My native language is English, but I understand how challenging it can be for learners to absorb all the strange rules for grammar and pronunciation. I usually say ‘guidelines’ instead of rules as there are many exceptions and they sometimes change as language evolves.Many native speakers will readily admit that they aren’t always familiar withContinue reading “English is confusing…”
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Idioms and proverbs
Some literature reports that English language learners can tell the difference between idioms and proverbs. The approximate meaning of a proverb can be worked out from the words in the sentence. However, the meaning of idioms cannot always be defined by the learner’s knowledge of the words in the phrase, even if they know everyContinue reading “Idioms and proverbs”