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Desireandlove Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Some words I do not understand.

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00Words with bold are the words I do not understand well. Could someone here therfore help me explaining what these words mean?02br
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00Hello soudi,02br
00It is said quite often that you should practice talking in English or you will not learn. However, this has a “very bad” effect if you do not have 01b00sufficient input02b00 of English.02br
00If you do not have 01b00sufficient input02b00, the sentences you form will be wrong. If these sentences formed are wrong, and no one corrects you, you will start to think that what you have said is correct. Because of this, your mind will be filled with wrong English sentences. Everything you say, all the sentences you form will be incorrect.02br
00So, if you want to practice talking in English, you “must” make sure that the people around you will be in a position to correct you as soon as you make the mistake. If you want to practice speaking in English, you have to speak English correctly. If you speak incorrectly you “must know” that you have spoken incorrectly.02br
00Unfortunately, most English learners do not have 00native English speakers00 around them who will always correct them when they 00go wrong00. In this case, it is 00wise00 to first get enough 01b00input02b00 of the language before you “01b00utter02b00 even the first word.”02br
00Input is basically any correct English that you may hear or read. If you listen to an English radio station, that is input. If you read a book, 00then00 that is input. If you hear to 00fluent English speakers00 talking 00then 00that is input. If a fluent English speaker is talking to you in English then that is input. 00Reading this article is input!02br
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”12blockquote 10"utter" means "speak". This is bad advise, by the way. You need to speak the language to become comfortable with it even if you are not proficient.

  • ”12blockquote 10"utter" means "speak".
  • This is bad advise, by the way.
  • You need to speak the language to become comfortable with it even if you are not proficient.
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01cite10Desireandlove12cite10sufficient input12blockquote
10I would say "sufficient exposure to English." It just means hearing/reading enough English to become accustomed to and confident with the language.01blockquote
01cite10Desireandlove12cite10enough 11b10input12
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0 But how can I become comfortable with it if I don't have any friends who speak English fluently? 0-

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