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Are phrasal verbs informal? Formality in English explained
In this episode I cover some important concepts that will help you in your English journey, not only with phrasal verbs:
1. PHRASAL VERBS ARE NOT 'INFORMAL'
2. formality in English
2. ENGLISH IS NOT PRONOUNCED THE WAY IT IS SPELLED
3. Latin based words (formal, save for writing) and Germanic based words (perfect for spoken English.)
I use a speech from Barrack Obama to illustrate how phrasal verbs are not informal, or slang. They are essential to sounding natural in SPOKEN ENGLISH.
A list of German vs Latin words in English (Latin is formal and Germanic is normal.) : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Germanic_and_Latinate_equivalents_in_English
Note: this is not an exclusive list to be memorized, there are thousands and thousands of examples.
Here is the speech by Barrack Obama that I shared, in the entire speech I counted 25 phrasal verbs in 16 minutes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueMNqdB1QIE&list=LL&index=24&t=0s
Follow me on Instagram @english.for.introverts
Join our Facebook community of Introverted Language Learners: https://form.jotform.com/alyssapoco/facebook-group
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In this episode I cover some important concepts that will help you in your English journey, not only with phrasal verbs:
1. PHRASAL VERBS ARE NOT 'INFORMAL'
2. formality in English
2. ENGLISH IS NOT PRONOUNCED THE WAY IT IS SPELLED
3. Latin based words (formal, save for writing) and Germanic based words (perfect for spoken English.)
I use a speech from Barrack Obama to illustrate how phrasal verbs are not informal, or slang. They are essential to sounding natural in SPOKEN ENGLISH.
A list of German vs Latin words in English (Latin is formal and Germanic is normal.) : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Germanic_and_Latinate_equivalents_in_English
Note: this is not an exclusive list to be memorized, there are thousands and thousands of examples.
Here is the speech by Barrack Obama that I shared, in the entire speech I counted 25 phrasal verbs in 16 minutes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueMNqdB1QIE&list=LL&index=24&t=0s
Follow me on Instagram @english.for.introverts
Join our Facebook community of Introverted Language Learners: https://form.jotform.com/alyssapoco/facebook-group
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