Technical books sometimes can help, too. They are grammatically correct, and some of the aspects of a language that are confusing or don't stick around when learned in lessons can stick around in one's memory still.
Yes, and no. As much as online communication may seem closer to spoken conversations, it differs from the language used in real conversations, too. To the point that, if I am paying attention, I can often tell if an entry/comment was typed in or dictated.
But my point was about small phrases that are used identically in spoken and written speech, idioms including prepositions in particular. The best way for them to stick around in one's mind is reading/hearing them the correct way over and over and over again. Hence, a book with 150 000 words doing the work faster than months of conversation.
Direct communication is, indeed, better for getting a feel of the live language. Unless, of course, you run into people who don't care about writing their entries and comments correctly, and there are many of those online.
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Date: 2011-08-04 08:31 am (UTC)Yes, and no. As much as online communication may seem closer to spoken conversations, it differs from the language used in real conversations, too. To the point that, if I am paying attention, I can often tell if an entry/comment was typed in or dictated.
But my point was about small phrases that are used identically in spoken and written speech, idioms including prepositions in particular. The best way for them to stick around in one's mind is reading/hearing them the correct way over and over and over again. Hence, a book with 150 000 words doing the work faster than months of conversation.
Direct communication is, indeed, better for getting a feel of the live language. Unless, of course, you run into people who don't care about writing their entries and comments correctly, and there are many of those online.