672 Answered Questions for the topic ESL/ESOL
Is "neither I" grammatically correct?
I'm just trying to figure out if "neither I" is grammatically correct as a standalone statment (in spoken English).
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Esl/esol
06/05/19
I want to learn to speak Korean and Japanese. Which should I learn first? I'm fluent in English and Hindi.
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Esl/esol
06/05/19
I aspire to be a paralegal but my written English and grammar skills are poor. How can I improve them?
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Esl/esol
06/05/19
How can I improve my English naturally without any grammar mistakes?
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Esl/esol
06/05/19
As a foreigner, are there any tips to improve my English pronunciation in order to sound more English?
How are 24-hour (military) times read aloud?
I understand you read 2000 aloud as *twenty hundred hours* and 0000 as *zero hours*.
How then do you read 0001 and 0010?
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Esl/esol
06/04/19
How hard would it be for someone who’s British to learn to speak regular English?
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06/04/19
Difference between "asleep" and "sleeping"?
I know *asleep* and *sleeping* are interchangeable in many cases. But in these situations, I am not sure.
I read stories to my son after he went to bed.
After reading the stories, I stayed for...
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Esl/esol Speech
06/04/19
Directing a negative statement to someone that is actually intended for the speaker itself?
In spoken English, sometimes people address the audience but in fact, they mean themselves. An example:
> You haven't been attacked and fearful for your life and remained
> optimistic the...
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06/04/19
Are there times where "wanna" sounds weird in everyday speech?
To illustrate: > She wants to try the new ice cream. > > She wanna try the new ice cream. Are both equally common in everyday speech? What's an example where "wanna" would sound weird...
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Esl/esol
06/04/19
Can an English speaker learn to speak Mandarin fluently, including pronouncing the tones?
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Esl/esol
06/04/19
How hard is it to learn English? Is it really that hard of a language?
06/04/19
Are some accents/dialects incorrect?
I may not be incorrect in my knowledge about speech, but Dialects or accents that drop sounds from words, syllables from words, or just completely change the sound from words are they correct?
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Esl/esol
06/04/19
How can I improve my communication skills as I know English but cannot speak fluently?
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06/04/19
How easy is it to learn English if you are fluent in both German and French?
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06/03/19
Can you be a native speaker in two languages?
I was not born in an English-speaking country, but since birth, my mom spoke to me in one language and my dad another. It was and still is a bit of a mishmash, but I started kindergarten in...
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06/03/19
Does the richness of English vocabulary help a non-native speaker to write or speak promptly after learning the grammar parts?
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06/03/19
What's the secret of reading English like a native speaker?
How to read English for speed, fluency, and comprehension
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Did people actually talk like they do in Pride and Prejudice?
The characters in *Pride and Prejudice* seem to speak in a way that is very distinct from most contemporary anglophones. Among the major unique features are:
* Richer vocabulary
* Readiness to use...
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Esl/esol
06/03/19
Did the French colonizers learn how to speak English during their colonization in Vietnam and the First Indochina War?
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Esl/esol
06/03/19
How is it possible that people in India with poor English suddenly improve their English once they go to big cities?
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Esl/esol
06/03/19
How has hearing the way a non-native speaker talks in your language helped you to understand a feature of theirs?
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