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Why not? Adapting your speech to your mood, your environment, your point is a marker of a really proficient speaker. I would never say: You must always say 'Java good time?' But I don't see anything wrong with teaching people how to pronounce things in a 'natural' (ie friendly, relaxed) way. I also teach other lessons about how to sound fancy (ie formal, well-educated).

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The answer depends on whether they had a good time or not, if they didn't they will say "I did not have a good time because _" or "Yes it went well", and then they might tell you more or it becomes your turn to ask them about it or change the subject depending on context

Thank you for the compliment! If you ask someone 'Did you have a good time?', they'll usually answer, 'Yes, I did' or 'Not really'.

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@@NEOEnglishwithPam Thank you for the answer. I was a little confused about whether to answer "yes I did" or "yes I have". I am a little weak in grammar. Thank you.

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The most scrumptious word ever, yes!

It depends on kind of people you're talking to.

Yes, even young people say it. It sounds funny in a good way

@@cottbdbdbbdnow that u said that I can see chandler using it ahahha

It's definitely a 'fancy' word! So I wouldn't use it every day; just say, 'This food is good'. But yes, people do still use it when they want to be dramatic, funny or just really really want to stress how good the food is!

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Hope it is useful (or at least interesting) for you. I live in Japan and decoding how people communicate here (different body language, tone of voice, expectation of what to say) is exhausting but fascinating. I wonder if that is similar to how you feel navigating communication in the US.

Yes, that is ok. But 'mitigate' is a fancy word, so we usually use it for more intellectual conversations. 'Planting more trees will mitigate the effects of climate change', 'Helmets mitigate the risk of head injuries', 'More communication mitigates the risk of misunderstandings'.

'Knock on wood' = 'Touch wood'. I use both. I believe 'knock on' is a little more common in US English and 'touch wood' is a little more common in UK English.

Correct. But we almost never use the person noun 'coercer'. We'd usually say 'the person who coerced her' etc.

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Party pooper and wet blanket - yes! Very common. I have never heard anyone say 'party damper', though, but a 'damper' is an old word for something that puts out fires so it makes sense. I think it is not a commonly used idiom, though.

'Thank you' is fine. These expressions are for students who want to expand the range of their English.

True. But my channel is aimed at people who want to raise their English to advanced level, so I hope to stretch them a little more.

@@NEOEnglishwithPam As you've said in you're video, have to be careful not to sound deprecating. Tone of voice, sometimes less is more. Us English are ticklish about thanks.

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🌟 Yes! Baked or jacket potato = skin on, in the oven. Roast potato = skin off, in the oven.

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Yes! Put on a lot of clothes to stay warm! ❤

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Oh! Thanks! I've never heard that before.

Yes, for sure! A pair of tongs, a pair of pants etc. 👍

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Great question! I focus on conversational English for people who want to have nuanced, intelligent conversations. So everything I teach is acceptable in conversations with friends and peers. Occasionally I teach a vulgar expression that you shouldn't use with a client or your mother-in-law, for example, but I state that when I do.

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It's a bit more complex than that. PTE gives more weight to key words, so it would depend on *which* 50% of the words you used. But yes - you can use extra incorrect words without losing points for your content score. Doing that will negatively affect your pronunciation score, though.

It very much depends on the course, and the country. When I used to work in Australia 6.5 was enough for most undergraduate courses, but nowadays they generally want higher scores. You can still find places that will accept lower scores though. You need to research carefully.

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Yes, absolutely. That is why I think it's so important to teach grammar in context. Sometimes students learn the grammar but imagine a completely incorrect meaning for it.

Thanks! I guess you could use it for animals, but I've never heard anyone do so. We often use the word 'coax' with animals; but it has a much gentler meaning. You can coax a scared cat to come down from a tree by showing it some cat food, for example.

Hi! Typing is faster. So I strongly recommend you type to keep pace with the voice. Good luck! 🍀

Stolen, do you think? Maybe. It's complicated, though. Lord Elgin (the man who took the statues) said he got permission from the rulers of Greece. Also, he said he was saving the statues from neglect. However, it was controversial even at the time in Britain. The famous British poet, Lord Byron, considered it theft.

@@NEOEnglishwithPam Thank you for this historical information, and thank you for your open-mindedness and respect for the opinions of others. You are a wonderful person and an exceptional teacher. Thank you.

​@moamarmhmoud-ek3um Thank you! I'd like to think I am a good teacher, but I am not an exceptional person! Hope you will learn from my teaching though. ❤

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