Comments on: The Coolest Verb https://dahaines.com/the-coolest-verb/ Alter ego of author, Derek Haines Fri, 28 Feb 2020 12:38:55 +0000 hourly 1 By: Derek Haines https://dahaines.com/the-coolest-verb/#comment-7646 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 09:46:28 +0000 http://www.derekhaines.ch/vandal/?p=5434#comment-7646 In reply to Deneen.

I know the situation Deneen. I taught ESL/EFL for many years and phrasal verbs were always a struggle for students. My wife is French speaking and her English is near perfect, BUT, she still struggles with phrasal verbs. It seems you really need to be born with them!

]]> By: Deneen https://dahaines.com/the-coolest-verb/#comment-7630 Sun, 31 Jul 2011 22:11:26 +0000 http://www.derekhaines.ch/vandal/?p=5434#comment-7630 At one point in my life, I taught ESL (English as a Second Language). One “student”, who was about 20 years my senior, was from France. He was so baffled by the English “slang” phrases; e.g. pick up milk at the store. He would ask me “What the hell does that mean?” Every week, he would come to his private lesson with a list of how we Americans used phrases “improperly”. Up until that point, I never realized how confusing it must be for people to learn my native language when we, somehow, change meanings without a second thought.

]]> By: wordphiliac https://dahaines.com/the-coolest-verb/#comment-5807 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:17:30 +0000 http://www.derekhaines.ch/vandal/?p=5434#comment-5807 Ahh, here it is! This was great piece. Mainly, I delighted in the fact that there are "others".

]]> By: Sarah Allen https://dahaines.com/the-coolest-verb/#comment-5806 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:43:46 +0000 http://www.derekhaines.ch/vandal/?p=5434#comment-5806 Very interesting! Great food for thought, and some awesome ideas for writers. Thanks!

Sarah Allen
(my creative writing blog)

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