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▶The biggest difference between my first language and English◀

My first language is Korean and there are several differences between Korean and English. The biggest difference is word order. For example, word order of English is subject, verb, and then object. On the other hand, word order of Korean is subject, object, and verb. Unlike English, always verb comes at the end of the sentences. So when I write something in English, I have to think and adjust different word order system. In addition, Koreans barely use passive so it takes few time to change verb form in my head. Pronunciation is quite different as well. Korean doesn’t have ‘R’ or ‘F’ or ’TH’ sounds so I always get confused when I say ‘B’ or ‘V’, ‘P’ or ‘F’, ‘TH’ or ‘S’ and ‘R’ or ‘L’. For instance, I was supposed to say ‘thousand’ but I sometimes said ‘sousand’ something like that.

Summary of Article

Article "Agence considers ditching honour system for turnstiles" published in The GAZETTE newspaper on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 is about train fare procedure called 'the honour system'. So far, Montreal has used the honour system which means fare of train relies on passengers' honesty so people believe that passengers are going to pay their fares honestly. There have been no machines like ticket turnstiles or fare gates in metro stations so people have been able to pass train station without paying fares. According to the AMT, no matter how much fare evasion has been decreased, now we have to install gates in four busiest train stations to catch passengers who didn't pay fare. The four train stations that The Agence are planning to put gates in have been passed by 80% of suburban trains' passengers and all AMT's commuter lines stop at those four stations. Therefore, in this way, ticket fraud will be reduced much more efficiently.

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