Re: Internet English Resources / EnglishIsFun -lessons

MurielB Mar 8 Oct - 21:29

Hi Gérard
Thank you for the words about babies. some of then I didn't know. They are very useful.
"Pacifier "is a good one, very suggestive

gerardM Mar 8 Oct - 22:42

Muriel,

> some of then I didn't know
Be aware there're differences between American and British.
US -> Brit
diaper -> nappy
pacifier -> dummy
nipple -> teat

gerardM Mer 9 Oct - 15:52

I do like this pic and am going to open a specific thread

gerardM Mer 9 Oct - 21:31

Looks like already posted but different

gerardM Jeu 10 Oct - 22:39

Excellent! :-)

MurielB Ven 11 Oct - 8:26

Thank you Gérard, those words are very unseful indeed....

gerardM Sam 12 Oct - 14:51

This table must be known by heart.
To take or to get, that's not obvious
but only conventional;
we know what to take means, what to get means...
an expression is not the same according to the language.
Learn by heart;
it's important.

Ainsi :
Take=prendre
-passer un examen
- suivre/prendre un cours
- prendre le bus
- faire une pause
Get=obtenir
- recevoir une lettre
- acheter un ticket
- obtenir un job
- Get+past participle or particle leads to a dedicated verb in French

gerardM Dim 13 Oct - 15:34

The vocabulary of breakfast has to be known too.

gerardM Mar 15 Oct - 10:16

This is an asset

gerardM Mar 15 Oct - 10:19

Who says English is English?

gerardM Mar 15 Oct - 22:03

Subject + Adverb + Main Verb + Direct Object
NEVER EVER separate the Object from the Verb - no adverb there (though very Frenchie Mad

)!

gerardM Ven 18 Oct - 9:26

I choose to post this in "Internet English Resources / EnglishIsFun -lessons"
though published by Grammar.com
as I consider it provides good and useful information.

gerardM Sam 19 Oct - 15:31

or https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=539631072782559&set=a.480562422022758.1073741828.463556277056706&type=1&theater

gerardM Sam 19 Oct - 17:38

Hi everyone,

-> (YouTube 7:27 mn) English Grammar 17: Modal verbs - can, could, be able to

gerardM Mar 22 Oct - 17:15

I Wonder if I didn't already post this.

gerardM Mer 23 Oct - 11:39

Though posted here, this panel was initially published by Grammarly.com

gerardM Dim 27 Oct - 12:31

Hi everybody,

Pls consider this picture carefully as it is not a common one:

This picture or at least these words were very well chosen.
Confirmed by KrystynaD,
the pronunciation of the words (by couple)
are exactly the same (and not approximately).
Please, check them carefully:
if you wouldn't have pronounced the same way, you were wrong,
check thoroughly
you might change your way.

eg flower and flour
sew and so
deer and dear
...
these couples of words are very serious.
Consider this pic as a lesson.

Things could have been extended to series of 3 words.

gerardM Sam 2 Nov - 16:41

Did I already post this?

Better 2 times than none!

Necessary to have a rich vocabulary with close words
so that you can choose the exact adjective
to express what you want to say.

gerardM Sam 9 Nov - 18:56

I guess there are a few mistakes:
Flashlight is American, not British
(there shouldn't be "flashlight" on right pane but on left one
there shouldn't be "torch" on left pane)
There's nothing corresponding to "sneakers"

MurielB Mar 12 Nov - 21:40

Those words are very close to one another and difficult to remember. scratch

Anyway we can !

gerardM Mar 12 Nov - 21:46

I don't find American words very close to British one, except when British people decide to mimick Am.

MurielB Mar 12 Nov - 22:12

Gérard, i know all the words (nearly), they are familiar to me but sometimes i can't tell if they are American or English. Thank you very much for all those very useful posts.

gerardM Mer 13 Nov - 19:31

Hi Muriel,

As far as I am concerned, given your level in English, you need to know precisely if it is British or American and avoid a mix.
Take particularly care of words that exist in both languages but with big differences that could lead to misunderstanding..

gerardM Mer 13 Nov - 19:56

Another short series of American vs British

gerardM Mar 19 Nov - 10:31

NB:
- it's American English
- there're lots of differences b/w Brit/Am En
- there's a mistake: in 2 words "~~winshield~~" should be "windshield"
(Brit is "windscreen")