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I am interested in Teaching English as a Foreign Language otherwise known as TEFL. I have studied a TESOL course (Teaching English as a Second Language).
The difference in the two abbreviations reveals some of the sensitivity around teaching English. One stands for Teaching English as a Foreign Language, and the other for Teaching English as a Second Language. A lot of learners are in English speaking countries and they are learning English as a second language.
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Sep 20 |
answered | Is 'Slang' is a special kind of vocabulary, not of grammar? |
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Sep 20 |
asked | Is 'Slang' is a special kind of vocabulary, not of grammar? |
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Sep 20 |
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Why the discrepancy between number and case in (some) British English? Neither you nor I, tackled the question of whether saying 'foot' rather than 'feet' has deeper roots. I just thought it was dialect, but 'five foot' when discussing height is much more common than 'five feet'. I will be kind and give you one point as I do admire you. |
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Sep 20 |
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“Feel free to hit me up” — “at”? “on”? “via”? I have only come across this expression in American movies. Usually in the context 'some guy was hitting on me in the bus' in which the romantic proposal is received negatively. Rather like the older expression, 'that man was making a pass at me'. Why is it, women don't like it when men find them attractive? And, why do women dress in a way that encourages men to find them attractive? |
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Sep 20 |
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What makes 'admix' different from 'mix'? ɑkh ɑhɪm ɑkte wiz bɑɹsu:m May the Peace be with you as you venture forth to planets unknown. |
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Sep 20 |
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What makes 'admix' different from 'mix'? I have never come across the word admix or admixture. I can only assume that its use is very specialised - in other words - that it is a jargon word that is only used in special situations. |
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Sep 20 |
answered | Is “at turns” a familiar idiom as ‘at every turn’ ‘in turn(s)’ and ‘by turn(s)’ are? |
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Sep 19 |
answered | What makes 'admix' different from 'mix'? |
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Sep 19 |
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What's wrong with these sentences? Even though your grammar skills are excellent, these examples are designed to catch you out. |
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Sep 19 |
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Is there a single noun in English for “jerry-rigged”? Jerry Built meaning 'German Built'. |
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Sep 19 |
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What is packaging tape called in the US? Brown Tape: amazon.co.uk/s/… |
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Sep 19 |
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Why the discrepancy between number and case in (some) British English? @Barrie England Surely you have heard people use expressions like 'five foot' when they should say 'five feet'. Actually 'five foot is very commonly used. This is a song called six foot down: youtube.com/watch?v=OC1IAA4C5YY |
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Sep 19 |
answered | “Feel free to hit me up” — “at”? “on”? “via”? |
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Sep 19 |
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What's the meaning of “joint winner”? Of course I know what photofinish means. |
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Sep 19 |
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What's the meaning of “joint winner”? Yes it is, it is about two people winning together - a photofinish. |
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Sep 19 |
answered | What does “several states of mind away” mean? Does it mean a strange place or something else? |
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Sep 19 |
answered | What's the meaning of “joint winner”? |
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Sep 18 |
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What does “Sautéed” mean in “Someone who has not sautéed in a subject”? This is not such a bad answer. A clever columnist might have used a word that sounds like another word. The meaning is similar in many ways. I think this is interesting because it shows how the brain works when picking words. |
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Sep 17 |
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Etymology of “catch a bosso” added 57 characters in body |
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Sep 17 |
answered | Etymology of “catch a bosso” |
