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[Dudas de inglés @dudasdeingles]

"She's looking for people to teach."

It's ambiguous.
1. looking for students
2. looking for teachers

Also: (stress on capitalized syllable)
a FRENCH teacher = s/o who teaches French
vs
a French TEAcher = a teacher who is French

[Dudas de inglés @dudasdeingles]

Earlier today I was thinking about CHEAP OUT.

They really cheaped out on the furniture / kitchen counters / condiments / amenities.

Meaning: go low quality on a provided service in order to save money; escatimar (skimp); also: cut corners on

[Dudas de inglés @dudasdeingles]

Can you tell the difference between the accents of AmE and Canadian English ("Canadian raising")?

AmE: about /əbaʊt/ 🇺🇸
CanE: about /əbʌʊt/ 🇨🇦

To AmE ears, Canadians usually GIVE themselves AWAY in the 30 seconds of speaking.

[Dudas de inglés @dudasdeingles]

The other day, I get a message from my AirBnb host that he wrote in Spanish, saying (because he recognized by my name that I speak English) that he can write to me in English if I prefer.

And the message was auto-translated to English 🙄 Same with Uber and Google email forms.

[Dudas de inglés @dudasdeingles]

People got mad when said that DUBBING (doblaje) sucks. It was as if I had insulted their entire family, culture, society, existence. But the acting is objectively terrible.

I don't like subtitles either. Too much work. I prefer to watch movies in the two languages that I know.

[Dudas de inglés @dudasdeingles]

What drives me crazy are apps / platforms / services that auto-translate to the language of the system or the app UI. What I want is a setting that says: don't translate, ever. Original language only. Thank you.

[Dudas de inglés @dudasdeingles]

@eduardo61ba The rules about when you can drop the subject (and other elements) appear to be complicated. Probably best learned by exposure.

(And the previous sentence is an example where subject + verb have been dropped.)

[Dudas de inglés @dudasdeingles]

It's raining.

1. What does the 'it' refer to here? (nothing)
2. Nobody says: it's raining cats and dogs.
3. It's pouring = raining hard. Un aguacero = a downpour.
4. drizzle (noun/verb) = light rain (llovizna); sprinkle=chispear

[Dudas de inglés @dudasdeingles]

@eduardo61ba English (like French) usually requires a subject. However, we omit it for commands: Do it now! Don't be late.

Also, we can leave it out in certain informal cases.
A text: Just got your message.

[Dudas de inglés @dudasdeingles]

@eduardo61ba Spanish is a pro-drop language (if I recall, about half of languages are). This means that the subject can be implicit (exists - can be recovered - but not required by the grammar to be expressed).

Not the case with llover, however, as you point out.

[Dudas de inglés @dudasdeingles]

@eduardo61ba The 'insult' aspect is not going to be part of a dictionary definition. That's about usage.

"He took me on a date to a strip mall." (no second date)

Also, because of length, I wasn't able to include that it least it was along a highway, which IS part of the definition.

[Dudas de inglés @dudasdeingles]

I wonder if they know/care that STRIP MALL is an insult in English. It's not a designation that you want to associate with your brand.

It's in an UPSCALE area, has common areas inside and underground parking. By definition, not a strip mall.

[Dudas de inglés @dudasdeingles]

English Classes

C1/C2 (nivel avanzado).

You should be a 95% independent learner at this point.

Aggressively seek opportunties to use your English. Change jobs.

Periodically get feedback to fix your most common/basic mistakes. You probably still have some of these.

[Dudas de inglés @dudasdeingles]

English Classes:

A1/A2 (nivel básico) - Toma clases en grupo en persona. De 3 a 5 sesiones por semana por seis meses. Una hora de estudio independiente por día. Just do it. Organize your life around this. You're not getting any younger.

1/3 (hilo)

[Dudas de inglés @dudasdeingles]

English Classes

B1/B2 (nivel intermedio). Private classes focused on FEEDBACK, not new grammar/vocab.

Continue independent study daily, based in part on authentic audio.

Figure out how to be using your English frequently outside of class.

2/3

[Dudas de inglés @dudasdeingles]

@rickmantilla People; five people

'Persons' is formal and therefore inappropriate for conversation or casual speech. You'll see it on signs and in official reports.

[Dudas de inglés @dudasdeingles]

¿Qué tiene de interesante la pronunciación de la palabra PEOPLE?

1. The first /p/ is aspirated = [pʰ]
2. The final syllable is syllabic = /l̩/

[Dudas de inglés @dudasdeingles]

1. wound /u/ una herida; herir; a wounded soldier
2. wound /aʊ/ pasado de 'wind' /waɪd/ = enrollar); enrollado

Just heard text-to-speech BOTCH this horribly.
[botch = make a big mistake]

[Dudas de inglés @dudasdeingles]

Just realizing that Messi⚽ looks/sounds like Messy.

a messy room = desordenado
a messy divorce = complicado

Recently, 'mean' /min/ has started looking like something else.

[Dudas de inglés @dudasdeingles]

@rickmantilla It's up to speakers (and their speech community) to decide for themselves.

As a native English speaker, I don't use English words in Spanish unless necessary (for example, names). Even then, I attempt to apply Spanish phonology (pronunciation) to facilitate understanding.

[Dudas de inglés @dudasdeingles]

Así es, al menos no la utilizamos con este significado en AmE.

a home office = a room within your home for working

In BrE, Home Office is a particular government agency.

[Ricardo Mantilla @rickmantilla]

@dudasdeingles Es decir que Home Office lo usan hispanoparlantes y no angloparlantes?