English Learning Secret 4

Here is number 4 in my English Learning Secrets series.

KISS (KEEP IT SIMPLE STUPID!)

Here’s the thing guys. If you listen to native English speakers talking, they always take the easy sentence or phrase, and drop words that are unnecessary. When using the English language simple is good, complex, long phrases and sentences are bad.

As a teacher, it always amazes me when I find students trying to make their sentences as difficult as they can in the belief that it will make them sound better. It doesn’t. It actually makes you sound bad.

The only group of people who use long, complicated sentences are politicians and lawyers. And believe me guys, you do not want to sound like a politician or lawyer.

Here are some examples:

A: Hello, how are you?
B: I am very good thank you. How are you?

A native speaker would say:

A: Hello how are you?
B: Fine thanks and you?

That’s simple example, but “B:”s answer is 5 words less than the non-native speaker’s answer. But as a student of English it makes sense to learn 5 words rather than 9 yes?

So guys, learn less and KISS - KEEP IT SIMPLE STUPID

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