No Idioms?
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Do native speakers find it awkward for a non-native speaker of English not to use any idioms? I guess it would be really impressive to hear a non-native who has full command of idioms, especially of the less common ones, but does it really matter to use them frequently? I don't know why, but I use them rarely, even in my native language, and I don't even know why that is either...
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movo Do native speakers find it awkward for a non-native speaker of English not to use any idioms? No, not at all. On the contrary, they are too often used wrongly—especially slang—by learners.
- movo Do native speakers find it awkward for a non-native speaker of English not to use any idioms?
- No, not at all.
- On the contrary, they are too often used wrongly—especially slang—by learners.
- Idioms, beyond the several very common, daily ones, should be among the last items to acquire in the process of gaining fluency.
- movo use them rarely, even in my native language, I don't use them much, either.
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movoDo native speakers find it awkward for a non-native speaker of English not to use any idioms?
No, not at all. On the contrary, they are too often used wrongly—especially slang—by learners. Idioms, beyond the several very common, daily ones, should be among the last items to acquire in the process of gaining fluency.
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0Here is a list of very common idioms.
I use most of these a lot. A few of them are odd to me, but maybe it's a British English list.
http://www.smart-words.org/quotes-sayings/idioms-meaning.html
My standbys:
At the drop of a hat
(It's) back to the drawing board
0I don't find it awkward if non native speakers do not use https://idioms.fyi/, I don't think I would even notice. I would be really impressed however and would notice if they used a lot of them correctly.
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