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2Likes- 18-Dec-2011, 01:14 #1
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idiom as daily spoken English? Is it polite, welcomed and common in using idiom as daily spoken English?
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- 18-Dec-2011, 02:14 #2
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Re: idiom as daily spoken English? We use idioms all the time.
I'm not a teacher, but I write for a living. Please don't ask me about 2nd conditionals, but I'm a safe bet for what reads well in (American) English.
- 18-Dec-2011, 08:32 #3
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Re: idiom as daily spoken English? How many idioms does a native speaker generally know? ( guesstimate)
Last edited by sumon.; 18-Dec-2011 at 08:40.
- 18-Dec-2011, 08:41 #4
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Teacher Re: idiom as daily spoken English? How long is a piece of string?
Originally Posted by sumon. 
Context is always important; labelling is rarely important.
- 18-Dec-2011, 09:23 #5
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Re: idiom as daily spoken English? Maybe one or two feet
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- 18-Dec-2011, 09:53 #6
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Teacher Re: idiom as daily spoken English? ? Originally Posted by sumon. Maybe one or two feet ..
How long is a piece of string? on VimeoContext is always important; labelling is rarely important.
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