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There is also a whole different language used to talk to toddlers and small children that native speakers know but very few adult learners ever pick up. And sla
by adrianN 2mo ago
There is also a whole different language used to talk to toddlers and small children that native speakers know but very few adult learners ever pick up. And slang used among teenagers and young adults that often times not even their parents understand fully.
- dspillett 2mo agoThe problem with adding slang to any organised education program is two-fold: some of it changes much more quickly than you course materials can, and much of it is quite localised.
- DiogenesKynikos 2mo agoI recently discovered that even high-level non-native speakers do not know the term "fraidy cat."
- Gander5739 2mo agoWell, I didn't know the term until I looked it up just now (though the meaning was obvious enough). It appears to be a US term.