Grade 11 Compulsory English
Oops! How’s That Again?
Summary
It is an essay written by roger Rosenblatt. This essay describes the mistakes people make while speaking and why they make these mistakes. The writer discusses the psychological reasons. The verbal errors are divided into four categories. They are tongue slips, Mistranslations, bloopers, spoonerism etc. tongue slips are common mistakes made by peoples. The speaker says some things when he means to say another thing. It is harmless. But it upsets some people. Spoonerism occurs when a person mix of the letters of the words they are saying. Mistranslations are made when words in language are translated badly into another language. The essay discusses why we make mistakes. Some of the reasons are as follows. It is due to tiredness and mental disturbance. It is because of unfulfilled desire and wish. Unfulfilled desires are released through tongue slips and dreams.
1) What are the different kinds of verbal errors? Explain them.
- The writer had given many examples of verbal errors. There are four groups of verbal errors. They are tongue slips, mistranslations, bloopers and spoonerism. Tongue slips are the slight mistakes while talking. Bloopers are low levels of errors made on radio and TV program. Spooner is made when giving lecture or instruction. Mistranslation is a mistake done while translating.
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It is an essay written by roger Rosenblatt. This essay describes the mistakes people make while speaking and why they make these mistakes. The writer discusses the psychological reasons. The verbal errors are divided into four categories. They are tongue slips, Mistranslations, bloopers, spoonerism etc. tongue slips are common mistakes made by peoples. The speaker says some things when he means to say another thing. It is harmless. But it upsets some people. Spoonerism occurs when a person mix of the letters of the words they are saying. Mistranslations are made when words in language are translated badly into another language. The essay discusses why we make mistakes. Some of the reasons are as follows. It is due to tiredness and mental disturbance. It is because of unfulfilled desire and wish. Unfulfilled desires are released through tongue slips and dreams.
1) What are the different kinds of verbal errors? Explain them.
- The writer had given many examples of verbal errors. There are four groups of verbal errors. They are tongue slips, mistranslations, bloopers and spoonerism. Tongue slips are the slight mistakes while talking. Bloopers are low levels of errors made on radio and TV program. Spooner is made when giving lecture or instruction. Mistranslation is a mistake done while translating.
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