Lobster clips?

 Since we live in a little studio, there is not enough room for books, notes, or binders, and we often spread them all over the floor.

One night, Mr.Sgoi walked to the bed with all lights off and got tripped with the rings of one binder. He yelled, "Gxx dxxx Losbster Clips!" I, lying on the bed, was wondering if he is creative or that's what is called for the binder rings. 

Later I asked. What is a lobster clip?
What lobster clip?
You just said that.
oh...'obstacle course'

*-sigh-*

A word starting with a vowel is one of the hardest word to understand. It is like either I don't hear it(What is 'reenge'??Ah! Orange~~.) or I hear apparently a completely different word.

In my organic chemistry lab, my friend described the product crystals floating on the liquid as lily pads. To me, it sounded like lollypop...

Here are some 'Konglish pronunciations' and my tricks to pronounce them as similarly as possible.

Brad pitt vs. Bread
Bad vs. Bed
'e' sounds like Korean'e' while 'a' is the sound when you open your mouth a little bigger and make sound from the base of your throat.

Bitch vs. Beach
'i' is the sound when you make sound of 'ee' with the mouth of 'e' w/o any tension while 'ea' is the just long 'ee' sound.

Ear vs. Year
Ear is easy for Koreans to pronounce. Year is tricky. My trick is to say 'ee' first and then make the sound come from the bottom of your throat and strong while stretching your lips (like a deep roaring).

worm vs warm
Worm is more like 'wor-rm.'
Warm is 'warm.' Just pay attention to 'r'.
Hope this makes sense to at least Koreans!

On, modern
In Midwest American English, o sounds like 'ah'.

Boots
Be careful to make long & definite 'oo' sound. By the way, a boot means a trunk of a car in England, Mr. Sgoi said.

Kennel vs. Canal
This is not hard to pronounce, but confusing.
kennel is 'ke-nl' while canal is 'cu-nael' ('u' here is the sound of an article 'a'.)
Kennel is a cage for pets, and canal is what Korean president MBL thinks the most modern way of transportating freight. *poop*
FYI, cracker Barrel is 'bae-rl', not 'bu-rel'.('u' here is the sound of an article 'a'.)