Would you rather....
The other day my friends started to play this game and I was totally lost, not because I didn't understand the questions but the grammar in it self. Would you rather.... It's this "rather" thing that I can't understand at all!
"Rather" is not the only word which gime me problems. I'm always trying to use connectors such "Otherwise", "however" or "regardless". But I feel kind of weird, almost embarrassing. What can I do to speak proper English?
In my opinion is easy to reach a good level with the language, but then, if you want to go beyond it... OMG! It's like a nightmare.
So the situation now is this: I¡ve decided that I'm gonna start to speak English as if I were giving a speech in front of an auditorium everyday, otherwise I will never learn how to speak properly!!
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I don’t know if this is helpful but “rather” can be used similarly to the word “prefer”. “Would you rather...” or “Would you prefer (to)”.
“I’d rather stay home than go to work.”
”I’d prefer to stay home than go to work.”
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Thanks everybody!
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Rather is giving you a choice between 2 options: "Would you rather eat at a Thai restaurant or an Italian restaurant?" In the game "Would you rather," the choices are both bad options. For example, Would you rather bathe in a tub of ketchup or comb your hair with peanut butter? Neither option is good, but what is the option you would choose if you absolutely had to? Connectors are hard, however :); it's important to try, otherwise :)), you'll be stuck. Regardless :) of whether you are right or wrong, keep trying!
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I agree to speak more. I studied in Canada, the everyday conversation with local people was very helpful in moving my level from beginner to intermediate.
After this, I struggled a lot about improvement, and I found that I have to distinguish between speaking, reading, writing and listening. Especially for writing, the need to distinguish formal style from spoken style is crucial to my learning because eventually, I must publish my writing for a project.
I think now it depends on your need if you want to establish more on English conversation, you may want to communicate with a native speaker!
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