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zinniabooklover said:
Fair point. When I did languages at school we were taught the 'old-fashioned' way which has been abandoned and which I think is possibly a mistake. Grammar does matter. It's there for a reason.
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Some simple and fun techniques can help for vocabulary building. But otherwise it still requires a lot of work)))).
Even my clever translator has to be checked, back-translated. Sometimes the meaning is severely distorted.
And slang also makes it difficult to understand. I have so far memorized "Get off your high horse" and "That's not my cup of tea") ))
 
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hope said:
Some simple and fun techniques can help for vocabulary building. But otherwise it still requires a lot of work)))).
Even my clever translator has to be checked, back-translated. Sometimes the meaning is severely distorted.
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i think you work it very well @hope and we have zero probs communication 💁‍♀️ which means you are breaking the system in flying colours ~because for example , google translate gives jacked answers alot.
hope said:
And slang also makes it difficult to understand. I have so far memorized "Get off your high horse" and
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HEY *says that like m , like, shouts it at you * @Agonum Get Off Your High Horse
i love tgat
hope said:
"That's not my cup of tea") ))
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That reminds me i need tea
 
hope said:
Some simple and fun techniques can help for vocabulary building. But otherwise it still requires a lot of work)))).
Even my clever translator has to be checked, back-translated. Sometimes the meaning is severely distorted.
And slang also makes it difficult to understand. I have so far memorized "Get off your high horse" and "That's not my cup of tea") ))
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Hello, hope! Jumping in on this particular bit. Just wanted to point out that those two phrases you've used here, they are not slang. They are idioms. Since I'm not a language teacher my attempt to explain idioms will no doubt be clunky (now that qualifies as slang, lol). An idiom means something different to the meaning of the individual words in the phrase. So, as you now know, the phrase 'not my cup of tea' usually has nothing to do with tea or hot beverages but refers to our preferences, likes, dislikes etc. An idiom has to be learnt as an entire phrase, you can't break it down to the individual words. It just won't work.

Slang doesn't have to be offensive but it is always informal and it's more likely to be used verbally. Not often used in writing unless you're communicating with a friend (or maybe, these days, online).
 
wendijane said:
i think you work it very well @hope and we have zero probs communication 💁‍♀️ which means you are breaking the system in flying colours ~because for example , google translate gives jacked answers alot.
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I'm glad it's working out 💕
Thanks Deepl translator )))
wendijane said:
HEY *says that like m , like, shouts it at you * @Agonum Get Off Your High Horse
i love tgat
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What does it mean?
 
zinniabooklover said:
Hello, hope! Jumping in on this particular bit. Just wanted to point out that those two phrases you've used here, they are not slang. They are idioms. Since I'm not a language teacher my attempt to explain idioms will no doubt be clunky (now that qualifies as slang, lol). An idiom means something different to the meaning of the individual words in the phrase. So, as you now know, the phrase 'not my cup of tea' usually has nothing to do with tea or hot beverages but refers to our preferences, likes, dislikes etc. An idiom has to be learnt as an entire phrase, you can't break it down to the individual words. It just won't work.

Slang doesn't have to be offensive but it is always informal and it's more likely to be used verbally. Not often used in writing unless you're communicating with a friend (or maybe, these days, online).
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Very clear explanation 🙏💕 a pleasure to read😍😍😍😍
 
hope said:
Спасибо🙏💕. So I understood correctly.
And I wonder what it meansmeans tgat?
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Tgat? That's just wendi doing a typo bc she types and thinks real quick. Her brain is quicker than her typing, lol. She probably meant to type 'that'. That would be my guess.

Where is our girl? :ROFLMAO:
 
hope said:
I loved that the cat decided to explore this after the scare. A little persistence and he would have learned to play 🤣🤣🤣🤣
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IKR! The hesitancy outvoted* by the curiosity to keep exploring. The whole thing was fabulous. ❤️

* slang! I'm tired, too tired to express myself properly. Sloppy, slangy English! Hopefully you get what I'm saying.
 
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