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What are some factors to consider in order to clarify ideas skillfully? Name three.
1. Problem: Clear? Example? 2. Audience: background knowledge / need a different clarification? 3. Using sources of clarification: dictionary, experts, …..
The young man asked a grandma if she is using an Android or an Apple Smartphone. What is the problem with this question?
He did not consider his audience.
A man is ordering a drink “ទឹកក្រូចមួយ” . However, the American waitress who has been working in Cambodia for 3 months brought him a glass of orange juice. However, the man says “No!” 1. What is the problem here? 2. Example/Non-Example
ទឹកក្រូច = Orange Juice ទឹកក្រូច = Soft Drinks (Fanta, Coke)
Explain the different meanings of the word ‘suck’. What are the two meanings of the word? This drink sucks. I sucked my thumb until I was seven. Conditions (if) Synonyms
If suck + object EX: the mosquito sucks my blood. If suck + (no object) EX: The man sucks. He is terrible.
A foreigner, who just has been studying Khmer for two months, asks you if the word នឹង is just another spelling of the word និង. Examples/Non Examples Synonym/Translations
Will / And
What are the possible meanings (and contexts) for Teacher: Were you in class yesterday? Student: “ No, Teacher! ខ្ញុំចេញមុន!” And explain the difference (using conditions) or Synonyms/Translation.
Acne/Early
What is an even number? Using conditions “if” to explain your answer
If it can be divided by 2
What is the different between "Vague" and "Ambiguous"?
Vague = unclear meaning, Ambiguous = more than one possible meaning
