This week, and maybe next, we’re comparing adults to kids.
Who can learn English as a second language faster?
(If you missed the recent lessons, you can catch up here: https://mrvig.com/category/blog)
Adult vs. Kid, Advantage #2
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Adult English Student vs. Child: Advantage #1
Adult vs. Child.
Which one is better at learning foreign languages?
The child, of course.
Can adults really learn English faster than kids?
REPORTER: Arnold, what kind of milk do you drink?
ARNOLD: I don’t drink milk. Milk is for babies. When you grow up you drink beer.
-Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1977 documentary Pumping Iron
Say “hello” to the newest member of the Vig family.
Are you a “Weekend English Warrior”?
We have an expression in English: Weekend Warrior.
It describes someone who does zero sports or exercise Monday through Friday, but when the weekend comes, he hits the gym or the baseball field or the golf course.
And then Monday morning, he’s bruised and soar.
The Ten Questions You Must Ask Yourself About Your English
Good morning!
Or if you’re in Fiji, Happy Wednesday!
Some deep thoughts for you today…
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“Are you coughing? Do you have a fever? Do you have diarrhea?”
The sign outside the store said if I did, I should not enter.
Inside a teenager wearing a medical mask greeted me.
When English Doesn’t Fit….
In the summertime when the weather is hot
You can stretch right up and touch the sky
When the weather’s fine
You got women, you got women on your mind
Have a drink, have a drive
Go out and see what you can find
-from the song “In The Summertime”
lyrics by Mungo Jerry
Oh, it’s gonna be another hot one this weekend.
Or as we say here in the U.S., another scorcher.
Here Are The Results From Yesterday’s Survey
“How many words do you know?”
That was the question I asked you yesterday.
Here are the results:
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Bob Marley wrote, “No woman, no cry.”
I’m going to write a song called, “No mask, no pizza.”
Yesterday I was driving through a small town called Front Royal when suddenly I wanted a pizza.
I usually eat healthy.
More Important Than WHAT You Say is…
I get a lot of emails these days.
It started when I put my book Master English at Home online for free.
Yesterday my inbox told me I had 1,261 unread messages.