 eyes and ears
20 right and wrong
21 bacon and eggs
22 cats and dogs

Note: depending on the sound the next word starts with, “and” can sound more like “m” or “ng” instead of “n”
“pots and pans” -> pots’m’pans
“wife and kids” -> wife’ng’kids

Also note: some common pairs with “and” are almost always pronounced in one order, but not the other
“black and white”, not “white and black”
“father and son”, not “son and father” / “mother and daughter”, not “daughter and mother”
“mom and dad”, not “dad and mom”
(but “mother and father” and “father and mother” are both fine)

You can search for both phrases (with “quotes”) in Google to see which is more common.
You can also go to https://books.google.com/ngrams and type both phrases, separated by a comma, to see which is more common in English books.
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Handout p. 49-50 - Use the pictures and context to guess the meanings of the expressions with a partner.
1 I (or a flight very late at night)
2 K
3 C
4 J
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Homework: check these idioms online (We’ll finish going over the answers tomorrow.)