http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslSoftwareOnlineLearning-Games/Forum25.htmAll things online and wareenXMOD (Build: 3607.32596)http://www.englishforums.com/English/TestVocabulary/2/wlbqj/Post.htm#961723Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:54:52 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:961723Himmelsstuermer0http://www.englishforums.com/English/TestVocabulary/2/wlbqj/Post.htm#961723http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments25-961723.xmlHello, my english is also not so very well. Mainly, I need to improve speak english.http://www.englishforums.com/English/TestVocabulary/wlbqj/post.htm#960655Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:34:22 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:960655Anonymous1http://www.englishforums.com/English/TestVocabulary/wlbqj/post.htm#960655http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments25-960655.xmlI can explain chapter and verse John Chapter 3 verse 16 John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, a )'> that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.http://www.englishforums.com/English/TestVocabulary/2/wlbqj/Post.htm#954570Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:22:02 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:954570Anonymous2http://www.englishforums.com/English/TestVocabulary/2/wlbqj/Post.htm#954570http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments25-954570.xmlTanit, Thanks for the test Rogonhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/TestVocabulary/2/wlbqj/Post.htm#855817Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:38:34 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:855817Anonymous3http://www.englishforums.com/English/TestVocabulary/2/wlbqj/Post.htm#855817http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments25-855817.xmlI think we should keep the discussion in the context of "english as a second language". I think idioms can be very difficult for the individual whose native tongue is not English. It can be very difficult to teach the meaning of these phrases. I meet with a group of English Teachers in Brazil and answer the questions they pose. I think it's important to differentiate to the students that english speakers function on different levels. When an individual is writing a formal paper for class, the tone of writing will be much more formal than would be expected in casual "english" conversation. The difficulties these ESL teachers encounter is that students need to be prepared for formal writing as well as casual...http://www.englishforums.com/English/TestVocabulary/2/wlbqj/Post.htm#804366Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:23:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:804366Ellycat4http://www.englishforums.com/English/TestVocabulary/2/wlbqj/Post.htm#804366http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments25-804366.xmlHmmm. Local residents have complained about the music constantly blaring from the club. The music played in clubs in England certainly have a booming bass, so I inserted booming in place of blaring. Actually in the C.O.E.D. it describes a certain type of large portable cassette player capable of powerful sound as a boom box, so I think that could be correct too.http://www.englishforums.com/English/TestVocabulary/2/wlbqj/Post.htm#804136Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:30:22 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:804136adhamdodi5http://www.englishforums.com/English/TestVocabulary/2/wlbqj/Post.htm#804136http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments25-804136.xml9 out of 12!... bumper!!.. Good test.. thanks!...http://www.englishforums.com/English/TestVocabulary/2/wlbqj/Post.htm#765382Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:58:25 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:765382reargreen6http://www.englishforums.com/English/TestVocabulary/2/wlbqj/Post.htm#765382http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments25-765382.xmlwow this is my first time visit website..imglad to join this site and practice make right my broken english..its so hard to talk people english person no one can understand me..http://www.englishforums.com/English/TestVocabulary/2/wlbqj/Post.htm#761339Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:31:47 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:761339cwtch7http://www.englishforums.com/English/TestVocabulary/2/wlbqj/Post.htm#761339http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments25-761339.xmlI wouldn't call it sloppy, I would call it evolving. Every language changes over time and things that were once unacceptable change in nature. Is it really so bad to abbreviate 'should have' into shoulda? You save yourself from writing/typing/a breath of air by making it shorter. Language isn't some rigid block that is not supposed to change. It changes with culture, people and time. I agree with this but I wouldn't write 'should have' as 'shoulda' unless, I was directly quoting or writing in vernacularly. We already have a contraction for the concept, should've. This is actually why many of our words have pronunciations different than their spelling. For instance, German and Old...http://www.englishforums.com/English/TestVocabulary/wlbqj/post.htm#760572Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:10:05 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:760572Anonymous8http://www.englishforums.com/English/TestVocabulary/wlbqj/post.htm#760572http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments25-760572.xmlit i svery helpful for beginners. It can be better if explanation would be given for every answer. it will  make the learner not to repeat its mistake ..http://www.englishforums.com/English/TestVocabulary/wlbqj/post.htm#738040Tue, 19 May 2009 17:44:01 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:738040Tanit9http://www.englishforums.com/English/TestVocabulary/wlbqj/post.htm#738040http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments25-738040.xmlOh yes, we Americans throw parties, too! Thank you, A- s. I can't remember why I got that idea. It must be something I read in a thread long ago.http://www.englishforums.com/English/TestVocabulary/wlbqj/post.htm#737167Tue, 19 May 2009 05:11:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:737167AlpheccaStars10http://www.englishforums.com/English/TestVocabulary/wlbqj/post.htm#737167http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments25-737167.xmlTo throw a party is a common collocation in the UK. From what I've gathered in this forum, I think it's not in the USA. Oh yes, we Americans throw parties, too!http://www.englishforums.com/English/TestVocabulary/wlbqj/post.htm#737161Tue, 19 May 2009 05:00:10 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:737161repharim11http://www.englishforums.com/English/TestVocabulary/wlbqj/post.htm#737161http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments25-737161.xmlI wouldn't call it sloppy, I would call it evolving. Every language changes over time and things that were once unacceptable change in nature. Is it really so bad to abbreviate 'should have' into shoulda? You save yourself from writing/typing/a breath of air by making it shorter. Language isn't some rigid block that is not supposed to change. It changes with culture, people and time.http://www.englishforums.com/English/TestVocabulary/wlbqj/post.htm#736512Mon, 18 May 2009 20:18:49 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:736512Tanit12http://www.englishforums.com/English/TestVocabulary/wlbqj/post.htm#736512http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments25-736512.xmlHi Anon, Thanks for commenting. 'MADE UP OF' do we really need 'UP' in there, or is it even correct? Yes, it is correct. See the following entry from the Cambridge online dictionary , and especially the second example. make up sth (FORM) phrasal verb to form a particular thing, amount or number as a whole: Road accident victims make up almost a quarter of the hospital's patients. The book is made up of a number of different articles. How far can you 'throw a party' really. To throw a party is a common collocation in the UK. From what I've gathered in this forum, I think it's not in the USA. Again, here are two entries from the Cambridge online dictionary ( throw and ...http://www.englishforums.com/English/TestVocabulary/wlbqj/post.htm#736335Mon, 18 May 2009 17:34:03 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:736335AlpheccaStars13http://www.englishforums.com/English/TestVocabulary/wlbqj/post.htm#736335http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments25-736335.xmlAnd how about hafta, gotta, gonna, wanna, shoulda... even on the news - Peter Jennings started using them on the evening news! If I fully enunciated "have to" "going to", "want to" and other common reductions in a casual conversation, my comrades would think I was being stuck up and superior. This would not be conducive to winning friends. Language is a living thing, and changes in pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary are part of its natural evolution. There is no "Academy of English" - it is truly a grass-roots democratic language with many dialects and variations; its changes are directed by millions of people writing and speaking every day. By the way, Americans typically stereotype the...http://www.englishforums.com/English/TestVocabulary/wlbqj/post.htm#736269Mon, 18 May 2009 16:43:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:736269Anonymous14http://www.englishforums.com/English/TestVocabulary/wlbqj/post.htm#736269http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments25-736269.xmlMany of these are idomatic expressions, which we merely 'parrot', if you will, without caring if it makes sense or is grammatically correct. For example 'chapter and verse', 'leaps and bounds' always seem paired - for no apparent reason. 'His comments about our project -GOT-'. I have heard people rail about the use of 'got', claiming that you NEVER need to or should use it. 'MADE UP OF' do we really need 'UP' in there, or is it even correct? How far can you 'throw a party' really. And how about hafta, gotta, gonna, wanna, shoulda... even on the news - Peter Jennings started using them on the evening news! Why are Americans so accepting of such...http://www.englishforums.com/English/TestVocabulary/wlbqj/post.htmSat, 09 May 2009 19:26:20 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:722781Tanit15http://www.englishforums.com/English/TestVocabulary/wlbqj/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments25-722781.xmlChoose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Enjoy! ___________________________ I'm going to "throw|make|do|run"…… a big party for Ella's birthday this summer. I managed to pass my driving test first time, but it was a "close|thin|fine|narrow" thing. Her maths improved by leaps and……… "bounds|jumps|walks|races" and she got 90% in her final exam. I was in the ………"depths|valley|pits|abyss" of despair before I heard the good news. You're just …"banging|putting|breaking|hitting" your head against a brick wall -- you might as well give up now. She didn't give chapter and……… "verse|line|book|page" but I got a general idea of what she meant....