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The Second 50 Most Common English Words
最初の 50 の最も一般的な英単語
指示: これらの言葉を言って、書く練習をしてください。
The Second 50 Most Common English Words
Directions: Practice saying and writing these words
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Must vs Have to – Modals
must vs. have to Understanding culture is key to understanding a language. Both must and have to express obligation or necessity, but there are some small differences: Especially, true, also, is that most native English speakers use have to over must because of the cultural understanding of the difference in the meaning of the two. Meaning, in certain situations, and within context, they have very different usage and meaning Must express the speaker’s feelings, even about subject matters, whereas have to express, above all, a general rule or idea Ex: You must think I’m stupid if you think I’m going to pay for that junk. The speaker feels/thinks he/she is being taken advantage of. (I think that you think I’m stupid) Find Me at : Instagram: instagram.com/americanenglishinternational Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aki.brandley/ AmScEn : https://americanschoolofenglish.info/ Make an Appointment and check for updates: https://theamericanschoolofenglishint…
Subject Verb Agreement Basics
Is vs Are Subject Verb Agreement Today, we’re going to learn a little about subject-verb agreement Subject-Verb Agreement agreement (noun): in language, the form of one word being decided by the form of another word. Also known as “concord” In a sentence, the verb must agree in number with the subject. If the subject is singular, the verb must be singular. If the subject is plural, the verb must be plural. For example: singular He is American. plural They are American. Sometimes units can either be singular or plural The police are looking for someone.
How to Use the word Challenge – 和製英語
Today, we’ll be focusing on the word… Challenge
English, unlike Japanese, when borrowing a word from the Japanese language tends to keep the original meaning of the word being borrowed.
E.g., typhoon, kimono, tycoon
The meanings of those words don’t change, at all…
However, the opposite isn’t true
When a word in the English language is borrowed and used in Japan
You’ll find the meaning is jaw-droopingly different…
First, the word in English gets katakanized, thus losing it’s original sound…
And, then if it’s not totally skewed in terms of sound, it then takes on A totally different meaning than it’s original meaning
Thus after it’s re: washing and reconfiguration it becomes
WASEI-EIGO
Words or phrases like :
MY PACE (マイペース)
meaning: to do something at one’s own pace
or
COST DOWN (コストダウン)
meaning: to ask someone in a retail store to drop the price, or give you discount
So, those are just a few examples of how words in the English language become corrupted when it’s borrowed and used in the Japanese langauge.
Today, we’ll be focusing on the word… Challenge
Must vs Have to – Modals
Both must and have to express obligation or necessity, but there are some small differences: Especially, true, also, is that most native English speakers use have to over must because of the cultural understanding of the difference in the meaning of the two. Meaning, in certain situations, and within context, they have very different usage and meaning Must express the speaker’s feelings, even about subject matters, whereas have to express, above all, a general rule or idea Ex: You must think I’m stupid if you think I’m going to pay for that junk. The speaker feels/thinks he/she is being taken advantage of. (I think that you think I’m stupid) Find Me at : Instagram: instagram.com/americanenglishinternational Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aki.brandley/ AmScEn : https://americanschoolofenglish.info/ Make an Appointment and check for updates: https://theamericanschoolofenglishint…