Who taught: Jessica

cotton swab

There are things that I have been using in my entire life. Yet, I have never tried to find what they are in English. Look around, my friends! You will see a lot of them.

Jessy usually picks me up from the school after I am done for a day. A few days ago, she came to the school to pick me up as usual. However, she bought one thing at a local drug store on her way. She bought a package of cotton swabs.

Well, I did not care what she bought. As we are going back to home, she asked, “Do you know what Myun-Bong(면봉) is in English?”

I thought about it for a little while and said, “cotton pole,” because I simply tried to translate Korean into English and pole means “Bong(봉).” Am I right? Don’t you think I am?

I guess I was half-correct. 🙂

Honestly, that was my first time to hear the word, “swab.” In my defense, I have not been to hospitals that many.

So, why don’t you look around and see whether you can find English words for things you see around you?

I guess it is time to go to a drug store to learn English.