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Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11306) • United Kingdom 30 Jan

I obviously speak English ….although some would say gobbledegook was my first language ! When I was at school we learnt French ….it was a long time ago and I only went to France about 6 years ago so I have forgotten all but a few...

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Short story: Real preaching comes from a real heart, and so is heartfelt

emptychair @innertalks (23739) • Australia 30 Mar 25

The renowned preacher, Reverend Frelish Abatus, always gave lengthy sermons, of which, most people let go in one ear, and out the other, without really paying it any attention. Then, one day, a man came up to the preacher,...

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Have you ever had a dream in a foreign language?

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 29 Oct 24

It may sound weird, but I sometimes dream in English. It cannot be denied that English is not my first language. But then I teach it to my non-native speaker students. In my mind, it is inevitable that I dream of speaking English...

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Funny: Dreaming in English

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 27 Oct 24

This morning, I was having an online class with my 10 year-old Japanese student. He asked me how to improve his fluency. I told him to think in English when speaking. He needs to refrain from translating Japanese words or phrases...

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Short Story: A communication expert talks about listening

emptychair @innertalks (23739) • Australia 4 Jan 24

A communications expert had been hired by a company who wanted to improve the listening, and speaking skills, of their employees. The guy, came with many credentials, and a University degree too. He had written more than...

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Weird Word Wednesday: Circumlocution

Diana B. @BloggerDi (3121) • United States 9 Nov 22

I had never heard of this word until today. Have you? The midterm elections happened yesterday, November 7th, here in the US. Politicians are often accused of talking all the way around a question or issue, without giving a...

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Speaking in Questions

Jim Bauer @porwest (112815) • United States 11 Mar 22

One of our fellow MyLotters wrote a post about words that drive her crazy and are way overused. So and literally. While I mentioned in her post that the word that drives me insane is when the kids constantly say "like," it...

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Question: 'Do you speak with emotion?'

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 17 Nov 21

I am not sure about you, guys. When I speak, I must use tone and emotion to put life into my words. This is how I communicate my feelings along with the words to people. For the writing part, I can sense the real feelings of the...

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I am feeling GUILTY with...

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 8 Nov 21

...one of my students online. It has been almost 100 teaching sessions with her and she seems not improving. When she speaks, it is like she's eating her words. I did all the necessary teaching methodologies to improve her...

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Expert Guidance to Learn English

Milad Malik @Miladmalik (322) 7 Aug 21

When you feel comfortable enough, find an English native speaker in your country. Or find someone online, I tried using the dating app, and surprisingly there are a lot of people from English-speaking countries who are willing to...

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Are you mindful of what you speak?? I am!!

Rashna Gandhi @Rashnag (30597) • Surat, India 8 Jun 21

Hi guys, Hope all of you are doing good. I am doing good too. I really feel it's very important to think before we speak. I have seen some people who speaks whatever they feel like without bothering...

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Are you "direct"

Claire-louise Raymond @Lindalahughes (220) • United Kingdom 17 Apr 21

I have been called "direct." I know what it means, I know it's not a compliment. But quite frankly I don't care. I won't stand for any nonsense. And that's not a criminal offense. Are you "direct" in the way you speak? Does it go...

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Short Story: The street corner preacher meets up with a drunkard, who wasn't really a drunkard at all.

emptychair @innertalks (23739) • Australia 27 Jan 21

Alf Goetherly had a passion for trying to convert people to Jesus Christ. He used to speak loudly on a particular street corner, in his large city, near the Post Office, as many people would pass him by there. The thing...

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Me and Mylot

April @April90 (148) • Indonesia 29 Sep 20

Recently, I joined mylot and I do mylotting almost everytime I get the chance to. It helps me a lot with my skills like reading and writing and speaking as well because while reading and responding the discussion, I read it out...

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Short Story: Betty dies fully alive to herself, and to love

emptychair @innertalks (23739) • Australia 6 Apr 20

Betty Davison was a speaker. She would give talks at her old people's home for the other ladies, as she had been a speaker too, in her previous life, before the nursing home environment. Here is one of her latest...

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How to say love, with easy way ?

Maman suherman @Hyungnim (12) • Indonesia 24 Oct 19

Hello, i like and love someone, but it's so hard to say my feeling for her. iam afraid if i say like that, she will go away from me.

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Speak Broken English Connotes to "Carabao English"

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 27 Jul 19

Before I became an online English Teacher, I always spoke in broken English. Can you blame me? It is because Filipinos cannot practice the language in public, except if you are at school or working in companies. Some Filipinos...

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Want to say something but no words come out

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (52137) • Staten Island, New York 24 Jul 19

I've had this happen to me many times where I want to say something but the words just don't come out. Perhaps it's because I am afraid of people's reaction or think they will judge me or make fun of me or that they may say...

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Where did THAT saying come from?(out of nowhere)

AmberLynn @ScribbledAdNauseum (104615) • United States 3 May 19

This is somewhat inspired by a discussion I saw here earlier. I was out and talking with someone yesterday. While he and I grew up in the same State, we grew up in different areas. He would have had less exposure to other...

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Do you like to use slang while talking or writing?

Wise Ghost @WiseGhots (14603) 17 Feb 19

I definitely don't like it (but I respect the right of people to use them.). In my opinion this often makes conversation or writing difficult, and speaking specifically about another language... As English (which is the foreign...

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