| Have you ever thought how difficult it must be to | | | | fond of you or wants to fight you. Language is much |
| learn English as a second language? | | | | more than the spoken word. |
| The English language is probably one of the more | | | | English is a hard language to learn. The best starting |
| difficult languages to have to learn. Simply because so | | | | point is the clear and dulcet tones spoken by the |
| many words have so many different meanings | | | | BBC (British Broadcasting Commission). They would |
| depending on the context in which they are used and | | | | have to be the best starting point to listen to when |
| then you get the nuances relating to each word. | | | | learning to speak English. Why? Because they are |
| Then there is the differences between English as the | | | | accent free, clear and precise in word meaning with |
| English speak it ( along with each of the dialects | | | | no (or little) inflection of tone to indicate any other |
| accents relating to which part of the country you | | | | meaning to the word apart from the meaning of the |
| come from) then you have the American English | | | | word as described in the Concise Oxford Dictionary. |
| which is really evolving quickly by initiating new words | | | | To hear the English language spoken in such a way |
| into the English language based on existing words. | | | | when learning to speak English as a second language |
| So if you don't fully understand the existing words | | | | is invaluable. |
| then you can have great difficulty or even no idea | | | | Audio Books provide this valuable learning mechanism |
| what the new words may be relating to. As if that | | | | without resorting to frustration, boredom, confusion |
| wasn't confusing enough, then you have the | | | | or insanity. To listen to an audio book being read |
| different dialects/accents relating to which State you | | | | while following the written word in the physical book |
| come from. | | | | makes for a pleasurable learning experience. |
| Also because so many different nationalities have | | | | Part of any language is grammar. To understand |
| combined in the US, their versions of English has | | | | nouns, verbs, adverbs, conjunctions, adjectives, |
| managed to influence original English words into a kind | | | | proper nouns or any of the other grammatical |
| of "pidgeon English" so everyone can understand one | | | | requirements for the written word is a pain in the |
| another. Did you know that the US has no official | | | | 'what-tootsie'. But their absence or misuse in the |
| language? | | | | written word stands out like a dog's hind leg. |
| Sound hard yet? But then you bring in Australian | | | | But they are also missed in conversational English. |
| English and then it really can become confusing. | | | | And that crosses English, English style, English |
| I mean, here in Australia someone can call you a | | | | American style and especially English Australian Style. |
| name of endearment but if you don't understand the | | | | Why Australian style more so? Because we have |
| nuance of the word, you could be seriously insulted ~ | | | | misused and expanded the English 'English' to such an |
| insulted to the point that they become fighting | | | | extent we have virtually built a whole new language |
| words. That is, they can cause a real blue. | | | | underneath and around proper English as spoken by |
| Now you probably thought of the colour blue but | | | | the BBC. |
| what I meant was that you can come out blue from | | | | Audio books are an invaluable way to understand the |
| bruising caused by a fight. So if an Australian ever | | | | intended meaning of any word when written in the |
| says to you that they've had a blue with someone, | | | | proper grammatical context. By using correct |
| you now know they've had a fight with someone. | | | | grammar in conversational English allows for clarity of |
| Mind you, you can still have a blue with someone | | | | meaning. |
| without actually resorting to fisticuffs. | | | | So if you know someone who is trying to learn the |
| The nuance of a words meaning depends in which | | | | English language, a great idea to help them do so is |
| context (or words around it) are used in combination | | | | to give them a gift of an audio book along with the |
| with voice inflection in the expression of those | | | | physical book with the written word. That way they |
| words. That is how you can understand the meaning | | | | can read along with the narrator and thoroughly |
| intended behind the spoken word. | | | | enjoy the journey. And gain the correct |
| Body language plays a big part too in expressing | | | | pronunciation, word meaning, and understand every |
| words. It's pretty easy to see whether someone is | | | | nuance of every word. |