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Exclusive wrote: -- à How To Learn English!? <--- Here are some tips which may help you to master the English Language! Speak without Fear The biggest problem most people face in learning a new language is their own fear. They worry that they won't say...

MrPedantic wrote: "Native-speaker intuitions are not always dependable. Being a native speaker does not automatically give us a conscious, clear and comprehensive picture of our language in all its contexts of use." That was the original question; though the thread has taken a rather...

Can any one help me to proofread and fix some grammar for me. I have serious problems with past tense verb. thank you. The time when I felt out of place, is when I came over to America. The first day I arrived here, it was cold and snowing. I didn’t have much of friends and most...

<I think you can make yourself understood and understand others perfectly well if you speak English as it is described in ESL grammar books.> I can make myself understood if I watch two or three Tarzan films.

Hi Tam Sadek, You wrote: Most students 'know' that conversational English differs from what they generally learn in the classroom, which is why many students ask specifically for 'conversation' courses. Does it? I think you can make yourself understood and understand others perfectly...

One of the main problems is the source of English Grammar. English Grammar 'Rules' were based on the written forms of English and basically ignored any reference to Spoken forms used by Native Speakers. There was and it appears still is contempt for the spoken form of English. In fact even...

I think that's correct. The past perfect may have been a stylistic choice to emphasize the historic element. But I do think the simple past tense would work. English grammar can get a little squishy here and there (meaning that a lot of writers bend the rules for style), which can create a...

-- à How To Learn English!? <--- Here are some tips which may help you to master the English Language! Speak without Fear The biggest problem most people face in learning a new language is their own fear. They worry that they won't say things correctly or that...

I should have said static and dynamic usage or idea or concept , not verb . To speak English well is a stative idea, a habitual practice. I wish it would keep quiet is what you want for the second one. Here the idea is dynamic. I wish it would perform the action of becoming quiet. I wish...

Hello, Being a native speaker of a language seems to be a must if you wish to apply for jobs at certain language schools. Sometimes you're even expected to be a national of a specific country in order to qualify: indeed, it isn't at all uncommon to find job advertisements where a language...