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ภาษาอังกฤษที่คนไทยมักใช้ผิดกันจนชิน (19) : "Want" and "need" are different
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 13/09/2016
» "Want" and "need" are clearly different, but that difference often gets lost when they are translated into Thai. That can lead to mistakes among English learners.
(8) "No have, No can, No good" เคยใช้ผิดกันบ้างไหม?
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 07/06/2016
» Making negative statements is another area where English is a bit more complicated than Thai. “ไม่มี, ไม่ได้, ไม่ดี” might be translated as “I don’t have any. I can’t. That’s not good.”
ภาษาอังกฤษที่คนไทยมักใช้ผิดกันจนชิน (7): Subjects and verbs
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 24/05/2016
» I am..., You are..., He is..., Do I...?, Do you...? Does he...? You have been studying these forms since primary school and you still make mistakes. Well stop. Just learn them and get it over with.
Mers in Thailand: Cautious optimism as no new cases reported (Updated Sunday)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 21/06/2015
» The Mers news this Sunday morning seems generally good, good enough for the Bangkok Post to headline it's story "Mers spread seems to be contained".
Fatal cyclist crash suspect surrenders
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 07/05/2015
» The driver who disappeared after a crash that killed a cyclist earlier this week turned himself in to police yesterday. Meanwhile, Bangkok's deputy governor urges cyclists to stay off main roads.
Hagupit now a tropical depression (Updated Tuesday)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 08/12/2014
» Hagupit has weakened further and is now classified as a tropical depression at it leaves the Philippines. The death toll has risen to 27, but that has to be considered a victory for authorities after thousands were killed last year by Super Typhoon Haiyan.
The story of Uncle Sa-ing
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 06/11/2014
» Here is the story of how 63-year-old Sa-ing Harnpakhon became the country’s most beloved uncle after running 550km from the northern province of Phrae to Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok to wish His Majesty the King a speedy recovery from his illness.
Thailand through Norwegian eyes
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 12/04/2014
» Throughout the Songkran holidays will be taking a new look at Thailand thanks to a group of students from Norway. Each day, we’ll have new impressions on different aspects of Thai life and culture.
Typhoon survivors seek an escape
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 13/11/2013
» Many disheartened residents of the typhoon disaster zone in the Philippines are trying to flee, but few are succeeding.
Tornado kills 3 well-known storm chasers
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 03/06/2013
» Discovery Channel’s “Storm Chasers” fans will be shocked to learn that well-known researcher Tim Samaras, meteorologist Carl Young were killed along with Tim’s son Paul when an Oklahoma tornado made an unexpected turn.