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Post by Arya Stark on Jan 30, 2019 18:05:39 GMT
Then watching american movies and playing their games This will help you learn American rather than authentic English. It's good if you want to learn the wrong words for certain things i.e. elevator (it's a lift), diaper (nappy), faucet (tap), chips (crisps), fries (chips), jelly (jam), jello (jelly), sidewalk (pavement) etc. etc. You would also learn how to mispronounce words like aluminium, vitamin, herb, mobile  Um... authentic English? I'm confused. You mean British English surely  |
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Post by Arya Stark on Jan 30, 2019 18:06:40 GMT
Hi, I was wondering if there's a site from which you can learn English if you already (fluently) speak it. When I try to google it I usually only get sites made so that beginners can learn English. Since the business language in the Netherlands is shifting towards English, the immer increasing globalism, and the amount of English speakers has already surpassed the amount of Dutch speakers I really think it's important for a Dutchmen to speak English on a near-native level. So is there any site which teaches some more advanced English? I'm particularly interested in expanding my vocab. Thanks in advance! I'm a bit late to the party here, but fwiw and as has been said previously, exposing yourself to as many native speakers and as much English language media as possible will help, especially for picking up things like idioms, proverbs & figures of speech. I've always found that reading with a dictionary to hand is the best way for increasing vocabulary, and I guess nowadays an online dictionary will suffice most of the time. For specific business language I'd have thought there'd be some decent specialist books available but you could try online business papers and journals too I suppose. In my experience, there is a direct correlation between a person's vocabulary and how much they read. Yeah, read as much English as you can. Definitely helps, as it does with any language really |
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Post by Cyrus the Great on Jan 30, 2019 20:02:55 GMT
I'm a bit late to the party here, but fwiw and as has been said previously, exposing yourself to as many native speakers and as much English language media as possible will help, especially for picking up things like idioms, proverbs & figures of speech. I've always found that reading with a dictionary to hand is the best way for increasing vocabulary, and I guess nowadays an online dictionary will suffice most of the time. For specific business language I'd have thought there'd be some decent specialist books available but you could try online business papers and journals too I suppose. In my experience, there is a direct correlation between a person's vocabulary and how much they read. Yeah, read as much English as you can. Definitely helps, as it does with any language really some languages are read right to left - like arabic I think for example. Just a heads up before you start reading new languages left to right like in english. |
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Post by stoic on Jan 31, 2019 1:47:32 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2019 2:06:40 GMT
I think the best way to learn English is to simply be with people who speak with English. Befriend some guy who speaks English fluently, and you'll eventually learn it pretty fast.
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Post by Arya Stark on Jan 31, 2019 2:09:51 GMT
I think the best way to learn English is to simply be with people who speak with English. Befriend some guy who speaks English fluently, and you'll eventually learn it pretty fast. And being on this forum can help |
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Post by Iron Duke on Jan 31, 2019 13:23:33 GMT
This will help you learn American rather than authentic English. It's good if you want to learn the wrong words for certain things i.e. elevator (it's a lift), diaper (nappy), faucet (tap), chips (crisps), fries (chips), jelly (jam), jello (jelly), sidewalk (pavement) etc. etc. You would also learn how to mispronounce words like aluminium, vitamin, herb, mobile Um... authentic English? I'm confused. You mean British English surely Same thing |
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Post by Arya Stark on Jan 31, 2019 13:38:57 GMT
Um... authentic English? I'm confused. You mean British English surely Same thing Come to the U.S. and we'll see who speaks authentic english |
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Post by Friedrich “Fried Rice” Paulus on Feb 15, 2019 17:35:21 GMT
Same thing Come to the U.S. and we'll see who speaks authentic english Hey y’all 😂 Yeah come visit me at Virginia Tech. There are so many international students here lmao. |
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Post by Arya Stark on Feb 15, 2019 17:46:43 GMT
Come to the U.S. and we'll see who speaks authentic english Hey y’all 😂 Yeah come visit me at Virginia Tech. There are so many international students here lmao. Or University of Michigan too  |
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Post by Friedrich “Fried Rice” Paulus on Feb 15, 2019 17:48:25 GMT
Hey y’all 😂 Yeah come visit me at Virginia Tech. There are so many international students here lmao. Or University of Michigan too Best public school and an even better engineering school in the entire country. I have a friend that goes there. |
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Post by Arya Stark on Feb 15, 2019 21:04:46 GMT
Or University of Michigan too Best public school and an even better engineering school in the entire country. I have a friend that goes there. I don't go there but I live in Ann Arbor so i see it a lot |
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Post by Friedrich “Fried Rice” Paulus on Feb 15, 2019 21:44:27 GMT
Best public school and an even better engineering school in the entire country. I have a friend that goes there. I don't go there but I live in Ann Arbor so i see it a lot Noice. Yeah I ain’t going there till at least grad school, if ever, because I am poor |
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Post by Taizong of Tang on Feb 16, 2019 7:23:40 GMT
I don't go there but I live in Ann Arbor so i see it a lot Noice. Yeah I ain’t going there till at least grad school, if ever, because I am poor The school is only a place for learning, it is up to the student to make the most out of it. |
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Post by Friedrich “Fried Rice” Paulus on Feb 16, 2019 19:40:42 GMT
Noice. Yeah I ain’t going there till at least grad school, if ever, because I am poor The school is only a place for learning, it is up to the student to make the most out of it. Definitely true. My university costs a quarter of what university of michigan costs. I think peer pressure also has a huge impact on grades and career later on. Positive peer pressure can be huge factor in success! |
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