By Numbers, Learning English

It seems when people are learning English, there are a number of verbs they are first taught cannot take the progressive, the -ing form. Then, when their English becomes more advanced, they learn that these verb (liking, loving, feeling, being) CAN take the -ing form when you want to emphasize...

She started learning English as a second language when she was eight. English is her second language. English is the second most popular first language on the planet. Speaking English is now like second nature to her.To determine if you need an article and what article to use, take away the...

There is no such rule.You are learning English as *a* second language, aren't you?A second look. A second opinion. A second chance.

Taichimaster wrote:Is it possible that Chinese language takes the place of English language? In the United Kingdom, surprisingly there is an increasing trend in learning Chinese language. More and more high schools in there have introduced Chinese language lessons .Some predict that Chinese will...

Is it possible that Chinese language takes the place of English language? In the United Kingdom, surprisingly there is an increasing trend in learning Chinese language. More and more high schools in there have introduced Chinese language lessons .Some predict that Chinese will eventually takes...

Studies of languages have shown that any given language will compensate for complexity in one area with simplicity in another and that if you compare any two languages that they have roughly the same number of complex and simple areas. Consider the following: Imagine a language with only two...

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Hi Amy,ok, this is gonna be difficult to explain, but I'll try, so I'll also practice a little. I don't think this is the right place to discuss descriptivism and prescriptivism, but I'd like to reply to your post. First of all, it is impossible to define exactly what prescriptivism and...

Hamoody_usa wrote:Hello, everyone How are you ? I am glad to be with you in the best forum for learning English. My English is not perfect. I've been learning for a year and a half. However, I have some questions. First of all, if I make any mistakes, please correct me. OK. Please have a...

Hello Hamoody, Welcome to the forum. I think people were a little bit daunted by the number of questions here, you might get more response if you ask everything separately. let's start with days, months and year. on a day (on Wednesday) but in a month or year (in September, in 1987). i am on...