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Message  gerardM Mer 20 Nov - 11:34



This is the kind of document I love.
Very rich document: thanks to EnglishIsFun! really!

Of course we can find other words in these series.
For Sad/High, I love devastated. Smile

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Message  MurielB Mer 20 Nov - 21:26

Gérard, I like the ending "take care" it 's very sweet but you must know the person you are writing to mustn't you ?

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Message  gerardM Mer 20 Nov - 22:12

Muriel,
The model is supposed to be a business letter.
This model is rather American.
There're several possibilities for the ending according to the link with the addressee.
The American "letter code" (my own words - don't know if it's the correct expression) is more casual than the British one.

Very usual in American is the series of "... regards" but there's an order: regards, with regards, best regards, kind regards, warm regards, kindest regards, warmest regards, sweet regards, etc. the first level "regards" is rather quick (far quicker than the French equivalent amitiés) but mind the other levels; we must be careful not to make a mistake.

Take care is very kind -to me Americans are very kind, and direct, and frank-; the expression is not used in business letters but it can be used quickly let's say after a few personal messages, or a drink with the addressee.

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Message  MurielB Mer 20 Nov - 22:18

Thank you for these explanations.

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Message  gerardM Mer 20 Nov - 22:22

You're welcome.

> explanations
Rather my feeling and experience than knowledge or assertion

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Message  gerardM Ven 22 Nov - 11:48




Too easy!
I'd have like to also find "fast" or adjectives already ending in "-ly"

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Message  gerardM Ven 22 Nov - 16:42

I hope everybody knew this.

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Message  gerardM Ven 22 Nov - 17:00

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On this pic...
AT
- always 'at' with the time
- 'at' - location without movement and not enclosed in aomewhere
- preposition attached to verbs like "to laugh", "to look", "to smile"
- attached to some adjectives like "good", "bad"
- at night

IN
- 'located' in a large area or period of time
- "in time", "in the morning"
- attached to verbs like "to believe"

ON
- above something but with contact
- "on Holiday"
- dates
- attached to verbs like "to agree"

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Message  gerardM Ven 22 Nov - 19:24

  )

The words are American.
There're a few differences b/w British & Am.

I didn't know "suger": I guess it's a typo; the Internet doesn't say anything about suger in place of sugar..

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Message  MurielB Ven 22 Nov - 22:56

Hi Gérard !
All this makes me fall about laughing ! Laughing

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Message  gerardM Sam 23 Nov - 22:00

-> American English - Casual Phrases (American Slang with Philochko)

Again, on left side, you'll find similar videos:
4:30  LAZY WAYS TO SPEAK ENGLISH
6:26  Understanding bad words in English (American)
6:40  Understanding Crazy Americans
6:04  Bad words with "Good" meanings
3:45  More American Slang Secrets
etc.

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Message  gerardM Dim 24 Nov - 19:05

Hi everyone,

Everyone here knows about Philochko.

-> Phrasal Verbs (Nov-24-13) (American Slang with Philochko)

Brand new! Nov 24!!
Again, take a look at left side for other videos

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Message  gerardM Dim 24 Nov - 19:09

Hi everyone,

Philochko's dFacebook account -> https://www.facebook.com/drphilochko Like it!

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Message  gerardM Lun 25 Nov - 21:25

Hi everyone,

Another good lesson by Philichko:

-> Difference between TO MAKE and TO DO (American Slang with Philochko)

Again: Watch left site to discover several similar videos on YouTube.

Thanks Phil!

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Message  gerardM Lun 25 Nov - 23:23

Hi everyone,

Another lesson on YouTube but, now, by Antonia Romaker.


-> Chat abbreviations / acronyms 3: VIP, VP, DOA, IOU, DUI
Publiée le 22 nov. 2013
Here are some more chat acronyms! VIP, VP, DOA, IOU, DUI. Let's find out what they mean and also use them in our speech sometimes, thus making it vivid and colorful Smile
Stay tuned for more ENGLISH and RUSSIAN videos Wink

My channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/AntoniaRo...
My group - http://vk.com/SeriesEnglish
My facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/Series...
... on left side, see similar good videos by Antonia Romaker.

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Message  gerardM Jeu 28 Nov - 23:18

Hm I don't agree with the first definition "to dress up" is not "to put on clothes".
I'm not totally satisfied with "to catch up" as "reach sb who is in front of you" either: not the best definition!

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Message  gerardM Sam 30 Nov - 17:40

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Message  gerardM Mar 3 Déc - 15:04

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Message  gerardM Jeu 5 Déc - 22:15

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20 BRITISH WORDS THAT MEAN SOMETHING TOTALLY DIFFERENT IN THE U.S.
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Message  gerardM Dim 8 Déc - 17:36

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Note the "let go"s, not "let's go"s

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Message  gerardM Lun 9 Déc - 14:42

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Message  gerardM Mer 11 Déc - 21:51

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Message  gerardM Ven 13 Déc - 14:15

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Very rich list!  :-) 

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The normal way is a bit too long...
I often hear:
five past
ten past
3:fifteen
3: twenty
3: thirty
etc
ten to
five to

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Message  gerardM Sam 14 Déc - 15:12

This picture belongs to Grammarly.com.
I post it again here too
because the lesson is bloody important.

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This is very important.
Reading is good to improve a foreign language but
you must absolutely listen to the correct way to pronounce
before recording poor habits
and keeping them for years/decades.

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