Comments on: What Can You Learn From a Native English Speaker? http://www.askjohnenglish.com/vocabulary/what-can-you-learn-from-a-native-english-speaker Learn English and Make New Friends! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:47:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: John http://www.askjohnenglish.com/vocabulary/what-can-you-learn-from-a-native-english-speaker#comment-64 John Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:10:08 +0000 http://www.askjohnenglish.com/?p=353#comment-64 Yes Pete, that is right! Hope your exam went well! Yes Pete, that is right!
Hope your exam went well!

]]> By: pete http://www.askjohnenglish.com/vocabulary/what-can-you-learn-from-a-native-english-speaker#comment-63 pete Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:46:07 +0000 http://www.askjohnenglish.com/?p=353#comment-63 there are many other words which can be used to emphasise the meaning of adjectives,adverbs,for instance: mentioned pretty fairly quite rather So it was quite interesting chat we had here but it's rather late and i've got to cram for yesterday's exam. there are many other words which can be used to emphasise
the meaning of adjectives,adverbs,for instance:
mentioned pretty
fairly
quite
rather
So it was quite interesting chat we had here but it’s rather late and i’ve got to cram for yesterday’s exam.

]]> By: John http://www.askjohnenglish.com/vocabulary/what-can-you-learn-from-a-native-english-speaker#comment-45 John Wed, 22 Oct 2008 09:37:55 +0000 http://www.askjohnenglish.com/?p=353#comment-45 Yes the word 'pretty' is used a bit like 'very' without sounding so strong... EG: 1)It is hot (hot) 2)It is pretty hot (hotter) 3)It is very hot (hottest) Yes the word ‘pretty’ is used a bit like ‘very’ without sounding so strong…

EG:
1)It is hot (hot)
2)It is pretty hot (hotter)
3)It is very hot (hottest)

]]> By: Alan http://www.askjohnenglish.com/vocabulary/what-can-you-learn-from-a-native-english-speaker#comment-35 Alan Fri, 17 Oct 2008 23:18:54 +0000 http://www.askjohnenglish.com/?p=353#comment-35 One thing that I remember at this moment, when I was in the U.S., it is about the introduction questions, the usual it is: How are you? - I am fine. But they also ask you more often: How is it going? Have you been?, How do you do? or What's up? And you response: I'm doing good, or just good. They also say: I am pretty good, and they use "pretty" in many similar cases, like: That is pretty much true, or I am pretty sure. One thing that I remember at this moment, when I was in the U.S., it is about the introduction questions, the usual it is: How are you? – I am fine.

But they also ask you more often: How is it going? Have you been?, How do you do? or What’s up?
And you response: I’m doing good, or just good.

They also say: I am pretty good, and they use “pretty” in many similar cases, like: That is pretty much true, or I am pretty sure.

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