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quote user Forbes I remember listening to a radio programme about the varieties of forms of speech in Italy They simply change language like they change clothes without worrying about the status of their home speech quote There s some truth in that article My parents for instance used to speak...

Hi ForbesThank you for your long reply I do appreciate it I would just like to say that I my opinion is based on the knowledge I have of the Germanic and Romance languages and it is of course very subjective I fully understand that not everyone agrees with me and what I consider easy may be...

Yeah Openmind I d like to add something I said we should rewatch some scenes and relisten to dialogues in order to pay attention to everything it is said We should pay attention to the way natives use verbs and prepositions idioms stress and intionation The problem is that doing that is stressing...

Englishuser wrote I couldn t agree more English idioms and spellings tend to be difficult even for many a native speaker I would also like to add that the size of the English lexion makes learning English relatively difficult Just out of curiosity What exactly do you try to sound like on your...

Grammar Geek wrote So to lay by is a phrasal verb meaning to store away New vocabulary for me But anyway when you have a phrasal verb like that or like look up as a word in a dictionary or write down do the prepositions act like normal prepositions or because they are inextricably linked to the...

Yes I agree but a native speaker s command of his language is usually superior to that of those who have not lived in total immersion It is practically impossible to master a language if you are not in constant contact with those who speak it and mould it unwittingly all the time As far as...

Hi Julielai I have checked and rewritten those mistakes I hope it s right now I m going to take an english exam within two weeks I have been learning vocabulary pharsal verbs idioms collocations for more than 9 months single handedly and now I m trying to put them into practice in my writing If...

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Anonymous wrote Hello You should read more books This way you can build up your vocabulary as well as idiom phrasal verb and the like I usually spend 1 hours everyday reading book or short stories that I have bought from bookstore My favorite books are Thoughts and Notions Cause and effect and...

Hello You should read more books This way you can build up your vocabulary as well as idiom phrasal verb and the like I usually spend 1 hours everyday reading book or short stories that I have bought from bookstore My favorite books are Thoughts and Notions Cause and effect and Tooth and claw...