What do you mean by 'idiomatic'? Are you saying that "Wow! She's too beautiful!" means 'not really beautiful'? I know for a fact that too means also 'very' in a formal register, for example: "Thank you,

After talking it out with some fellow teachers and looking some terms up...we're still a little unsure about our conclusions. Any clarifications would be greatly appreciated! "I'm going to talk about Ichiro Suzuki." (Starting out

Dear EnglishForums Members, I am from Turkey. Nowadays we discuss about democracy a lot in Turkey. There are a lot of different cultures and different races live in Anatolian, in eurasia, in Turkey. There are Kurdish, Laz, Armenian, Georgian,

I have used a textbook for about 10 years: Whaddaya say? by Nina Weinstein. It helps students recognize typical speech patterns and common reductions that Americans use, such as the title phrase "What do you say - whaddaya say" or

In reported speech, we have verbs like "say, said, thihk, thought, report, reported, believe, believed, etc." And many times English language learners get confused when to use the present version and when the past. What makes

Advantages of working abroad Working abroad in a sunny and warm climate. That sounds good for many people who consider this step. Here are some advantages of working abroad. Firstly, you can learn a foreign language very well, when you are working

Need to finish my TEFL crossword, can't figure out these clues; 1. When "to" appears before a verb, the verb is in what form? 10 letters. 2. Words can be classified into groups, also known as __? 6 letters 3. How

That doesn't mean you have to post 18 times. You shuda combined them into a single post. Since we're preaching up proper English here, please, don't post "kind-of-chat" language here. I don't belong to the set

I am an English elementary school teacher, I need to have my fourth graders write a 2 or three minutes speech pretending they are Irish kids. Could anyone please let me know what is an Irish kid lifystyle? What games they play, what traditions are

Hi all, New here and just discovered this website. Could you help me with this essay. I need to know if it is understood adequately, and follows a logical sequence, and any other general comments would be appreciated. Thanks,