#learn English ESL

[hoorayezenglish]

100 American English Sight Words - List 4

[incognitopolls]

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[cap-sweet-and-salty-sadness]

For my non native english speakers, how did you learn the language?

[nondelphic]

writing a novel in english when it’s not your first language fuels my anxiety like nothing else, like am i even using the correct grammar here??? why is my vocabulary so limited??? no publishing company in my country will accept this because they don’t accept english books??? do i need a translator or just a really good therapist??? will anyone ever understand my protagonist’s nuanced emotions, or am i just screaming into the void???

[enlitment]

I just realised that Native English speakers most likely missed out on the deeply formative experience that is realising that a lot of the songs you listened to in a car with your parents were actually about BDSM

[shalom-iamcominghome]

English 🤝 Hebrew

Shortening words until they are unintelligible to outsiders

[karamazovanon]

controversial opinion maybe but it BEWILDERS me when people (mostly americans ime) genuinely seriously with their whole chest complain about how impossibly hard russian names are. like. do a single google search. i don't see how you can comprehend that charles = chuck and margaret = peggy but can't fathom that rodion = rodya. how is this such a huge barrier of entry for people

[infinitemonkeytheory]

The English language, everyone

[intothestacks]

4 Tips on presenting to an ESL audience (from an ESL librarian)

1. Speak slowly, in short sentences, and pronounce each word carefully.

Speaking louder isn’t nearly as helpful as speaking slowly unless you know the ESL person is also hard of hearing.

2. Whenever possible, use written words on a whiteboard or PowerPoint presentation

Written words are often the strongest reference for learners of a new language.

3. Avoid using idioms, as they rarely translate with the same meaning into other languages.

An ESL person will also be less likely to know the meaning of English-specific idioms.

4. Avoid phrasal verbs.

E.g. “look up” or “look out”

in which the meaning is idiomatic and has little or no resemblance with that of the principal verb; instead, use one-word equivalents such as “search,” “careful,” etc.

[idiomland]

"Let the cat out of the bag" = reveal a secret. ⠀ Example: It's a secret. Try not to let the cat out of the bag. ⠀ Example: How did mom find out we were planning a surprise party for her? Who let the cat out of the bag? ⠀ Origin: This expression alludes to the dishonest practice of a merchant substituting a worthless cat for a valuable pig, which is discovered only when the buyer gets home and opens the bag. ⠀ Learn idioms in our app - https://onelink.to/zhdnr2

[hoorayezenglish]

American English Sight Words - List 2

[theyuniversity]

For example,

Henry’s taste in music was eclectic, ranging from classical symphonies to modern jazz, reflecting his love for diverse and unexpected sounds. 🎺🎻🎼

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[kardulis]

introduced a friend to dnp for the first time yesterday and twelve minutes the first video (halloween baking) he said "you speak exactly like dan does 😃"

im aware that i kind of do it but i didn't know it was constant and immediately clockable i- girl. what. i know i say he had an irrevocable effect on my early teenagehood development but to that extent??? damn. okay 😭

[prince-liest]

oughh your writing for alastor is always so painfully good. Everytime he puts up walls only for the consequences of his actions to knock them down again and just how you write his reaction to it RUINS ME EVERYTIME. physically i coil up in distraught seeing him run towards his sense of danger only to quickly realize it consists of what the name suggests. just in every fic youve written of him makes me want to shrink bc of his own ego. BUT ITS SOOO HIM thank you author i have grown to adore him because i wanted to train my english through fics on shows i like and just so stumbled on yours tldr: love how damaging he is to himself in ur works

AH, thank you so much! A lot of the fun of writing Alastor is the way that his own ego genuinely fools him a lot of the time, which actively hurts me when I see it happen in canon but is much easier for me to write when I know what the consequences are going to be, haha. I promise only happy and hopeful endings for all of my story arcs! But yes, he's someone who just, like, has so much ego going on that he doesn't necessarily want people to see but also is not the best at navigating himself, and his stubborn refusal to consider himself as fully human tends to backfire tremendously. I'm really happy it resonates with you!!

[londonlingo]

French phrases used in British academia

Did you know that there’s an array of French terms that are still used in British academia. The following is a list of terms that I’ve collected throughout this semester’s university readings:

Bête noire = “a person or thing strongly detested or avoided”

Fin de seìcle = “of, relating to, or characteristic of the close of the 19th century and especially its literary and artistic climate of sophistication, world-weariness, and fashionable despair”

Vis-à-vis = “in relation to”

À propos = “being both relevant and opportune”

Avant-garde = “an intelligentsia that develops new or experimental concepts especially in the arts”

Carte blanche = “full discretionary power”

Mise-en-scène = “the arrangement of actors and scenery on a stage for a theatrical production”

En rapport = “in harmony : in a state of mutual accord and sympathetic understanding” 

Savoir-faire = “capacity for appropriate action”

As always, all definitions sourced from Merriam Webster https://www.merriam-webster.com/

[slangcards]

Lush is a person who drinks alcohol habitually or excessively; a drunkard. ⠀ Example: Tom is the biggest lush I've ever seen - he always has a drink in his hand. ⠀ Example: You'll see her sitting at the bar all day. She's a real lush. ⠀ Origin: The word "lush" was a slang for "liquor" (archaic since around 1920). ⠀ Learn slang in our app - https://onelink.to/ewf6kr