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Week 14: Listening - Harsh


Harsh

Adam Bradshaw is the famous foreigner teacher. His TV programs are in many channels in Thailand. The breakdown is one of those programs. It is available on modern nine TV at 16:05 pm. Today, Adam suggested about word that explain feeling that are unpleasantly rough.
In Ask Adam section, there is a question about word to explain feeling that unpleasantly rough. He suggested harsh. You can say “it was harsh!” or “that was so harsh!” Another word that be alike harsh is rude, but it is not same. If you want to say something what are satirical, you can say rude. But that make you feel bad, you should say harsh. Likewise, word that makes you feels very hurt; it should be brutal. For example, “that was so brutal. You should not have said that”. There are really have many words that you can use for uncompromising forthright person including, straightforward, frank, direct and blunt (use most).
To sum up, you can use “it was harsh!” when you think the word are jar to the senses. Moreover, "what are satirical" is a sentence that are more severe. Brutal is a one word to describes when you feel sad after listen to it. In similar word for explain directly speeches are straight,forward, frank,direct and blunt.


Vocabulary
Pronunciation
Meaning
harsh (adj.)
/hɑːʃ/
แรง
Ex. I didn't mean to sound so harsh.
straightforward (adj.)
/streɪtˈfɔːwəd/
ตรงไปตรงมา
Ex. Straightforward affair, but there are a few things you have to stick to.
frank (adj.)
/fraŋk/
เปิดเผย
Ex. Benjamin Friedman is disarmingly frank about some of the further consequences.
blunt (adj.)

/blʌnt/
พูดขวานผ่าซาก
Ex. I myself have, before becoming employed by this company, twice spoken bluntly to the people at the top.

Reference:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeC3CB9Q1-Y&feature=youtu.be


The similar words for explain people are a lot. Each word is different using. So, you should watch out to speak and know words deeply. Thus, you will be the good English speaker that can use inappropriate language.

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