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1. Sounds natural to me. 2. Sounds unnatural to me, but not for the same reason as Yankee gives. It's clearly an expression more often heard in conversation than seen in writing, so contractions should be used to make it sound more natural. I haven't the foggiest idea ... has a...

Hi Kooyeen There is nothing to forgive! I am certainly not in the least offended by your post. In fact, I enjoyed reading it tremendously! I even agree with you to some extent on some of the points you made. I am the first person to admit that my knowledge of English isn't as good as that of a...

>> I got what you meant MrP ... When i make a conversation , i use them (um, er..etc) involuntary. For example if we were talking face to face , i would say 'i use them ,umm,invotuntary.' . Because i would think to find a fit word... In my opinion , i have not found that kind of...

I got what you meant MrP ... When i make a conversation , i use them (um, er..etc) involuntary. For example if we were talking face to face , i would say 'i use them ,umm,invotuntary.' . Because i would think to find a fit word... In my opinion , i have not found that kind of expressions...

Hi there, I am a non-native English learner. I often visit Randall's ESL Listening Cyber Lab http://www.esl-lab.com/ to practise listening and speaking skills. I find this website very useful in learning to new American English expressions. Can you suggest any similar websites but in British...

The "GO DO SOMETHING" Family of Colloquial Expressions There are several variants of "go do" in American English. All are used informally in conversation, and almost never in formal writing. In the following discussion, the verb "do" stands for any verb, but the list of verbs normally used...

Short answer: Yes. The "GO DO SOMETHING" Family of Colloquial Expressions There are several variants of "go do" in American English. All are used informally in conversation, and almost never in formal writing. In the following discussion, the verb "do" stands for any verb, but the list...