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Word of the Day: It rocks!!!!!
So you want to sound like a native speaker???Tough mission though not impossible.
I should say that when I first started learning English ,I was always advised not to use slang when speaking a foreign language . And though ,at that time, I didn’t give much thought to my teacher’s suggestion, I need to say here that were it not for the fact that I would see myself as an oldish person ,I would give the same advice to you. So, I’m just going to close my mouth and let you make your own decisions.
It rocks!!!I am sure you’ve heard this expression lots of times and didn’t have a clue about its meaning. Well, here I am to let you know!
If you say it rocks ... you mean it’s cool, awesome, great, fabulous,you love it….etc
So if you say You rock! It means you’re fabulous!
Brad Pitt?? he rocks!!!
Which is correct ? It sounds good or it sounds well??
What is your bet? Before you go on reading, try to guess which one is correct. Say it aloud! Once again! Ok! I’m sure your guess is correct!
So, what do you say…
♥ it sounds good or it sounds well?
♥ it feels good or it feels well?
♥ it tastes good or it tastes well?
♥ it smells good or it smells well?
The verbs in the sentences above are all verbs of sense; with them, we use the adjective “good“. Using “well” would be a mistake ( very common, by the way, in non native speakers) but which would sound weird to native speakers .
But English can’t be that simple, can it? Look at these two examples where both sentences are correct:
♥He looks good- it means he has a pleasing appearance
♥He looks well- it implies that yesterday he was ill
Anyway, if you have difficulty remembering which one is correct, just sing along the great James Brown.
Merry Christmas
A word on Grammar: Old or Elder, Farther or Further
Very often I have been asked this question in class. What’s the difference between Farther /ˈfɑː.ðər/ and Further /ˈfɜː.ðər/ and between Older /əʊldə/ and Elder/ˈel.dər/?
♥ Farther /Further
– Distance: both farther and further are used to talk about physical distance . There is no difference between them.
Ex : Leon is further /farther away than Oviedo
– Additional: Further is used when we want to mean ” additional” ” extra” “more advanced”.
Ex : For further information, see page 153.
♥Older/Elder
We use Elder when we want to talk about the order of birth of the members of a family . They are only used before nouns, ie, in attributive position
Compare:
My elder /older daughter has just found her first job
My sister is two years older than me
My eldest /oldest daughter has just found a job
Peter is the oldest student in his classroom
Now, fancy doing some practice?