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Learn English Group: @chattingram
Hey, you knew that the words morning and evening can be used not only with in, but also with on? Yes, of course you knew fucking nothing, as usual.
Well, when you are talking about typical morning/evening, you use in before it.
ex: I like sleeping in the morning.
ex: Why don't you come over for supper in the evening?
And you do something on the morning of a particular date or event. Such as on the evening of September 9 (date) or on the morning of a meeting (event).
ex: Make sure you arrive on time on the morning of an exam.
ex: On the evening of my birthday we planned to go out for dinner.
Well, there you go, English has always something to surprise you. Or confuse you. Relax. Read the post again.
See you later. Doctor English
Hello, sit down if you are standing because this information might be too much for your head. The problem is, combination of the letters ch in some words may sound like {k} or {sh} or {ch}. And so many of you don't know when to pronounce them correctly. Today we're gonna learn some of them. Let's go.
In this words ch is pronounced as {ch}:
church, choose, chips, cheek, chicken,
chairs, change, chocolate, much, such, rich.
as {k}:
chorus, chord, chemist, chaos, character, headache, architect, stomach, echo, scheme, anchor, mechanic.
as {sh}:
champagne, chauffeur, chaperone, chef, machinist, brochure, moustache, parachute.
There is no rule when to pronounce it differently like that, so you just have to remember the words. Damn. Take care.
Doctor English
Hey. Today we are having a grammar lesson. You know, present continuous can be used with a future meaning, right? Like, 'I am flying to Germany tomorrow' is a sentence with a future meaning. Good.
But now I am gonna talk about another thing. The difference between 'I am doing something' and 'I am going to do something'. Confused? Okay.
I'm doing something (tomorrow) = I've already decided and arranged to do it.
ex: She is meeting him this evening. (She's decided and arranged to meet)
I'm going to do something (tomorrow) = I’ve decided to do it. But it is not clear whether I've arranged to do it or not.
ex: - Hey, your shoes are dirty.
- Yeah, I am going to clean them.
(I’ve decided to clean them, but it is not clear when, I just decided to clean)
So, when you say 'I am doing something' with a future meaning, others think that you decided to do it and you know when you are going to do it.
And when you use 'I am going to do something', they think you've decided to do it but you don't know when exactly.
In informal conversations, native speakers doesn't give a damn which pattern you use, they will understand. But it is good to know the difference in case some goddamn teacher asks.
Take care. Doctor English
Today I will teach you how to use the verb to mind. With this verb everything becomes fucking polite at once.
Use it when you're asking someone's permission.
ex: Do you mind if I use your phone?
ex: Would you mind if I opened the window?
If you use it with would and gerund (ing), it will turn into a request:
ex: Would you mind waiting outside?
ex: Would you mind shutting up for a moment?
You have to learn how to answer kindly:
Of course honey, I don't mind, do whatever the fuck you want
Doctor English
Today is Sunday. Some of you must be still in bed. Maybe you're already out of bed and thinking about what the fuck is going on in your life. Frankly, I don't give a shit you're in bed or not. It's just that today's lesson is about it.
We're gonna talk about the difference between on the bed and in bed today.
So, remember that when you say I'm on the bed, you're not covered by sheets and blankets.
And you say I'm in bed when you're covered with sheets and blankets.
Some examples:
He sat on the bed and took of his shoes.
Patients should spend the day in bed.
I was lying on the bed when she came.
Children are playing on the bed.
It's midnight. Why aren't you in bed?
Doctor English
Hey, soldiers! Today we're gonna learn three awesome expressions. Let's go!
I've no idea - you say I have no idea when you want to emphasize that you do not know the answer to something:
Where has Joey gone?
I've no idea. He didn't tell me.
I've no idea who the hell is Doctor House.
It's just that - you say it is just that when you are giving a reason for something or explaining something:
I'd like to go to the wedding. It is just that I have to work that day.
What's the matter? - you say what's the matter when you ask why someone is angry, upset, etc:
What's the matter with Ben? He was crying in the morning.
You look worried, what's the matter?
Doctor English
Hi. Today we have a really awesome lesson: Get to do something. You always hear it in movies. Because you don't read books.
So, get to do something means to have the opportunity to do something or to be able to do something.
Like, I didn't get to visit strip club while I was in America means I didn't have the opportunity to visit there.
And be careful with gotta and past form of get to because they seem similar.
(gotta - got to)
There is a bonus for geniuses:
get doing something.
That means to begin doing something.
For example: We should get going means we should begin going.
Doctor English
The end.
Today we're gonna learn about the preposition like. I am not talking about the verb. It is a preposition.
So, first, like = similar to. If I say "My girlfriend is just like my wife", this means my girlfriend and wife are similar to each other. This is not about their appearance, this is about their character.
Next, like = for example. You can use like instead of for example. For example, if you want to success in life, don't waste your time to watch television programmes like serials or sitcoms, instead read lots of books and you know, my posts.
One more thing, when somebody asks you "What's your house like?", they are asking you to describe your house. Here is the structure "What is someone/somebody like?" Doctor English
Hey! Today we're gonna learn some real collocations with the internet. But first, always remember that all smart people say the internet. And use it with the preposition on. Not in or at. Only on.
I sometimes use the internet to find and watch p... photoshop tutorial videos. You can find lots of them on the internet
Okay, now collocations. I'll write them all here without example sentences.
use the internet
go on the internet
connect to the internet
access the internet
surf the internet
download something from the internet
buy something on the internet
are you still reading?
an internet cafe
internet dating
internet traffic(number of people using the internet)
internet shopping Doctor English
Hi. Today we're gonna learn about the abbreviation aka. It's a short hand way to say "also known as". Used to describe someone's nickname or alias. It works like that; imagine, you're at school and your nickname is Einstein because you're really clever (just imagine) and one girl is telling her friends about you. She may goes like this: "He is very handsome, his name is James Brown, aka Einstein because he is the cleverest boy at school. I love him so much but I can't tell him that because I'm afraid of loosing him.." ah, we went too far, huh?
So, here, she used first aka and after that your nickname. I should tell you that this is totally informal, don't try to use it in your esseys. And, a.k.a. and aka is the same thing. By the way, it pronounced like "ei kei ei". If you still don't understand, this example might help:"Harry Potter" series star Emma Watson, aka Hermione Granger."
P/S: if you have any trouble with any words or collocations contact me, I might use it in my posts.
Now, hey, stop imagining. Doctor English
Hi. If you read news (unlikely), you often see this pattern "be to do something" Like, "You tube is to ban that kind of videos." Today, I decided to tell you how and when to use this pattern.
Use be to do something to talk about arrangements for the future. If I say "I am to meet my girlfriend today" this means I am gonna meet her today.
Second, use this pattern to give an order or to tell someone about a rule. For example, you are to wear uniform at school means you have to wear uniform at school. It is a rule.
Third, use this to ask what should do. What am I to give my girlfriend for her birthday is the same as what should I give my girlfriend for her birthday.
Finally, use it to ask how something can be done. Like, how am I to get to the strip joint? Doctor English
Hi. Today we are gonna learn the verb flex. Yes, I didn't post yesterday. But I don't give a fuck, frankly.
So, to flex can mean to boast, you can't find the meaning of this word in the ordinary dictionaries. Everyone knows me, I don't need to flex.
To show someone that you are better than them, use the preposition on. Don't flex on me, I know you are poor.
Or if you have a normal number of chromosomes, you can use the verb to brag (about) and the phrasal verb to show off with the same meaning.
Today we're gonna have some fucking grammar lesson: Think.
In negative sentences, say I don't think first. I don't think we should study or I don't think this girl liked me.
Don't say: I think we shouldn't study;
I think this girl didn't like me.
They might understand what you are saying if you do that, but it is not right.
@Collocational
I was reading a book yesterday named "Reading power" by Linda Jeffries and came across some good advice
on choosing what kind of books to read. Anyway, I read a lot but I am not an expert to give advice, so here is some good tips by Linda Jeffries:
1. Choose a book that interests you. Your teacher and classmates may have good suggestions, but choose the book that is best for you, not for them.
2. Choose a full-length book, not a collection of articles or stories. Reading a whole book by a single author allows you to become comfortable with the writer's style and vocabulary.
3. Avoid a book whose story you are already familiar with because you have read it in another language or have seen the movie made from it. Knowing what will happen may make it less interesting for you. (Well, I don't agree with her right here, because I read Harry Potter books in spite of knowing what will happen)
4. Evaluate the book. To find out about the author and the genre (type of book), read the front and back covers. Read the first few pages, to find out about the style and subject.
5. Check the level of difficulty. If a book is too easy, it may be boring; if it is too difficult, you may become discouraged and stop reading. To find out how difficult the book is for you, count the number of unknown key words on a typical page. Five unknown key words on one page means the book is difficult for you. No unknown key words means the book is easy.
If you don't know where to find books, look on pdfdrive.com for titles that might interest you or just go to library. In the future, I am hoping to form a group with my subscribes to share each other's reading experience, for asking
questions about books etc. Well, I hope this was useful. Take care. Read.
Doctor English
Hello. Today we talk about the difference between comfortable and convenient. For native speakers this is a strange question, because for them these words are totally different in meaning. But many english learners like you often confuse them. Okay, let's go.
"Comfortable" suggests something that feels good and relaxing on the body. A soft sofa or armchair is comfortable to sit in, while a hard chair may be uncomfortable. A pair of shoes that fits you well is comfortable to wear, while a pair of shoes that is too small is uncomfortable. You also use comfortable for emotional and psychological contexts. If you are with friends and family whom you know well and get on with, you feel comfortable, in the sense that you are socially relaxed. But if a social situation is awkward or embarrassing, it is uncomfortable.
ex: Oh, this shirt is very comfortable to wear.
You use "convenient" for something that is easy to use or easy to do in some way. If something is convenient, it is useful to you because it saves your time. For example, a 'convenient time' is a time that suits you. 'A convenient location' is a place which is easy to reach.
ex: Is four o'clock convenient for you?
Doctor English
Hola! Today we're gonna learn some phrases and collocations with the word crazy. Anyway, crazy is an adjective and if something is crazy, it is very strange or not sensible.
two collocations:
crazy idea: Studying is a crazy idea!
to sound crazy: I know this may sound crazy, but it might be worth a try.
You say I am crazy about it when you like something very much or very interested in something. It could be money, car, song, game, your girlfriend, wife, maybe both. It could be anything.
ex: My friend is crazy about football.
Girls, I think you're familiar with the phrase to drive someone crazy?
You use it to say that someone or something is really annoying you and you're very angry. (shshshiiiiiiitt)
ex: Turn that damn music down. It's driving me crazy!
By the way, you can't use very with crazy. You say: "I'd be absolutely crazy to go to Paris." You don't say: "I'd be very crazy to go to Paris." I don't know why.
Doctor English
Hello! Bloody hell, I have got 2 thousand people here! I feel like I'm Achilles. I am proud of every one of you!
Today you're gonna learn two useful expressions. Let's go!
No way - you use no way to say that you will definitely not do something or that something will definitely not happen.
ex: 'Can you lend me some money?'
'No way!'
ex: 'There is no way I'll lose the game.'
You can also use it when you don't believe something or are very surprised.
ex: 'She is 65 kg?' 'No way!'
It's beyond me - you use this when you don't understand something.
ex: 'It's beyond me how uzbeks get 1 million sum salary and spend 3 million'
ex: 'It's beyond me how my friend puts up with his girlfriend's rude behaviour.'
Doctor English
Today we will have an important grammar lesson. Simple but important.
A quick question for you first. Which answer would you choose here?
"I will call you later when I ... home"
A) arrive B) will arrive
Hell yeah! You'd go with the B, right? Because it has a future meaning. (later)
And guess what? You're wrong.
You're wrong as Charles Darwin.
This sentence has two parts:
the main part: I will call you later
and when part: .. when I arrive
The rule is never use will after when in this kind of sentences even when the time is future. (later, tomorrow, etc)
Some examples made by my girlfriend:
We'll go out when it stops raining.
(not when it will stop)
Don't forget to lock the door when you leave. (not when you will leave)
Doctor English
Hi. Today you're gonna learn how but can be used in the meaning of except. I have no idea why your teachers didn't tell you about that. Sorry.
Okay, remember it is a preposition. Make sure you use it before a noun. Very often it is used before such words: everything, everyone, no one, any day, nothing etc.
The sentence "There is no one in the room but me" is the same as "There is no one in the room except me".
I'll give you some examples so you can understand what the hell you read above and see what's going on here:
I could come any day but Monday.
(I can't come on Monday)
He is good at nothing but joking.
(Only thing he is good at is joking)
I like all seasons but winter.
(I don't like winter)
Doctor English
Hey. Today we're gonna talk about one thing you've never heard of. The difference between in time and on time.
Both phrases seem similar and are usually translated as in time. But everything isn't so simple. Sometimes I thought to myself: "Shit, english is damn confusing"
Okay, first, about in time.
In time = early enough for something or to do something.
For ex: "I arrived in time for supper" means I came early enough to have supper.
About on time.
On time = at the correct time or arranged time.
For ex: Girls never arrive on time. Seriously. Doctor English
Do you want me to create an english-chatting group for ourselves?
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Want = Should
Yes, my friend, to want also means should when you're giving advice. I know you hear these words in films "You want to see a doctor about this."
That means this man should see a doctor. So, here, you can use the verb want instead of should with the same meaning.
Doctor English
Hey. Did you know, a week in Britain is measured from Monday to Sunday and in the US from Sunday to Saturday? What the fuck? By the way, today's lesson is about week.
So, always keep this in mind, don't use in with last week, this week, that week, next week, okay? It is easy. I am gonna study hard this week. (not in this week)
You use a week when saying how many times in a week something happens. Like, I drink wine seven times a week. (not in a week)
Next, there is a working week. Working week is the part of the week when you go to work. Usually from fucking Monday to Friday.
Per week. It means each week. For example, you earn 0$ per week.
By the way, there is no the in all week. It is just all week. That's all.
Hi! Think of today's post as a mantra. remember and repeat these three magical expressions when you find yourself in a difficult situation.
I don't care - it is not important to me,
i am not interested or worried.
I couldn't care less - i don't care at all.
I don't give a shit/fuck/damn - same as previous.
