thảo luận Practicing English with vOzers

EinUchiha · 27/4/24

marshmallow đã nói:
Beautiful! Do you have more? My need is unlimited. Short ones are preferred as I'm going to share with S and a long quote hurts his brain. Thank you so much!

another short quote that I think maybe you and your significant other may enjoy or find funny

One thing, he had learned, women were better at than anything else: teaching a man to sigh.

- Robert Jordan

marshmallow · 27/4/24

EinUchiha đã nói:
I have a lot more. My favourite author is Steven Erikson, but I know that you won't want to read 2 paragraph long of quote, so I just pick some short ones above. And beware, I am on my laptop today, so the amount shall be bigger.

- Joe Abercrombie

- Joe Abercrombie

- Joe Abercrombie

- Joe Abercrombie

- Joe Abercrombie

- Joe Abercrombie

- Joe Abercrombie

- Joe Abercrombie

- Joe Abercrombie

- Steven Erikson (I cried )

- Steven Erikson

- Steven Erikson

- Steven Erikson

- Steven Erikson

- Steven Erikson

- Steven Erikson

- Steven Erikson

- M. L. Wang

- John William

- John William

- John William

- John William

- John William

- R. F. Kuang
I have the feeling that this is kind of too many, so I shall stop here. If you ever need more, just summon me here.

I relate so much to this quote, "Wholeness, she had learned, was not the absence of pain but the ability to hold it."
There are never too many. Thank you very much for sharing them.

marshmallow · 27/4/24

EinUchiha đã nói:
another short quote that I think maybe you and your significant other may enjoy or find funny

- Robert Jordan

Oh...oh...it's true if I were a man.

duclocht · 24/5/24

How could I advance in grammar skill, i can read and understand the meaning of one article or topic, but when i try to do the trial test grammar, omg, i cant believe in it

Nkbqns · 24/5/24

duclocht đã nói:
How could I advance in grammar skill, i can read and understand the meaning of one article or topic, but when i try to do the trial test grammar, omg, i cant believe in it

The best route to get better in grammar, is to learn from a teacher. English is vast, and trying to take a handful of it is not enough to cover every details you may come through. I strongly advise you to attend some seminars by verified English institutions, there you will get to know how English is applied in circumstances you never knew could exist.

Hoàng coolfire · 31/5/24

Overpopulation has resulted in excessive consumerism: Biodegradables such as plastic bags are widely consumed for packaging, and since these would take hundreds of years to decompose after being buried under the ground. Consequently, the problem of soil degradation would be exacerbated.

Hoàng coolfire · 31/5/24

Overpopulation has resulted in excessive consumerism: Biodegradables such as plastic bags are widely consumed for packaging, and since these would take hundreds of years to decompose after being buried under the ground. Consequently, the problem of soil degradation would be exacerbated.

tada111222 · 31/5/24

Hi
i'm 35 years old. Now i want to study English to improve my Job to get hight level.
My listening skill very very bad, i cannot hear what did they said, so, can you show me how to improve that?
How to learn vocabulary, Gramma (web, app,...)
how to learn writing,...

Thanks all

marshmallow · 3/6/24

Hello,

If you struggle to control your voice when speaking English, resulting in a lack of smoothness, stability and consistency, one reason is that you haven't formed a proper oral posture. My new post will help address this issue. Check it out: Proper oral posture is everything (https://beginlifeatfortycom.wordpress.com/2024/06/02/proper-oral-posture-is-everything/)

It's not public, so PM me for the password.

tintin_ · 6/6/24

All it will do is keep people from voting.

tại sao "is keep" đc thế các fen?
mình check grammarly k thấy sai

Kazaizaika · 8/6/24

I believe myself pretty proficient at listening + reading, as I could listen to streamers swear when encoutering cheater/scamers or interacting with viewers. Additionally, I could understand around 70% of the books I've recently read . However, when it comes to writing or speaking, I haven't noticed any significant improvements since I took a single IELTS test around a year ago. It's as if my brain could not figure out the right word when I need to express my thoughts. Could anyone in this thread please give me some advice, i would greatly appreciate it. :sweet_kiss:

Gia Chi Tộc · 8/6/24

tintin_ đã nói:
tại sao "is keep" đc thế các fen?
mình check grammarly k thấy sai

Tại vì sau "do is" có thể có "to" á. Mà nó omit "to" nên "keep" thành bare infinitive

marshmallow · 25/6/24

Kazaizaika đã nói:
I believe myself pretty proficient at listening + reading, as I could listen to streamers swear when encoutering cheater/scamers or interacting with viewers. Additionally, I could understand around 70% of the books I've recently read . However, when it comes to writing or speaking, I haven't noticed any significant improvements since I took a single IELTS test around a year ago. It's as if my brain could not figure out the right word when I need to express my thoughts. Could anyone in this thread please give me some advice, i would greatly appreciate it.

Hey there,

Here's my 2 cents: Practice regularly and make corrections on your own, or seek feedback from someone proficient in English. Pls keep in mind that any new words or structures you've learned through reading or listening stay passive until you actively put them into practice. So, try to take note of as many as possible, understand their proper usage and meanings, and then practice using them in your writing or speaking.

marshmallow · 27/6/24

Morning all,

I've finished a post about how to control your American English voice. Basically, this involves positioning the tongue neutrally and upwards, keeping the throat open, and effectively controlling breath. For details, check out here: Stable physical speaking environment for consistent voice.
It's not public, so PM for the password.

mr.fly1112 · 27/6/24

Sounds a good idea. I want to share my own story about practicing english. I really hate english. The more I learned, the worse I was. But I found out one little secret. It’s not that SECRET, so to speak. The best way to learn english is through LISTENING. I was forced to be exposed to english about 6 - 10 hours a day about a year ago. Now I can listen and understand english pretty naturally. I don’t deliberately learn english, just absorb it, bit after bit.

mr.fly1112 · 27/6/24

It seems that some dudes in here are obsessed with studying english. It’s not sciences, why should we analysis it ? It’s ok to make grammar mistakes. Why should you care ? The native speakers don’t care either.

DrPrank · 27/6/24

mr.fly1112 đã nói:
It seems that some dudes in here are obsessed with studying english.

Wouldn't call that obsession, it's merely having a purpose, which is part of the equation.

mr.fly1112 đã nói:
It’s not sciences, why should we analysis it ?

There totally is science behind it. You do realize that there's an entire field dedicated to it, linguistics, that exists to, you know, study languages, why they are the way they are and such?

mr.fly1112 đã nói:
It’s ok to make grammar mistakes. Why should you care ? The native speakers don’t care either.

It depends on why you need English in the first place. This debate has been regurgitated so many times it's kinda tiring, but I digress.
If I had to give you a boring answer, it would be that grammar is a critical component in any language to ensure effective communication. The reality is, by not doing your due diligence of learning and using the language properly, you're offloading work onto the listeners, hoping that they're smart enough to figure out what you're saying 100% of the time.
I'll say, it's easy to just be like "ah well this is good enough" and stop right there. Nothing wrong with that, and no one can fault you for it, not even the native speakers. Again, it goes hand in hand with my very first point: having a purpose. If you can afford to improve (and hopefully achieve perfection), why wouldn't you?

As for your previous comment, what can I say, congrats I guess? You basically figured out how babies learn to talk. I wanted to say I feel sorry that you hate English, but that'd make me a hypocrite considering how I literally just said part of the reason is having purpose. Clearly English doesn't pose much of a presence in your life (at least in comparison to mine), and that's fine.

mr.fly1112 · 28/6/24

DrPrank đã nói:
Wouldn't call that obsession, it's merely having a purpose, which is part of the equation.

There totally is science behind it. You do realize that there's an entire field dedicated to it, linguistics, that exists to, you know, study languages, why they are the way they are and such?

It depends on why you need English in the first place. This debate has been regurgitated so many times it's kinda tiring, but I digress.
If I had to give you a boring answer, it would be that grammar is a critical component in any language to ensure effective communication. The reality is, by not doing your due diligence of learning and using the language properly, you're offloading work onto the listeners, hoping that they're smart enough to figure out what you're saying 100% of the time.
I'll say, it's easy to just be like "ah well this is good enough" and stop right there. Nothing wrong with that, and no one can fault you for it, not even the native speakers. Again, it goes hand in hand with my very first point: having a purpose. If you can afford to improve (and hopefully achieve perfection), why wouldn't you?

As for your previous comment, what can I say, congrats I guess? You basically figured out how babies learn to talk. I wanted to say I feel sorry that you hate English, but that'd make me a hypocrite considering how I literally just said part of the reason is having purpose. Clearly English doesn't pose much of a presence in your life (at least in comparison to mine), and that's fine.

You really have your points. I agree with you for the most part. Allow me to defend myself

If 6 -10 hours working in english environment a day is NOT MUCH of presence, ok then. The thing about this babies’ approach is we often think it’s a myth. But what surprised me is that it worked. And I just thought how incredible our subconscious was. This way of learning is actually pretty much the way AI i.e. ChatGPT is taught. No one teaches it how grammar works. And mind you, not just my listenining skill, my other skills have improved a lot too.
Again, purposes. Let’s consider it. For the most part, for NORMAL people what are languages used for. Communication, of course. In a real talk, do you think you have time to think about grammar ? Perfection for me is talking like a native naturally and smoothly. Not perfectionism robotic grammar rules and you can’t talk at all. The native often are such like us, we don’t care about Vietnamese grammar, do you ? Unless you are a linguist or something.

marshmallow · 13/7/24

Hi all,

Continuing the the series, "Unlock Your American English Voice," I've written a post about breath control. Many English learners mistakenly overuse articulatory muscles to project their voice, instead of employing breath as a voice carrier. As a result, they experience various vocal issues: heavy, rigid, unnatural and inconsistent. Are you struggling with the same issue?

If yes, you may find a solution in my post (PM for the password):

Employ Power of breath to sail the voice

Many English learners focus heavily on the articulators—tongue, jaw, mouth, lips, and throat. Yet, they still struggle to speak English naturally in various settings. A significant reason is their…

beginlifeatforty.com

Have a wonderful weekend!

AwesomeBoy · 13/7/24

marshmallow đã nói:
Hi all,

Continuing the the series, "Unlock Your American English Voice," I've written a post about breath control. Many English learners mistakenly overuse articulatory muscles to project their voice, instead of employing breath as a voice carrier. As a result, they experience various vocal issues: heavy, rigid, unnatural and inconsistent. Are you struggling with the same issue?

If yes, you may find a solution in my post (PM for the password):

Employ Power of breath to sail the voice

Many English learners focus heavily on the articulators—tongue, jaw, mouth, lips, and throat. Yet, they still struggle to speak English naturally in various settings. A significant reason is their…

beginlifeatforty.com

Have a wonderful weekend!

hi, what is the password for this blog, I 've had a crack at doing many methods to learn but it seems ineffectively

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