By Conversations, English grammar

Re: how to learn English

i. Observe the mouth movements of those who speak English well and try to imitate them. When you are watching television, observe the mouth movements of the speakers. Repeat what they are saying, while imitating the intonation and rhythm of their speech. ii. Until you learn the correct...

Re: can't;can

Christanford wrote:When watching American dramas, I have trouble distinguishing between "can't" and "can". How are they different in terms of pronunciation?I sometimes can guess from the context, but when people say something like " I can't not go", I will be very confused and have to look at...

Re: Which way would you sway?

Milky wrote: <I would be interested to see quotations from the early English grammarians that presented spoken English as somehow inferior, or that demonstrated an imposition of inappropriate rules from Latin. > Do you doubt that was the case? "Doubt" is too strong a word. I would be...

Re: Do you know ebooks of English Grammar or English Conversation Practise?

i care about english convarsation training

Re: Haven't / Didn't

Yankee wrote:Hi TamI certainly did not intend my comment as a comparison of formal written UK English and informal US spoken English. I have to say I find it insulting that you think I would even consider making such a comparison. My comment was based on my own experience with British...

Re: can't have been (followed by nationality)

Hi Jingtian,In my opinion, your guess is right. This type of sentence is used to express the degrees of certainty. In the first conversation, two speakers are discussing the girl they have met somewhere else before, so they use the presnt perfect tense here. And in the second conversation, two...

Re: speak and pronounce english

firstly, I think you should master English Grammar and Vocab. I mean it's hard to believe that I could speak English smoothly and fluently if I have poor grammar structures and my English vocab is limited. Secondly, it's your opportunity to have conversation with other people (ie. English...

Re: English Grammar - an overrated issue?

I completely agree that written papers, especially in formal context must agree with grammar aspects. Otherwise ambiguities can arise. @ grammar geek: The stop sign comparison is a very good one. You are right, not using correct grammar does not mean that we do not know how to produce a well...

Re: English Grammar - an overrated issue?

I'm sure it's the same for all natural languages. In the flow of conversation, people make mistakes in their grammar. Tenses and agreements go awry, but the benefit of context and non-verbal communication allows the meaning to be understood regardless. It's harder not to be tripped up and...

English influence on other languages

Hi allIt would be interesting to hear from nonnative speakers of English in particular what influence English exerts on other languages nowadays. What English words and expressions are used in your language? Does English grammar or syntax have an influence on your native language? Where is this...