Quora knows best - For English learners and others

Quora knows best - For English learners and others

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Quora knows best - For English learners and others

Original on Quora.com  I was standing outside an art supply store on central park, south side.  Looking in the window at all the canvases and paint brushes. Wondering whether I should start painting. Gradually, I became aware that someone was standing next to me. A bit too close. I looked at her, a classy looking older lady. Maybe in her sixties or early seventies. She smiled broadly at me and said, you look nice. For a long time.  I didn't know what to say. And then I stammered. Thanks. She said, would you like to come to my apartment for dinner?  For the next five or six...

Quora knows best - For English learners and others

This episode is related to the following Reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/languagelearning/comments/15by64n/are_there_any_words_or_phrases_that_you_like/

Quora knows best - For English learners and others

Kevin Abroad asked this: Share bad language learning advice but make it convincing.        

Quora knows best - For English learners and others

Jimmy Carter to begin receiving home hospice care. But who is Jimmy Carter? Listen to a brief summary in this podcast.  

Quora knows best - For English learners and others

Summary: In this interview episode, the host of the language learning podcast , Daniel Goodson, is interviewed by an AI called Peter about his English learning journey. Daniel shares that he has been learning English passively for many years through activities such as reading books and listening to podcasts in English. He also started his own podcast, My Fluent Podcast, to practice speaking with native speakers and improve his skills. Daniel shares that immersing himself in the language and speaking with others, whether native or non-native speakers, has helped him a lot in his learning...

Quora knows best - For English learners and others

Why do people read novels? Transcript: We read novels because we want to live, even vicariously, in a world with meaning. Too many senseless events happen in the real world: children die of starvation at the very gates of the wealthy, innocent and admirable people perish in natural disasters, wars that destroy young lives and entire countries are waged for the pettiest of reasons. A novelist, whether realistic or fantastic, extrapolates meaning onto his or her envisioned world. Sometimes the good guy wins. The sick child recovers. The impoverished orphan has a secret fortune. Even when the...

Quora knows best - For English learners and others

Never mind if she can’t cook. If she loves you and you love her, that is enough to lead a happy married life. Cooking is not rocket science. Both of you can learn it together. By the way my wife married me in spite of my inability to cook. I married her in spite of her inability to drive. We are a happily married couple. She cooks for me and I drive her around. Don’t let these minor difficulties come in your way. Here is a of us that I haven’t shared before.   Vocab: rocket science (something very difficult to understand) Original article on Quoa.com:  

Quora knows best - For English learners and others

Quora.com  (Whis is not an official Quora Podcast)   Difficult words: ambiguity (he presence of two or more possible meanings in a single passage.) cliches (Formally, a cliché is “a trite, stereotyped expression; a sentence or phrase, usually expressing a popular or common thought or idea, that has lost originality, ingenuity, and impact by long overuse, as sadder but wiser, or strong as an ox.” It can also be defined as “anything that has become trite commonplace through overuse.) monosyllabic (having only one syllable) perception (opinion, perception,...

Quora knows best - For English learners and others

Is it rude to flake on someone? Why do people do it? Transcript:   Original post on Quora.com    Other examples with the expression "to flake on someone": The one time I actually depend on you, and you flake on picking me up from the airport. Marge, don't flake out on me. Don't you flake on me!