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gerardM Ven 13 Juin - 18:50

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gerardM Sam 21 Juin - 23:09

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gerardM Ven 27 Juin - 14:59

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Good! I like!

gerardM Jeu 10 Juil - 11:08

Hi everyone,

I like this picture.
It reminds me of my own teacher at primary school.
She wanted us to improve our vacabulary -of course-
so that "faire" was banned
she wanted specific words for actions (instead of the general "faire").

It's important in a language you want to master
to use rich words and have a wide collection of "alternatives".
Well not exactly alternatives but exact words that
have to be used in specific situation.
Let's enrich our vocabulary in languages we love.

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However,
We've to be aware that our language would be better than
the natives' one... who might not understand us or think we're snobs. Laughing

The words in the list are not synonyms but words in the domain of "said": we must exactly know about the words we want to use because some are a bit far from "said" and misusage might be the source of misunderstandings
eg "demanded" is far from "said"
I've to admit i don't know most of these words scratch

Again let's use these words but after we know them well/perfectly.

aurélienP Jeu 10 Juil - 13:56

AMAZING job gérard thank you

Beautiful beautiful Razz

Vocabulary Learning by heart
always i repeat and repeat and repeat words ..... again and again good the brain is on Laughing

About contractions, according my teachers, never use in writting i suppose it is a crime for britons, like cutting spaghetti in front of italians LOL

Razz

gerardM Jeu 10 Juil - 16:55

Hi Aurélien,

> AMAZING job gérard thank you
You're welcome Aurélien.

> About contractions, according my teachers, never use in writting
Yes but...
French teachers teach academic English.
Academic English is useless except for exams in France.
I write this again because you may not have read my periodic words: teachers at the head of English teaching at La Sorbonne do have an ugly French accent!
True language is spoken language and as it is taught in French schools, it looks ridiculous to an American ear (you must not speak too good English otherwise you sound very weird, from an old timer to a snob Wink

).

Wiould you use the imparfait du subjonctif with your friends? However it'd be perfect French

gerardM Jeu 10 Juil - 22:02

Aurélien,

I'm going to soften my words.

> About contractions, according my teachers, never use in writting

I received the same instructions decades ago; it concerned any contractions.
I responded with tough words thinking your teachers -like mine- meant contractions such as "you'll", "I'm going to soften...", etc. I think this is too much because it's just informal language ie true language.

However, I agree if contractions are "I wanna go New York" or ""I gonna Paris soon".

aurélienP Jeu 10 Juil - 22:35

ok gerard

that is correct

from the bottom of my heart I hate use contractions like I'm or you'll etc
at the sight about those I am shocking, and disturbing, might I am kink LOL don't know Razz

gerardM Jeu 10 Juil - 22:52

Hi Aurélien,

Things may not be as simple as I wrote.

I would say that the language has to be homogeneous.
My vocabulary is American so, my grammar, my tone, my style, my abbreviations have to be rather American.

I cannot use abbreviations with Shakespeare's vocabulary...
I cannot use sophisticated vocabulary with poor grammar or contractions.
I cannot be strict with contractions while my grammar is poor.

However, for exams in France, you have to take care to be understood by the teacher...
In the street, speaking with usual Americans, you cannot be formal...

By the way, Wink

there are several grammar mistakes in your messages...

aurélienP Jeu 10 Juil - 23:11

By the way, Wink there are several grammar mistakes in your messages... a écrit:

which ?

i did not make English for about 15-16 years Laughing

gerardM Jeu 10 Juil - 23:20

aurélienP a écrit:AMAZING job gérard thank you

Beautiful beautiful

Vocabulary Learning by heart
always i repeat and repeat and repeat words ..... again and again good the brain is on

About contractions, according my teachers, never use in writting i suppose it is a crime for britons, like cutting spaghetti in front of italians LOL

(never forget the capital letter for "I" or nationalities: it's a mistake even in America)

aurélienP a écrit:ok gerard

that is correct

from the bottom of my heart I hate use contractions like I'm or you'll etc
at the sight about those I am shocking, and disturbing, might I am kink LOL don't know

This said, it's not a big problem to me, except that being strict regarding contractions doesn't go with grammar mistakes.

HTH

gerardM Jeu 10 Juil - 23:41

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That is a pic I like!!
"Strange" is a very common adjective and we absolutely need alternate words.

:-)

Several words could be added:
- surprising
- stunning
- amazing
- puzzling
- etc

gerardM Dim 20 Juil - 16:47

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MurielB Dim 20 Juil - 19:51

Hi Gérard, everyone
Thanks a lot for the idioms describing people. I just want to add one which I have learnt to-day visiting an English friend of mine at the hospital.
She has told me that she was bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. I love that expression
The allusion is " the appearance of a squirrel, which with its beady eyes and bushy tail looks perfectly fit". Very Happy

gerardM Jeu 24 Juil - 22:18

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Another opportunity to learn good useful verbs... English is very rich "noiseverbwise" (LOL I created this word)

gerardM Sam 2 Aoû - 20:18

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Very important not to make mistakes with these.

MurielB Sam 2 Aoû - 23:23

Ok Gérard, we will make an effort not to make mistakes with that !

gerardM Dim 3 Aoû - 11:29

Shakespeare and Lizzie would thank you for this. Wink

gerardM Dim 17 Aoû - 21:38

(this doesn't come from EnglishIsFun)

Phrasal Verbs in Daily English Conversations
16min 13sec

As always with YouTube,
you'll find similar videos in the right column.

gerardM Lun 18 Aoû - 14:26

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gerardM Dim 24 Aoû - 15:18

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Let's add:
- to make the bed
- to go on errands / to run errands

MurielB Ven 12 Déc - 9:07

Gérard a écrit:
I've the feeling we already have to know them to understand.

Yes you are right they are so important in the English language but not so easy to memorize
Here are some more
to wear off=>to Fade away
to take off= to do well, to start to fly
to write off=>to cancel, to accept a loss
to go off =>to explode
to make off=>to leave quickly

MurielB Jeu 18 Déc - 22:46

Hello everyone
I just want to share what I have found about "out"
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/out

adverb

1.

away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.:
"out of alphabetical order; to go out to dinner."

2.

away from one's home, country, work, etc., as specified:
"to go out of town."

3.

in or into the outdoors:
"to go out for a walk."

4.

to a state of exhaustion, extinction, or depletion:
"to pump a well out."

5.

to the end or conclusion; to a final decision or resolution:
"to say it all out."

6.

to a point or state of extinction, nonexistence, etc.:
"to blow out the candle; a practice on the way out."

7.

in or into a state of neglect, disuse, etc.; not in current vogue or fashion:
"That style has gone out."

MurielB Sam 20 Déc - 21:52

away with the fairies Someone who is away with the fairies is so absent-minded that he gives the impression of being mad

harebrained idea A harebrained idea is a silly idea

bats in the belfry If you say that somebody has bats in the belfry, you mean he is crazy


bats in the belfry	If you say that somebody has bats in the belfry, you mean he is crazy