American English at State

I remember hearing " I am hovering round"for "I am vacuumîng The floor " when I was in England

That's right Muriel but Hoover is a brand whih is used as a noun or a verb by some British people (no American -  such as Frigidaire in France)... not Queen's En.
The true name of the appliance is a vacuum cleaner, tho' hoover is known.

cooperation rather than competition !

Gérard I very much like that definition

Facilitate=>  To lead (a discussion), as by asking questions, mediating between opposing viewpoints, or ensuring that all participants' views are heard.

1 collaborate
2 attain
3 facilitate
4 evaluate
5 develop

Too easy for you Muriel.

Tx Gérard !

Gérard "To wipe the slate clean" means the same doen't it ?

MurielB a écrit:Gérard "To wipe the slate clean" means the same doen't it ?

Not exactly I'm afraid, Muriel.

For me,
- "Back to square one" means we start again (Fr "retour à la case Départ"), no need to forget about the experience
- "Wipe the slate clean" rather means that we can forget the experience (Fr "faire table rase, passer l'éponge, faire le ménage"), no need to start again.

There's an idiom stating: "To start again with a clean slate" (Fr "repartir à zéro")... as you can understand, "to start" is not included in "wipe the slate clean"

HTH

Tx Gérard for explaining. I won't forget !

gerardM a écrit:Have you ever been asked to do something "off the cuff"? How did it go? #AmericanEnglish

It's generally much better when you do something "off the cuff" because it sounds much more natural .

Yes but we need a minimum of time or good knowledge to provide a good result.

"Off the cuff" - The French equivalent is "au pied levé".

Hi Gérard, all the expressions in American English are super and I wish I could remember them all. Anyway personally I have problems with the different accents. All the different ways of pronouncing the various words are for me still difficult.