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Understanding the nuance of figurative language - idioms, metaphors, cliches, similes etc

The importance of figurative language for Business Communication

Mastering figurative language

This is an important grammar topic at the intermediate level. This short episode introduces the idea of ergative verbs. 

Ergative verbs are a set of verbs which have a third option besides being active or passive: ergative. This means they are active in form, with the receiver of the verb's action as the subject. The meaning is the same as the passive. 

The examples I use in the episode: 
The store opens at 10. 
The movie will star at 8pm. 
The music stopped. 
The weather changed.
The chicken is cooking. 
The car is reversing. 
The plants grew. 
The window broke. 

I hope you enjoy the episode and find it helpful. Message me with any questions you have. 
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English with Eric

Grammar: Ergative Verbs

Today, in the “Serbian to go” podcast, you will hear 5 MISTAKES that Serbian native speakers often make. You can outshine them by learning the correct versions!🤩
Срећно учење! / Srećno učenje!📚
See you in class!👋


SERBIAN TO GO

5 GREŠAKA nativnih govornika srpskog – 5 MISTAKES of the Serbian native speakers (Part 1) (All levels)

JIM: Who’s the tall woman next to Barbara?
CHARLES: That’s her friend Mary. Didn’t you meet her at 
Steve’s party?
JIM: No, I wasn’t at Steve’s party.
CHARLES: Oh! Then let me introduce you to her now. Mary, this is
my friend Jim.
MARY: Hi, Jim. Nice to meet you.
JIM: You, too. Would you like a drink?
MARY: Sure, let’s go get one.


LANGUAGE NOTES
• “Who’s” is the contracted form of who is. It is pronounced the same way as “whose” (/
huwz/), but the meaning is different.
• Didn’t you meet her …? Notice that this is a negative question. Charles thought that Jim 
had met Mary before. He is now surprised that Jim does not know Mary, and so he uses a 
negative question to show his surprise.
• I wasn’t at Steve’s party. Notice that the emphasis here is on “at” although prepositions 
normally have weak stress. In this case, “at” means “there” (I wasn’t there).
• Mary, this is my friend Jim. This is a friendly way to introduce two people. It’s 
common to follow this with “Jim, this is Mary.” In this case, Mary says “Hi, Jim” first.
• Nice to meet you. This is a typical response after you’ve been introduced to someone.
• “Sure” is often used in informal conversation to mean “yes.”

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day4: Informal Introduction in English

Talking about being prepared for when bad things might happen.  Leave me feedback if you like this type of podcast . Thanks!
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Beginner Chinese Listening

Beginner Chinese Listening：春游  Spring Tour

В этом выпуске я коротко делюсь о том, чем меня зацепил 🎣 Стамбул.
Отвечаю на такие вопросы:
Почему с Турция?
Где я остановился?
Какая главная вредная привычка в Турции?
Что я могу сказать про еду?

AskTony Russian

Эпизод 2 - О путешествиях (Турция, Стамбул)

2023年8月30日
 
今回（こんかい）のテーマは

「みんな陰（いん）キャ？陽（よう）キャ？」


