English class

[rajo]

Welcome to our English class, where we all want to enhance our English skills to propel ourselves to level C2 (highest level of proficiency).

First of all, those guys who know me: How do you find my English?

I got the feeling that my vocabulary set still keeps growing (although I graduated in 1998), but my Grammar skills are deteriorating. I am very fluent in speaking, also with a strong American English accent, so I don't mind about mistakes. Americans actually think I am one of them, but from a different state. But in correspondence I often get insecure.

So let's get brushed up, I'd say.

to excoriate ... what does that mean?

Example sentence: rajo is excoriating MyHeartIsYours for whatever. MyHeartIsYours excoriates him in return.

 

[MyHeartIsYours]

I think your English is good myself.

As for "excoriate", it depends what context you are using it in, I guess in that way it means rajo is severely criticising MHIY, etc. But it is not a word that I have heard many, if any, people use tbh.

 

[r3gg13]

I've never encountered that word in my life ever! . I think, if anything, it's the UK/Ireland people who use that more often

 

[rajo]

Well, I learned that word yesterday in a US election report about Mitt Romney vs. conservative pundits. I guess it was on Huffington Post. I love this word, it sounds so sublime I am always eager on learning new words, so you are more flexible in expressing yourself and don't get too redundant.


Also great, Seal vs. Heidi Klum: "She fornicated with the help"... that's poetry!

 

[MyHeartIsYours]

Excoriate/p*ss someone off. That's my kind of term!

 

[rajo]

Please show some class and dignity here! We're not used to this basic language

 

[MyHeartIsYours]

Please show some class and dignity here! We're not used to this basic language

You should change the title to "English Elocution Class" then! I probably need some lessons myself .

 

[rajo]

Oh, Elocution! Nice one!

 

[MyHeartIsYours]

Thought you might like that one .

 

[Charly]

Lets learn Geordie!

Words such as Ay, Hinny, Howay,

 

[MyHeartIsYours]

You need lessons in Manc!

 

[MyHeartIsYours]

Or this

 

[Charly]

I already have a Manc accent .-. I like to mix my Manc and Geordie together c;

 

[MyHeartIsYours]

Why Geordie?

 

[Charly]

Beecause I Love Geordie!

 

[MyHeartIsYours]

I do too! Doesnt mean Im going to suddenly burst into Geordie tongue though!

 

[Charly]

Let me take you to the owld tyne bridge then

 

[rajo]

I fancy the accent of Richard Wolffe.... it's hilarious!

 

[rajo]

Today we learn two new words, which are very specific and very scientific, so you may not be too familiar with them:

Camel Toe
Moose Knuckle

Any ideas?

 

[MyHeartIsYours]

I'd never heard of moose knuckle before actually