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- Yes bother can be one word. Usually means. I don't want you to go to too much effort or trouble in helping me. It is usually used in terms of recognizing you are asking for a lot of help. "I don't want to put you out, but you could you drive me to the store to run errands". I am asking for a large time commitment and I know that I am not asking for something small.0 votedFebruary 10, 20180
I work at a University in the U.S. with a large contingent of international students. Most of upon recognizing someone using English as their second language will immediately start to pronounce each word separately. We recognize our use of contractions, slang, and informal speech and change to more a formal clear speech. We will even drop our use formal contractions (Don't to Do Not, etc).
It definitely can be confusing. Then you through in some dialect difference and it can be confusing. As one woman learned because she kept hearing her hosts saying take a pitcher when they meant picture. Just ask us to slow down and we usually will.
For instance an English learner told me she heard this:
Now isduh time foall good men twocome twoduh aid ofduh party.
When I said this: Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the party
Now when she repeated it to me in Spanish this is what I heard
Ahora esel momento daykay towdos los hombre sbuenos ahQueden enya yuda desu partido.
When she said: Ahora es el momento de que todos los hombres buenos acudan en ayuda de su partido
Because we are used to harder or sharper letters to end a word than in Spanish which ends in a lot of soft letters . We hear them and think like us you just contracting your words as well.
So making sure you separate you words when talking to non native speakers is always good advice.
0 votedFebruary 9, 20180- For an English speaker I would say. "I will make you understand it very well" - For future tense "I made you understand it very well" - For past tense Generally I don't use the present tense when it comes to knowledge. I wouldn't say "I teach you" "I learn you". We would user the present participle "I am making you understand very well"0 votedFebruary 9, 20180
- All mean the same thing. What differs is that I take the meaning of each slightly different. I am going to play tennis tomorrow at 5 o'clock. - that is my plan it may or may not happen but i will try. I will play tennis tomorrow at 5 o'clock - I am going to this. This is more definite than the first. I will be playing tennis tomorrow at 5 o'clock - I definitely am going to do this. This is you are absolutely sure you will be doing it. If I was saying this in conversation I would probably say the last one with more emphasis and inflection on will be. I WILL BE playing tennis tomorrow at 5 o'clock.0 votedFebruary 9, 20181
- I agree with David H. We would usually say "I want to get that", Obtain is definitely more formal. When I hear acquire my assumptions is there was a purchase. I went to the kitchen and obtained an apple. I went to the store and acquired an apple. That would be formal. I would more naturally say I got an apple, or I bought an apple.0 votedFebruary 9, 20181
- I can't give you suggestions. I think you need to find what you like. From my own personal experience you should use different methods for different things when you watch. Watch something in your Native language with English Subtitles. Since the subtitle are catering to the English speaking you can see how English takes your language and translates. Because when we translate it is not word for word but for meaning as well. Watch something in English using subtitles in your language. Doing the reverse of the first one. But don't rely on this heavily as you wont learn the language. Watch something in English with English sub titles. This actually helps you hear the language better because many times a foreign language can sound strung together you don't know where one word ends and another begins this helps you learn that. Then do a combo. Watch 10 minutes of something in English subtitled in your language so you can get the plot and what is going on. Then watch it English subtitle so you can hear the words, Then watch it with no subtitles and see if you can follow along.0 votedFebruary 9, 20180
