English Language?
How would you suggest structuring an analysis question in an English Language GCSE? I know of PEE but I don’t understand what the evidence is or how to clearly structure it. And how do I explain without getting off topic. I am nervous as English is my weakest subject. I am actually doing one 3 hour exam instead of two and I think I will be ok at the creative writing part. Also are you aware of any sites or good texts I can analyse for practice? I know that’s the only way I can get better. Any advice or tips you can give to ensure a pass grade would help a lot.
"IF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE MADE ANY SENSE, A CATASTROPHE WOULD BE AN APOSTROPHE WITH FUR." plz explain it to me
Yes, that's right. (I'm trying to visualize an apostrophe with fur and when that would come up in conversation.) -MM
How will the English language change?
Change has to take place in order for the language - any language - to evolve. If that didn't happen, we'd still be grunting and moaning in our caves...it took someone with enough courage to stand up and identify an object with a word, and then a following of people to accept that word. In today's society, we're moving at lightning-fast speeds. There's no time to do this, there's no time to do that. We use acronyms, and we shorten the last names of some people to get our ideas out faster. This is going to continue, it's going to roll forward just like the first names that we gave objects in the caves long ago... Just because there are rules in place...it doesn't mean that they're law. You don't have to follow the rules of English, because it's painfully obvious that the people who invented the language weren't sure about their own rules to begin with. *cough cough* Rules were made to be broken, and this is the exciting part. In the years that we're alive, we're going to see the language become more streamlined. It's going to be faster to communicate ideas. It's going to become more simple. Down the road, people are going to read the way that we wrote and think...yeeesh, what were they thinking? To them, all of this might sound the way thees and thous sound to us today. I welcome the changes coming our way. ;)
Has America bastardized the English language?
It depends on your point of view. I took a course in English language once and learned that a "living" language changes. Words that we all use and are familiar to speakers and writers today, might have been considered "unacceptable" in common usage decades ago. Words that were used in Jolly Olde England in Shakespeare's time, are not used in common language today. All of this does not mean everyone should start using dirty words or "bad language" when we speak or when we write. For example, if you want to get a job in management at a company, and you want an interview, you should be sure your correspondence--e-mail or otherwise--is written in using standard business English rules. And spelling and good grammar still counts big time! Certain words and phrases just should not ever be used in a business setting--unless you don't care that you may be fired... Rules of language use change if you are hanging out with buddies at the sports bar or you are rapping with your best friend. The fact is, if the English language is going to keep living, you can bet that it is going to change! In most cases, it takes a while for new words or "slang" expressions to become generally accepted in common use. I just heard today that the dictionary writers will include "google" in the next edition. This is just one small example of change happening in our language.
How do you say "Does anyone there speak English?" In Spanish?
"¿Alguién habla inglés?" but if you want to incorporate this to a conversation it would go like this: Buenos dias (good morning) puedo hablar con alguien que sepa inglés? (may I speak with someone who knows English?) Mexicans do business with people who have good manners.
Does anyone know the longest word in the English language? 10 pnts to the winner!?
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I’m moving to Catalonia to teach English in January, does anyone have any tips for either teaching kids a foreign language, or just living in Catalonia in general (I know very little Catalan)?
You don’t need to speak anything but English in order to teach English as a second Language. My best advice to you is to buy a set of one of the many textbooks that are created for this very purpose. My personal favorite is American Streamline published by Oxford university press. Interchange is also good. There are many. Make sure you get a Teachers Edition and scour it for ideas. Go to You tube and search English as a second Language. Then watch some of the videos that pop up and they will give you ideas. Remember that the purpose of these kinds of lessons is to encourage, facilitate, and improve students conversation skills. Its not about grammar, or parts of speech, or boring rules. Its about talking and listening. Once you ascertain what level your classes are, you will be better prepared to design lessons, games, and videos for them. Teaching English as a Second Language is not rocket science. You can do it. It can be fun. But you have to learn exactly what your school expects from you.
Has anyone ever made fun of you for speaking English properly?
Having my English criticized used to be a regular experience for me. I enthusiastically embrace the role of prescriptivist (and, less eagerly, admit to being a bit of a pedant). I have found that rigidly following grammar rules, for example, using the subjunctive mood or the objective form "whom", tends to raise an eyebrow. However, my experience is that insisting on using words very specifically is the behavior that elicits the most critique. I believe that there are no true synonyms and that one should use the proper word at any given time. I've been chagrined for using "ameliorate" instead of "improve" and "extant" instead of "existing." To me, the differences are significant, as different as using "green" for "chartreuse" or "libel" for "slander."That said, my friends and colleagues these days have come to expect specificity in my speech and sometimes even ask me about my word choices.I should note that I am a native English speaker, although I grew up in a Chinese speaking household. I used to think that bilingualism enabled me to be more aware of the subtleties of language, but I note that my siblings are not nearly as sensitive to these matters as I.