I don't hear it used often by white people (unless used deliberately, for example in songs), but African Americans seem to use it more regularly in everyday informal speech, so it depends on the variety of English you want to consider.

You can't learn ordinary conversational English by modeling yourself on song lyrics -- unless you want to sound like you, too, are rough and tough, ignorant, and motivated by the basest passions, i.e., "raised on shotguns", and proud

You can do better than buying books if you're on the net. I know of an american site with loads of (kind of classic) poetry with recordings you can listen to or download. It's called "repeat after us" and could help you with

I'm a university student in China,so I can only give some of my feelings instand of serious opinions. I think the situation in my contry has few differences,many students can't speak English fluently after they graduated from high

IS speaking good English a bit of headache for you? But Huang Qing, 13, and Gu Lishi, 15, feel that studying it can be as much fun as singing and watching videos. The sixth "21st Century Scholastic Cup" National High School English

Can I say, (a) "Dear Programme" will be carried out / from Year 1 to Year 3 pupil s every Monday during assembly for pupils. The pupils should be prepared / well-prepared for their presentations either in short speeches, story

Can I say, (a) "Dear Programme" would be carried by / from Year 1 to Year 3 pupil s every Monday during assembly. The pupils should be prepared / well-prepared for their presentations either in short speeches, story tellings /

(1) Our school plays English songs and short English conversations every morning through the PA (public address system) (2) Learning English through/by listening to English songs is very effective. (3) Our headmistress has a fetish for

Brilliant. So's this: It had been a rough day, so when I walked into the party I was very chalant, despite my efforts to appear gruntled and consolate. I was furling my wieldy umbrella for the coat check when I saw her standing alone in a