Slogans around the World

Communication VG2 Fiona Ellingsen

• Tha man from Italy

What does it mean?

• In a Hungarian hotel cloak room:– Please hang yourself here

• Sign in a laundry in Rome:– Ladies, leave your dirty clothes here and spend

the afternoon having a good time.

• In a hotel in Athens:– Visitors are expected to complain at the office

between the hours of 9 and 11 am daily.

On the bottle-top of a milk drink

AFTER OPENING, KEEP UPRIGHT

On a Korean Kitchen Knife

WARNING – KEEP OUT OF CHILDREN

On a hairdryer

DO NOT USE WHILE SLEEPING

How Cultural Differences Influence Communication

Jargon

• If you read the advertisement in a newspaper you will note the abbreviations used to cut down the number of words. Why are we able to work out their meaning?

• See if you can work out what the following mean:Fr sle. Semi-det.3-bed.bung., liv.rm., din. rm., kit., bath., sep. W.C., C.H.., gd-sized gdn., gge. Nr. schools, stn., & shops.

Abbreviations

1. a.m.2. e.g.3. et al.4. etc.5. ibid6. i.e.7. N.B.8. p.m.9. R.S.V.P10. viz.

1. Ante meridiem – before noon2. Exempli gratis – for example3. Et alii – and other4. Et cetera – and the like5. Ibidem – in the same place6. Id est – That is7. Nota bene – mark well8. Post meridiem – after noon9. Réspondez, s’il vous plait – please reply10. Videlicet - namely

Comumnication

• It has been deisocveerd that so lnog as the frist and lsat letter in a word are corerct and in the rihgt plcae then we are albe to udnerstnad what is witrten.

• Lagnuage is aoubt coumunication. • If we laern semointhg viasually we are albe to “see” the

viasual obejct (word) dispete the fcat that the letetrs are all jumlbed. That is, we have a viasual memroy of the wrod.

• We remebmer and laern lagnuage viasually. A good way to laern is to wrtie wrods & senentces dwon. Laerning is aslo aoubt how mcuh effrot you are wilinlg to put itno your wrok.

• The aim is to be betetr at lagnuage and not necesesarily taht you are “clveer” or get a six. Lagnuage is comumnicating your veiws and oipnions.

• Isn’t that faisnating?

WORDLY WISDOM

Old English proverbs can be found in the following:

1. OOKBEFOREYOUEAP2. ASTTCHNTEMESAVESNNE3. MNYHNDSMKELIGHTWORK4. TMANYCKSSPILTHEBRTH5. THARLYBIRDCATCHSTHWORM6. ABIRDINHEHANDISWOINHEBUSH

Changing the meaning

Emphasis• ’ hopeless, un’comfortable• PÅL drove to Ballangen• Pål DROVE to Ballangen • Pål drove TO Ballangen • Pål drove to BALLANGEN In oral English where you put weight on the wordsIs very important to communication.

Toungue twisters

• A tree toad loved a she-toadWho lived up in a tree.He was a two-toed tree toadBut a three-toed toad was she.The two-toed tree toad tried to winThe three-toed she-toad's heart,For the two-toed tree toad loved the groundThat the three-toed tree toad trod.But the two-toed tree toad tried in vain.He couldn't please her whim.From her tree toad bowerWith her three-toed powerThe she-toad vetoed him.

Learn a few tongue twisters – to practice your lips, tongue and vocal chords. You need to practice aloud just like an athlete practices running by running – not by reading about it.