“They’re ferocious rough out here altogether”; “The three of us are in ribbons, laughing”; “I went through him for a short cut”; “Northern Ireland is falling down with mountains, isn’t it?” “It doesn’t knock a fidget out of him”; “Will you pour the tea there, love? The cat has me handicapped”. A Proposal for a […]
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If you want to get fluent in English, you’re in luck. It’s the second most spoken language in the world. So you won’t have to look very hard to find lots of English resources and lots of chances to practise both spoken and written English. What if you want to learn English fast? Then there […]
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During my first year at my Italian university, I dropped my language degree course in English and Spanish after just three months. Back then, in addition to studying English and Spanish at university, I was also studying at an art academy in Rome to become a professional cartoonist (cool, right?). As you may imagine, doing […]
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Can you read Old English writing? Here’s a sample: Nu scylun hergan hefaenricaes uard metudæs maecti end his modgidanc uerc uuldurfadur sue he uundra gihuaes eci dryctin or astelidæ Those are the first few lines of Cædmon’s Hymn, a 7th-Century poem generally considered to be the oldest surviving work of English literature. Any idea what […]
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Two of my favourite articles on Fluent in 3 Months are Benny’s classics How to Speak English Like the Irish and its sequel Advanced Hiberno English. So, being from England, I’d like to share some thoughts on how to speak English like the English. Let’s start with a story you might hear from a mate down the pub […]
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So you want to improve your English and you’re looking for English language lessons online? Good call! By number of speakers (either native or as a second language), English is by far the most widely spoken language in the world. That’s why the English language is so popular with language learners. Speaking English opens up […]
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