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Interesting @Lu_Corde – I too have noticed some prejudices in Italy around accents unfortunately.
I’m really happy to hear having an accent isn’t an issue for you – it is totally the right attitude to have.
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⚠️ I think this is due to the fact that the British Empire was composed from a lot of different country
If you want to use the word ‘composed’ you have to use the preposition ‘by’. However, there is a better phrasal verb you can use in this case: to be made up of (plus watch your agreement):
> I think this is due to the fact that the British Empire was MADE UP OF a lot of different countrIES
⚠️Some more errors with prepositions:
> have power on someone else >>> have power OVER someone else
> I moved in Turin >>> to move TO a place
> was full of prejudices on >>> prejudices ABOUT
> I never felt discriminated >>> I never felt discriminated AGAINST
🤗 Check out this post: https://hub.englishdigitalacademy.com/forums/topic/tips-for-learning-prepositions/
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@Lu_Corde this is AWESOME!!! It put a smile on my face and reminded me of my uni days!
See the tweaks I’ve made to make it perfect!
A: Guys! Come here, we have to order some GRUB otherwise we WON’T eat UNTIL 11 pm!
C: I can hear you from my room.
B: ANY NOSH is fine WITH me.
A: BLOODY hell MATES! Don’t be TWO SANDWICHES SHORT OF A PICNIC. And you C, do you really want to be a CURTAIN TWITCHER at 23 yo? 😂
(B and C arrives in the kitchen pretty annoyed)
A: TA!
C: Okay, okay, here we are. Do you FANCY pizza?
B: No, I’m not in a pizza mood today.
A: I don’t want it EITHER, we had pizza last week. What about sushi?
C: Yeah! There is that restaurant close to Elena’s place that is THE BEE’S KNEES!
B: It’s too expensive, PALS.
A: Are you TAKING THE PISS OUT OF me? You said that “ANY NOSH is fine WITH you”!
B: I changed my mind.
A: BOB’S YOUR UNCLE. Ok, I’m KNACKERED, everything is actually okay WITH/FOR me. Let me know when you decide.
(B and C discuss for like 40 minutes) 😂
C: Okay, okay. Pizza is fine.
A(arriving): Pizza? I LOST THE PLOT, MATES. But B doesn’t FANCY pizza.
B: We mean the deep dish. (A sort of pizza pie typical of Chicago)
A: Deep dish is not CHEAP AS CHIPS. Okay, you know what? I don’t mind.
C: JAMMY you! Because we ordered it before you come here.
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I appreciate the honesty @sabri !
Have a look at these corrections:
1. I don’t like a lot the TV series AND I don’t watch a lot the TV shows
> word order should be like this
✅ I don’t like TV series a lot (LIKE + SOMETHING + A LOT)
✅ I don’t watch TV shows a lot (DO + SOMETHING + A LOT)
2. … from beginning to ending in one time >
✅ … from beginning to END in one GO (‘in one go‘ is an expression)
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No worries @Paolo
To answer you: no, eager is usually followed by ‘to’ plus the verb
I’m eager to learn surfing
OR followed by ‘for’
I’m eager for something
We can use other prepositions too. But mostly ‘to’ or ‘for’ (this is a good article https://lingohelp.me/preposition-after-adjective/eager-for-to-in-about-on/)
> love ON biscuits doesn’t sound right to me. I’d say love FOR as you said
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okay, let’s have a look @Lu_Corde !
It should read like this:
So as not to be forced to talk with Max anymore, she didn’t have any lunch, telling him a load of bollocks and running away before he could stop her.
1. you just need the past simple
2. the mistake is in the vocabulary (I can’t say: saying ‘him’)
The dreaded say or tell!!! Check this out: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/course/upper-intermediate/unit-2/session-4
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Well done @Lu_Corde – you’ll see a lot of green marks 👏
In blue are suggestions to make it more natural sounding.
Can you try and correct 1 and 2?
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Ahahaha! …. sometimes wine can help!
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Thanks @Antonella – well expressed.
I think if you aren’t sure if the context is right for using slang yourself, always safer not to use it or to take your cue from the person speaking (i.e. if he/she isn’t using slang, best not to use it yourself.)
As you say, if you want to understand native speakers fluently, there’s no getting away from it.
note: this phrase needs a little tidy up!
>Sometimes IT is difficult to catch slang expressions, but even more difficult for me is USING slang in my English.
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Absolutely perfect @Lu_Corde 🇬🇧🍾 brava!
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Thoughtful @Lu_Corde 🌸
Can you try and fix these for me:
> …. of laziness nor intrinsically negative (clue: laziness is a noun and is correct. Negative?)
> … you should consider also the people you are talking to (clue: word order!)
> … if you use some expression that not all the people you are talking to understand, is a rude behaviour. (clue: a plural and a pronoun are missing)
> … so if they are able to understand what are you saying. (‘if’ is the wrong word)
🙌
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Word order is a beast @Lu_Corde – and often there isn’t a grammar rule behind it. It’s one of those things – the more you practise, the better you’ll get at it (and reading too! Reading helps with this a lot).
Yes, verbs in -ing form can be used as adjectives, but unfortunately this doesn’t apply to all verbs. (There is no fast rule for this either I’m afraid! 😧 )
Agree – unsettling works wells here
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Good read @Lu_Corde 👍
Just a few notes to help you:
> impressing is not an adjective. The correct word is impressive … in English impressive only ever has a very positive meaning. Maybe a better word could be shocking, unsettling, disturbing …. what do you think?
⚠️ watch out for some word order:
Nevertheless not everywhere it can be categorized a mania, although the importance of English is worldwide recognized
> Nevertheless not everywhere CAN IT BE categorized a mania, although the importance of English is recognized worldwide
Whichever is the approach of your society to English
> Whatever THE approach IS of your society to English
Lastly: …... in the opinion of Jay Walker as well, the English mania is good. Don’t need ‘the’ with mania.
Look out for an email from me – I’m sending you a PDF with grammar practice on articles from Language Practice (C1 and C2) with the answers. (I know -grammar exercises = 😟 … but I think they will help you!) 😍
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👍 You’re welcome
The corrections are to correct grammatical and lexical errors.
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I can tell you enjoyed it! Keep it up @Paolo
Prepositions are one of the hardest things to learn – all the rules seem to go out the window and there’s a lot of interference with your first language. (After so many years in Italy, I still get them wrong 😟)
Something you can do (if you don’t already) is pay attention when you read: start looking closely at which prepositions follow which words. Do you notice patterns? Or variations sometimes? And if there are variations, how does the meaning change? (Is it a phrasal verb, for example?) So kind of be like a Sherlock Homes of English!
Then, have a read of this when you have time – I think you’ll find it useful
https://hub.englishdigitalacademy.com/forums/topic/tips-for-learning-prepositions/
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all good! ✅
