The English language evolves at a dizzying rate you can get some great and funny results when you mash up existing words to make new ones. The video features plenty that I’d never heard of and the occasional that I misinterpreted like “mansplaining” for example. I was convinced this was a type of exaggerated complaining …
since my days at Apex Computer Recruitment London.. and that’s a few moons ago to say the least! 😉 Anyway the 5 Ps; “Proper Preparation Prevents Piss-poor Performance”! And so, I “always” prepare my lessons “thoroughly“. NB The position of the adverbs “always” and “thoroughly“. I have noticed that a lot of non-native English speakers …
in the language class…. and it will help improve your pronunciation and memorisation of vocabulary. It is however, a completely different “kettle of fish” to the to the “drill” music referred to in the Economist’s article (link below). What captured my attention in the article was how it claims London slang or “MLE” – Multicultural …
and be well rewarded. You may not quite be on the moon if you take English courses with me but your communication will definitely be elevated to the next level!
Here’s an expression that can be used either positively – ‘to promote yourself’ or negatively – ‘to show off’, depending on the context. In the following article the writer uses a very similar expression – ‘to toot your own horn’ ; (could this be the American version?), in the positive sense. https://www.fastcompany.com/90527629/how-to-promote-yourself-without-sounding-obnoxious
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This means he doesn’t understand. My new colleague really doesn’t get social distancing ……..
While the first few paragraphs of the article may be a little dull – (I wonder what the point is of the type of research that gets mentioned in paragraph 3), I heartily agree with the second and third ‘quirks’ mentioned; punctuality and drinking. The best part of this article however, are the 3 little …
Regular ‘Do’ is used as an auxiliary verb to make questions in simple tenses and to make negatives – basically the use that you know. Eg: Do you need a car? Yes I do/No I don’t. I went to work today. I didn’t go to work today. Emphatic do: Use ‘do’ emphatically when there is …
Today I was over the moon (= delighted/extremely happy) when a couple of my clients informed me that they would like to switch back from video conferencing lessons to face to face sessions at their premises from mid June. Great news as we head into the long weekend! It must be said however, I’m enjoying …