This is a short YouTube lesson/quiz by Hadar Shemesh that tests listeners' reliance on written English by presenting phrases re-spelled phonetically. The speaker instructs viewers to read each prompt aloud (items 1–10), stressing the bolded syllable to reveal the original English phrase, and encourages pausing, commenting, or downloading an answer sheet; answers will also be revealed in a follow-up video.
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Hey there, it's Hadar. Thank you for joining me. And today we have a fun episode because today I have a quiz for you. The purpose of this quiz is to see how attached you really are to the written word. As you know, English is not a phonetic language. So what I decided to do is to introduce you to a phrase written as if English was phonetic and to see if. If you can understand what the original phrase is by reading it out loud. So first, you have to read it out loud, otherwise it doesn't work. And second, you have to see what comes up because what you will be reading is going to sound different than the way you perceive the word. Because a lot of times what we see is not what we hear. And then we assume that a word should sound a certain way when in fact it sounds completely differently. We use different sounds, we connect the words differently. So this is going to expose it and see if you feel safe when that happens or if you feel stressed when you are taken out of your comfort zone, meaning out of the English that you know written English. By the way, next week I'm going to share all the answers with you and show you why I chose to write it in that way, in that particular way. But if you can't wait till next week, then I've prepared an answer sheet for you. You can download it here by clicking the link in the description below or somewhere here. And then you can get the phrases and the true meaning. Okay, are you ready? Let's get started.
Here's the first one. What is the original phrase? Pay attention to the syllable in bold. That's going to be the primary stress of the phrase. The focus word. The focus syllable. Second one. Just say it out loud. See what comes out and try to figure out what it is. Don't forget to write it in the comments below. If you don't know, just put a question mark. Number three. Say it out loud. Make sure you stress the syllable in bold. This is the fourth one. Number five. Remember that the one long phrase can be a few words. And remember the secret is saying it out loud. You may find here sounds that don't exist in the original spelling. Sounds that only come out when you say it out loud. When you connect words together when you're pronouncing the words correctly. Number seven. Number eight. Feel free to pause the video whenever you need to figure out the original sentence or phrase. Number nine. Don't anticipate it by looking at the words on the screen. Say it out loud and see what comes out. Don't assume anything. And number 10.
Okay, that's it. Thank you so much for watching. I hope you have at least five answers, but if not, don't worry about it. You can look at the other answers as well. Don't forget that you can download the answer sheet by clicking the link below. Or you can wait for next week's video where I'll reveal all the answers and explain why I wrote it that way. I hope you enjoyed it. Have a beautiful, beautiful week and I will see you next week in the next video.
