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Message  gerardM Ven 4 Nov - 19:30

What are you going to do this weekend? Here are some collocations to help you answer the question! #AmericanEnglish #collocations


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Message  MurielB Ven 4 Nov - 22:48

Hi everyone, hi Gérard !
"go for a picnic" is not incorrect, but "go on a picnic" is more common. This is what word reference told me

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Message  gerardM Ven 4 Nov - 22:55

MurielB a écrit:... This is what word reference told me
Good reference! Smile

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Message  gerardM Dim 6 Nov - 21:33

Earlier today, we posted collocations using "come" and "go." Now, test your knowledge with this quiz! What are the correct answers? We'll post the answers tomorrow. #AmericanEnglish


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Message  gerardM Dim 6 Nov - 21:40

There's a big difference between the verbs "lay off" and "fire"! Learn more with this #AmericanEnglish graphic. Have you ever resigned from a job?


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Message  MurielB Dim 6 Nov - 23:16

gerardM a écrit:There's a big difference between the verbs "lay off" and "fire"! Learn more with this #AmericanEnglish graphic. Have you ever resigned from a job?


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Fire is and unsatisfactory behaviour,lay off is not

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Message  gerardM Lun 7 Nov - 14:53

MurielB a écrit:
gerardM a écrit:There's a big difference between the verbs "lay off" and "fire"! Learn more with this #AmericanEnglish graphic. Have you ever resigned from a job?


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Fire  is and unsatisfactory behaviour,lay off is not
hI mURIEL?
There're other common expressions:
- make redundant
- dismiss
- to let go
How do you set it?

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Message  gerardM Lun 7 Nov - 15:02

Here are the answers to yesterday's quiz. How many did you get correct?


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Message  gerardM Lun 7 Nov - 15:11

Love what you do and learn! Happy Monday, everyone! #WeLoveAE #AmericanEnglish What do you love learning?


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Message  gerardM Lun 7 Nov - 19:50

Did you see this #AmericanEnglish graphic? Take a look! Learn the difference between look, see, & watch. We'll post our "Look, See, Watch" video tomorrow. What kinds of movies or TV shows do you like to watch?


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Message  MurielB Lun 7 Nov - 20:23

gerardM a écrit:
Love what you do and learn! Happy Monday, everyone! #WeLoveAE #AmericanEnglish What do you love learning?


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Gérard a écrit:what do you love learning
English of course !

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Message  MurielB Lun 7 Nov - 20:31

Gérard a écrit:How do you set it?
Thanks for the extra vocabulary meaning "to make redundant" etc. But what do you mean with "how do you set it" ? Is is "when do you use the different expressions ? "

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Message  gerardM Lun 7 Nov - 21:07

Muriel,

You had 3 words, I added 3 others.
My question means: Are the 3 new words close to one of the 3 "old"?

- to resign is decided by the guy who leaves
- to lay down is a decision of the firm et concerns a group of people
- to fire is decided by the firm and often concerns one guy who failed.

Can you put the 3 new words under the "3 definitions"? Are these new words British or American?

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Message  MurielB Lun 7 Nov - 21:40

Gérard
- to resign is decided by the guy who leaves=>To let go
- to lay down is a decision of the firm et concerns a group of people=>to make redundant
- to fire is decided by the firm and often concerns one guy who failed=>dismiss


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Message  gerardM Lun 7 Nov - 21:43

Yessssss Muriel... what do "make redundant", "dismiss", "let go" mean?

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Message  MurielB Lun 7 Nov - 21:47

Gérard, when you posted your answer I had not finished !

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Message  gerardM Lun 7 Nov - 21:51

MurielB a écrit:Gérard, when you posted your answer I had not finished !
I'm too quick. I was watching over your shoulder.

Muriel, there's no one-to-one relationship.

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Message  gerardM Lun 7 Nov - 22:01

Muriel,
I'm not 100% certain but for me:
- "to make redundant" is more British (but also used in the US), "to lay off" is more American; both are used for economic reasons
- "to dismiss" is British, same meaning as "to let go": used for faulty reason.

Muriel, "to let go" doesn't mean "to resign".

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Message  MurielB Lun 7 Nov - 22:06

thanks Gérard, I will read this post again to make things clearer !

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Message  gerardM Ven 11 Nov - 21:41

Did you watch our video about "hear" and "listen"? Now, test your understanding of these two verbs! We'll post the answers tomorrow. 


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Message  gerardM Ven 11 Nov - 21:46

For legal advice, do you go to a lawyer or solicitor? Here are some job title differences between  #AmericanEnglish and British English. What is your job title?


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Message  MurielB Ven 11 Nov - 22:50

gerardM a écrit:Did you watch our video about "hear" and "listen"? Now, test your understanding of these two verbs! We'll post the answers tomorrow. 


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I hear
2 heard
3 listen
4 listen
5 hear
6 listen

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Message  gerardM Ven 11 Nov - 23:47

MurielB a écrit:I hear
2 heard
3 listen
4 listen
5 hear
6 listen
Fine!

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Message  gerardM Sam 12 Nov - 15:29

Did you know that luggage is not used in the plural form? Learn how to use measure words with "luggage" and other non-count nouns. Is this "a piece of cake" for you? ("Piece of cake" is an idiom that means easy.) #AmericanEnglish


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Message  gerardM Lun 14 Nov - 14:38

Happy Monday! This morning, I woke up, took a shower, got dressed, ate breakfast, brushed my teeth, and went to work. What is your morning routine? 


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