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Nattawut Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
Difference between spoken and written English
Hi all,
I am very curious that how do we know which sentence are used generally in conversation and which ones are not?
I always read several articles to give me improving my English skills. But I can't understand what native speakers say in such as BBC or CNN news. I think I can understand well in reading from the articles but when I try to watch movies, perhaps they use different speech. After finding about why I can't understand them, someone told that it is the difference between spoken and written English. I have to practice in spoken not only written language. I just want to mean that how can I improve my skills more if there is no much about spoken English that is written in several articles? I am sorry if I misunderstand about spoken English is not written in general articles and if it is the wrong place for posting here.
Sorry for my bad English.
I am very curious that how do we know which sentence are used generally in conversation and which ones are not?
I always read several articles to give me improving my English skills. But I can't understand what native speakers say in such as BBC or CNN news. I think I can understand well in reading from the articles but when I try to watch movies, perhaps they use different speech. After finding about why I can't understand them, someone told that it is the difference between spoken and written English. I have to practice in spoken not only written language. I just want to mean that how can I improve my skills more if there is no much about spoken English that is written in several articles? I am sorry if I misunderstand about spoken English is not written in general articles and if it is the wrong place for posting here.
Sorry for my bad English.
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Nattawut But I can't understand what native speakers say in such as BBC or CNN news. e. can't tell which words they are saying), or do you mean that you can hear the individual words but can't understand the overall meaning of the sentences?
- Nattawut But I can't understand what native speakers say in such as BBC or CNN news.
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- can't tell which words they are saying), or do you mean that you can hear the individual words but can't understand the overall meaning of the sentences?
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NattawutBut I can't understand what native speakers say in such as BBC or CNN news.Do you mean that you can't understand their pronunciation (i.e. can't tell which words they are saying), or do you mean that you can hear the individual words but can't understand the overall meaning of the sentences?
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I don't get their words and slang. Sometimes I'm confused what they are saying in the whole context.
I'm thinking that the spoken and written language are definitely different.
Some words we would not see in the articles but general conversation.
I think so because I have noticed that I read an article and understand clearly in context. But why I can't even catch a word what are they s
I'm thinking that the spoken and written language are definitely different.
Some words we would not see in the articles but general conversation.
I think so because I have noticed that I read an article and understand clearly in context. But why I can't even catch a word what are they s
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NattawutBut I can't understand what native speakers say in such as BBC or CNN news.Do you realise that CNN is American and uses American English, while the BBC is British and therefore uses British English? Those two kinds of English have many differences from each other, in both written and spoken forms.
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Spoken English grammar and written English grammar should be the same. However, in reality people do not speak all the time in neat and well-formed sentences. Instead people may speak in fragments or run-ons; they may use sloppy grammar; they may interrupt or correct themselves, and so on. If you write down a typical casual conversation verbatim then it can look a bit of a mess.
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