Lesson 261--Bad English (That Everyone Uses)

Sometimes my students see some very questionable English being used in the world.  Of course, they always ask their teacher to explain.  Basically, there is some bad English out there that has become normal.

Bad Spelling

Drive Thru:  This should be drive through, but somebody decided to spell it that way to create a noun.  Blame McDonalds.

All U Can Eat:  Yes, this should be "All You Can Eat" but someone thought this was cute.  Sorry.

Luv:  Again, some romantic person thought this was cute.  Maybe they just wanted to save space.  Luv is three letters, whereas Love is four.

The Internet Effect

Besides chat "slang" the internet has had an effect on the English world.

@   We use it as "at".   See you @ 9 means see you at 9 o'clock.  It is appearing more and more regularly in advertising and in media.

Lesson 213--Useful Expressions that Use Follow

 

 

 

English has many interesting expressions.  I like to group them into things that have the same meaning or things that use the same words.  I hope both ways help you learn and remember them.  For today's lesson, I would like to tell you about English expressions that you the word follow.

 

• follow your heart:  do something that will make you happy, even if it is not logical or the correct thing to do.
• follow your dream:  do something that will make you happy and is part of your dream.
• follow your head:  do something logical after careful consideration.  Do not be emotional.
• follow my lead:  act like me, do the same things I do, agree with what I am saying even if it is not true.
• follow through: don't stop until it is completed.