it sounded very funny to them. I was very surprised‚ I did not think I was so old‚ but decided not to use it again. However‚ that was not the end of my language bloopers. One day I used the expression “It’s a pity” and my colleagues did not know what I meant. I was not quite sure if that expression is used only in England (I studied British English) and people simply did not know the word. However‚ after some time‚ someone told me that “It’s a pity” is slightly old-fashioned and the more appropriate
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“Relationship with people can prevent or encourage an individual’s steps into the world” Relationships can prevent or encourage change within a person but it is ultimately time and the individual’s own mental endurance to lead progress into the world. ‘The Story of Tom Brennan’ by J.C Burke explores the main character‚ Tom Brennan and his family‚ dealing with the dramatic event that the oldest son‚ Daniel‚ creates in a drink driving accident. In the novel Tom is in a state of uncertainty‚ Tom’s
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ABSTRACT ii The purpose of this presentation is to determine the use of NLP in language teaching. In this study‚ in the first part‚ some background information was given about what Neuro-Linguistic programming (NLP) is‚ and whether NLP was used in language teaching before. To put forward whether NLP is effective in language teaching‚ general questions related to NLP are to be asked to language teachers in questionnaires and interviews. The collected data were analyzed in tables and graphics
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Written and Spoken English Language The English language consists both of written and spoken features. Until recently‚ items and structures most typically found in spoken language have not been fully described. Most grammars of English have had a bias towards the written language. They are many differences between spoken and written English. Text A and B show written and spoken versions of an account of a days activities. Text A is a written account of these activities‚ while Text B is a
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The Impact of Christianity on the English Language In the year AD 597‚ the Christian missionaries led by Augustine landed in Kent and started a systematic attempt to convert England to Christianity. The impact of the new faith on the English language was mainly lexical. During the following 500 years‚ a large number of Latin words made their way into English. From the very beginning‚ words having to do with religion such as abbot‚ mass and priest were borrowed. Since the Anglo-Saxons were pagans
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Indian Authors in English Language There is no dearth of Indian authors who write in English language‚ as of today. But it was not same a century ago. English literature and writing was still in its nascent phase in India and most of the Indian writers were either used to be Indian born British or Britain educated Indians. The list includes exponents such as George Orwell‚ Rudyard Kipling‚ Jim Corbett‚ Tagore and Sarojini Naidu among others. The post independence decades were largely dormant
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My feelings about the English language‚ including both grammar and literature‚ have changed several times throughout my life. These changes took place as I was influenced by my family and by the different teachers that I have had throughout my academic career. As a young boy‚ I knew very little about the English language‚ but the instruction which I have received throughout my academic career has worked to shape my feelings about the English language. My parents began reading to me when I was
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of call for both information enquiry and leisure activity. How is this affecting language? There is a widespread view that as ‘technospeak’ comes to rule‚ standards will be lost. This project is an attempt to explore this linguistic problem. A qualitative and also quantitative study is conducted here to see how internet’s global scale and intensity is having an effect on language in general‚ and on individual languages in particular. Covering a range of Internet genres‚ including e-mail‚ chat and the
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The bad effects of social media In today world 96% of people use some type of social media whether it be Facebook ‚ Twitter or some other type of social media. Social media play such a big role in our everyday lives that some people can’t imagine not using it at least once a day. The one thing that all social media have in come is the negative effects it has on young kids and teenagers in today’s society. Researchers are calling today’s teens and college student’s “iGeneration‚” a generation
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The Bad Effects of Video or Computer Gaming Submitted by: Kevin Richard G. Operiano Kevin Eric R. Siangco Table of Contents 1. Introduction 3 1. Gaming Culture 4 2. Video Game Culture 5 3. Massive-multiplayer Online Gaming
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