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Esl/esol Grammar Speech Meaning In Context

06/03/19

And yet we're meant to be educating them for it. What does this mean?

I was watching a TED video and didn’t get a few of the sentences. I hope someone can explain them to me. > So I have a big interest in education, and I think we all do. We have a huge vested... more

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Esl/esol

06/03/19

How do I understand non-native English speakers with heavy accents better?

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Esl/esol Speech

06/03/19

Alternative expressions to 'you have to trust me''?

In novels, movies etc. especially when someone asks or tells to do something rather risky, new etc. they say 'you have to trust me' which sounds a bit *dramatic* to me. What alternatives for this... more

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Esl/esol

06/03/19

How do I use correctly "tall/short" and "high/low" words in English?

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Esl/esol Speech Synonyms

06/02/19

Alternative expressions for "Our university is strong in [medicine, languages, social sciences, etc.]"?

This is in the context of a university president verbally promoting the departments in his university which are nationally or internationally competitive. One way, although I admit it is a bit... more

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Esl/esol

06/02/19

Do you think the culture of English-speaking countries, as well as the English language, dominate the world?

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Esl/esol Speech Conversation Grammaticality

06/02/19

Are there any rules for missing words in English questions or affirmative statements?

In some sentences we don't use some words: For example: 1. Instead of: "Do you want a ride?" We say: "Want a ride?" 2. Instead of: "I'm just coming. Hang on!" We say: "Just coming.... more

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Esl/esol Speech Phonetics Phonemes

06/02/19

How many "monophthongs" are there in RP? Do all the varieties of spoken English in the UK have the same number?

>A monophthong is a pure vowel sound. The monophthongs can be contrasted with diphthongs, where the vowel quality changes within the same syllable, and hiatus, where two vowels are next to each... more

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Esl/esol

06/02/19

How can I improve my business English (English is not my mother tongue)?

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Esl/esol Grammar Speech American English

06/02/19

Can we say "There should be any problem for Adam to eat that apple"?

> There should be any problem for Adam to eat that apple. Is this a proper sentence? The use of *any* here seems to be an issue. For example it seems fine in sentences like: - I couldn't... more

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Esl/esol

06/02/19

How can we start a sentence with "upon"? What is its role in English grammar?

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Esl/esol

06/02/19

How did you improve your public speaking?

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Esl/esol

06/02/19

How many languages can an average person achieve fluency (C1-C2 level) in terms of speaking, reading, and writing?

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Esl/esol Speech Pronunciation

06/02/19

How can I improve my pronunciation?

I've left high school and we don't study English at University and I feel that I haven't learnt to pronounce at all yet. What habits or routines can I do to speak better and fluent? Thank you so... more

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Esl/esol Speech Intonation

06/02/19

How can we distinguish "uptalk" from a real question?

**uptalk** or **high rising terminals** is an intonation pattern where declarative statements occur with yes/no question intonation. >"It is used when the speaker is establishing common ground... more

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Esl/esol Speech Grammaticality Formality

06/02/19

Can I vs "May I"?

You may have heard the argument "it's not **can** I go to the bathroom, it's **may** I." If this is true, then any question such as *"can you get me a glass of water?"* could have the same... more

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Esl/esol

06/02/19

How do you teach a non-native English speaker the appropriate use of articles (“the,” “an,” and “a”), specifically where their native language (Russian) does not use articles?

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Esl/esol Grammar Speech Auxiliary Verbs

06/02/19

Difference between would and will?

Thank you for your time reading this. I am from China and have learned British English for years from my middle school to undergraduate time. I normally take 'would' as the past form of 'will',... more

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Esl/esol Speech Semantics Expression Requests

06/02/19

How do you drop the last part of a number which is of less importance?

Suppose you want to say a number to someone and you do not want to read out the number completely because the last part of the number is not important (at least to your audience). For example, you... more

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Esl/esol

06/02/19