Isn’t it weird that in English, “get laid” and “get laid off” are almost identical? 🤔
#jobSecurity #English
Have you noticed how #English-based cultures prefer difficult, unpleasant, work-related terms for activities that are supposed to be fun and healthy? 🤔
#Dating = choose a “date” in a calendar
#WorkOut = extra-office “work” (not training, not moving)
I suggest we say, instead:
“Hey, let’s go for a run!”
or
“I want to discuss the meaning of life with you while we cook / eat a dinner.”
Anything more specific would be an improvement, don’t you think?
Good news for non-native #English speakers! Shitty English becomes normer each day, making it more easier to write even at famous journals! pic.twitter.com/mSKJAcIAOg
Uhm… so… I’m 41 and only now realized “adjective” has an “ad-” prefix which is almost the same as “при-” in “прилагательное” in #Russian, meaning, an addition to something, an attribute of something.
I’ve always struggled with this particular term in #English, but never in Russian, because my first lessons about the structure of natural languages were in Russian.
What a difference just 3-4 years of starting to learn something from scratch make, eh? 😮
If you’re to get a high-level job outside of the US, speaking fluent #English is a must. Now, how do politicians like presidents get theirs?
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