Lets Speak English Together
I think it’s great that we have so many new Canadians from all over the world. They truly make up a colorful mosaic that in a couple of generations will certainly enrich this country in many different ways. I am also very aware of how serious the ‘language barrier’ is and perhaps the following might help.
AUTHOR’S NOTE Possessing the ability to speak English well provides entitlement (ohhh. Did I say that?) to so much more than just a breach of the language barrier that might provide a hot meal when you’re hungry, or a bed with soft pillow for your weary head, or directions to a subway train stop or other location.
Let’s speak English, based in Broadstairs in Kent. We teach all aspects of the English language to students of all ages and nationalities. From speaking, spelling, reading and writing in English, to preparing CV’s and letter writing. Sep 3, 2017 - For anyone who missed out on the kickstarter, but still wants a book, they're available to purchase over here! The response to the print version.
With a precise vocabulary and the ability to articulate perfectly, one can open many doors, realize new opportunities and be transported into realms heretofore unimagined. The moment you open your mouth and speak, is the moment you are judged as being well educated and polished or not. It’s more than just an issue of subject matter, although substance is crucial.
The difference between speaking good, clear, concise English and speaking sloppy, loose or bad English is the difference between using good or poor diction. Of course, you must know the difference. In order to speak well, you must have knowledge of the rules of grammar and of rhetoric, which is the ability for oratory or having a ‘way with words.’ Good diction will readily manifest itself in the distinct, unfettered written word and one must apply the rules of grammar with conscientious care. Faulty diction can usually be found out on the street, whereas good diction is, presumably the hallmark of the cultured. Errors of grammar include errors of spelling, pronunciation, inflection and syntax, which is the arrangement or agreement and governance of your words. Errors of construction are an offense against the ‘canons of expression’ (the principles or conventions of expression).
These errors include irregular forms that hamper style and are caused in three different ways: a) the desire for brevity, b) confusion about construction, and c) the desire to avoid the harshness of construction. Diction is considered faulty when words that are not sanctioned by society are used. Of course, new words and new understandings are constantly entering the living, breathing, changing vocabulary of the English language. Talking and eloquence are not the same. One does not talk good English, one ‘speaks’ good English. As Ben Jonson said, “A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.” In reference to speaking good English, are you referring to the use of good grammar, to employing correct pronunciation or enunciation or articulation, to making a speech or to delivering a sermon or business presentation, or are you simply referring to the common fluency of the language as used in every day conversation? Which conversation and with whom?
In general, Socrates put it best: “Such as thy words are, such will be thine affections be esteemed; and such as thine affections will be thy deeds and such as they deeds will be thy life.” What kind of English is that? Did you understand it? Would you speak that way today? The study of language is a fairly modern science, but must we become philologists, studying the history of language in order to learn how to speak good English or can we learn from common usage how to speak correctly? Essentially, there are two main causes of perversion of the English language. They are the introduction of vulgarisms and slang by unsophisticated and uneducated people who do not have a great command of the language and thus invent words to suit their purposes. Didakticheskie igri po teme produkti pitaniya. These inventions are transmitted to their children, to their friends and associates and soon, are quoted by members of the media, on radio, television, in newspapers and magazines and now all over the world wide web.