I take the golden advice " Think in Engish" for granted and now I regret!!! I first heard of this advice " Think in English" from Youtube and I loved the idea for a little while.But the thing is, at that time, I had been able to speak and listen to spoken english for quite a while already.So, I just ignored the advice and moved on with the same old method I used to learn the language.I am a bookworm.I read almost every kind of subjects whether it'll be politics, whether it'll be science, even paranormal subjects such as witchcraft and occultism.I gained a tremendous amount of vocabulary this way and whenever I listen to English videos or read something randomly, I very rarely come across a word that I am not familiar with. Sometimes, I was able to use sophisticated words and technical jargons that often astonished native speakers.At that point, I realized that my vocabulary range is quite okay and ready!!! I even work as an interpreter. I am a very aware person. I always carefully watch myself along my journey to success in terms of language learning or whatever. I am starting to notice that there is a defect in my ability. That is, there is still a translation process going on in my head when I am interpreting. So, the problem arises when I try to remember the whole conversation of the native speaker and even in my translation from my own language. When I listen, I do not naturally understand without thinking and when I speak in english, words do not come out naturally and I stutter(not very fluent). I still can translate ( My vocabulary range helps me a great deal). Over time, I feel exhausted and really frustrated even stressed and upset. it's like I am trying to lift something that is too heavy for me to do. Now that I realized this is all due to the fact that I did not learn as a native kid does(to think in english).And I would like to raise awareness here that you should always learn to think in the language.I'd love to have native friends to help me as well

I would like to exchange my English and Burmese for chinese Guys, I'd like learn spoken mandarin and in return, I can help you learn English and my native language, burmese. First, I decided to learn Thai since it is my neighboring country. But now, I am more inclined to improve my mandarin because I see the potential and opportunity of being able to speak mandarin nowdays. I see endless job opportunities day by day, demanding mandarin proficiency and I even think that without this skill, how could we earn a living in Myanmar? So, I have to learn the language. I think I already know some mandarin phrases, I watched lots of mandarin movies and songs which are my apple of my eyes. So, I think I will improve my mandarin quickly. And I like to learn casual way without worries to memorize a lot. That's why I seek here, help from you guys. Hope to talk to you soon. Looking forward to hearing from you very very soon.

The kind of English to English dictionary I wish How I fed up with English to English dictionaries! So-called educated people in my country always say " You have to use English to English dictionaries if you really want to improve your English.So, I tried! You know what I found ? Eww! Take this example! I need to know what " insinuate" means.So, I tried to use English to English dictionary.It says " to suggest, without being direct, that something unpleasant is true" . The problem is I didn't know what " suggest" , " unpleasant" and " direct" .Well, this is just an example. In fact, I know these words. But I mean there are a lot of words the dictionary use which are advanced vocabulary to me , to explain the words.So, the main idea of E to E dictionary was never met. If I were an English kid and if I were asking my mom about that word " insinuate", she would definitely answer like " insinuate means when you saw a friend who doesn't look good in a certain dress , you'd say " Why people nowaways don't care about how they dress up?" or something like that.She will surely give me many examples until I understand it.But she won't never use advanced vocabulary that I might not know.That's the point .E to E dictionary are lack of that!! The E to E dictionary I like to have is the one that undertands my vocabulary range and gives me clear simple examples like my mother did.Oxford dictionary use 2000 words to explain words!! So, what if I don't know 2000 words?What is the use of it? Who would use that dictionary ?If there is ever an English to English Dictionary that uses a minimum amount of vocabulary for example like 200, 500,1000 words to explain words in it, Plz let me know ASAP.The less the reference vocabulary, the better!!!.

Help with Military terminologies Can anyone here help me with military terms? I can't look up on the internet because it's very specific and not relatable very much.And I only know in my own language but not in English so that makes it more difficult.We have military exercises in which we are given scenarios (I'm not sure it's the right word to use here) where friendly force gets wind of enemy force coming to us or they are planning to do bad things etc etc.So, this is a typical scenario and then we are also given questions or requirements or missions.I don't know .I don't know the correct terms.So, we are supposed to give written solution how to solve the problem( how to fight the enemy or prepare defense or offensive or I don't know).So, I would like to know sample scenario with scenarios,questions,requirements and model answers.Can anyone here help me ?This is for company Commander level military infantry training course.And formerly, we don't need to know these terms in English.But now, they're doing it. I know there are words like "rendezvous" , where soldiers gather, I don't know there are other point of places where they gather, begin to depart, begin to deploy ,begin to open fire or so on.So, I'm in need, urgent need.Dont ignore my request, plz.They call this kind of exercises like "military appreciation" but I don't think it's true.I think this is military review exercise.

Invitation for Facebook chat group Hi, everyone.My name is Tim.Recently I created a facebook chat group in which people with different levels of English can practice English speaking, make friends with each other and enjoy moments of life together.So, I really would like you guys to take part in my chat group.I really need your support, guys.Maybe in the future, when you are planning to visit my country, maybe I can tourguide you guys, lead sight-seeings, explain our culture and let you guys meet new friends.So, kindly consider my offer and let me know ASAP. Come visit my chat box. You can add me on Facebook "https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2743037672503254&substory_index=0&id=100003911449940". Hope to have you soon!

How hypocritical humans can be? Racism,ethnic cleansing,religious conficts and communal conflicts seem to mean different at first but I believe these terms,after all,converge to the one term, 'bully'.People get socialized,make friends, associate with each other and help one another.But as there's also another notion called diversity and when a group of people gets engaged with another group in terms of religious belief, races,even in terms of ideas, they bully one another for the sake of influence.Maybe that's because humans are somehow innately incapable of embracing diversity.You've seen on air all about religious conflicts,communal violence, and apartheid and you don't probably know that's because of humans' incapability of accepting diversity.People tend to dislike those who're different or divergent from them in a way or so.For example, when I was in school, people used to frown upon me simply because my english pronunciation is excellent and they weren't.And they even mocked my accent! Very ironic! I belive many of you've had similar experience in a way or so.This is also a bully, a discrimination as similar as racism.The only difference is the intensity.The point is that humans create many possible terms such as race,skin color and many more as a tool to majoritize their members and minoritize the others and influence them in any possible way which may include bully and even violence.I would stress that's humans' hypocritical nature knowing that they don't even believe in these that much.Let's say a man embraces racism.But is he able to love even his own cousins?Or a man believs in a certain religion.But does he really provide financial support to his brother who believes in the same God?If you claim that you embrace your own race or your own religion,assumably,you love your race or religion.People are calling for revenge or justice for people of same faith or race across the country while themselves fighting in their own country.It is ironic and hypocritical.As I understand,you have to love yourself first and then people near you,then those from afar.That is the only way of disseminating love.You love yourself 100% and maybe your parents 90% and your relatives 70% and decreases as the circle get wider.So,to reduce the occurrence of violence based on tools as religion, race or so,is to educate ourselves to embrace diversity and to try best to love people around you first only then try to love people further as your true circle of love goes.It's a mission all humans are obligated

One phrase from a movie that I do not understand There is a movie series called 'Da Vinci's Devil'.It's kind of a mystery movie which is based on the account of the famous Leonado Da Vinci.I am so much in love with that movie series because it is not only mystery movie but also it is about science and technology and innovations and contirvances and contraptions( the two latter words are from that movies)not to mention there are some adventures and romance as well.The movie is a very vocabulary-rich movie.Even an intermediate level learner like me had to flip back and forth through my old dictionary so frequently that its binding is now fragile(a little bit of my exaggeration!).No doubt my dictionary helped me a great deal.Nevertheless, when I run across the following phrase,it silence itself.That is this:''The clockwork loses its luster when one glimpses the gears beneath its face''.What does it mean? It's kind of like a proverb or a saying or a word of wisdom or something? I couldn't decypher it.I know each and every word of the sentence but still I could not decode its meaning.And I recommend everyone who wants to know high vocabulary or big words to watch that series as there contains a collossal amount of words of widom as well as big words.I already watched that once and this is my second time.Lastly, if anyone of you guys know there are some movies like Da Vinci's Devil, like this genre and like how rich the vocabulary of the movie is ,please let me know.Edutainment is perhaps the best way to learn anything because it can assure maximum retention.

The one flaw of E to E dictionary according to me What I am going to say here is just my opinion and I do not intend to insult anyone, any organization.When I was young, E to E dictionary used to be my favourite to look up just because many told E to E dictionary can only improve your understanding of new vocabulary.I thought so,too.But my difficulty with E to E dictionary and I suppose many will agree , is that when you look something up in it, you will frequently find another unknown word in its definition and then, you look that unknown word up in the dictionary, then again you find another unknown word and such burden goes on and on and at the end of the day, you end up getting circulated within the pages of the dictionary and you never get back home :-) :-) .I think it's because E to E dictionaries are designed to clarify its words as best as they could and as if they somehow do not consider vocabulary range that they use to explain words.I think that's a big mistake because we are using dictionary simply because we do not have sufficient vocabulary and if we have such, we wouldn't use a dictionary.So, the way E to E dictionary is designed contradicts its own purpose which I would call the flaw of E to E dictionary.The time I noticed it is only when I watch youtube english lessons where native speakers teach new vocabulary and when I think of our mothers when we asked some new vocabulary of our own mother tounge language when we were young.They_native speakers and our parents do the same thing! They try their best to explain us only using simple vocabulary that they know very well that we will understand very well.As I came to realize the difference between E to E dictionary and the beauty of nature which seems reckless and chaotic but really very systematic, I know how to learn much better than I did in the past.I listen to my own heart, not to what other people suggest.I liberated myself from stereotypes.Sometimes, what majority of people say good would not be good for you.It could be wrong.Think outside the box.Majority cannot be the truth all the time.As I look back in retrospect of how our mothers taught me new vocabulary of my own mothertongue(She explains everything using vocabulary that she is sure that we will understand and she steps further and further very systematically and now we are grownups and we have reached equal vocabulary as hers),I know very well how to apply that method in my language class.I hope E to E dictionaries will look into this in the future.That would be a great help