PS English recent tweets: Everyday English for conversations. Natural English and common errors

A summary of our recent tweets about everyday English for your conversations. We hope it’s useful! Follow us @peterbpsenglish

お休み　”It’s Sunday. Enjoy your holiday!” ✖ Sunday = every week, the same situation: no going to the office

“Holiday” 特別のお休みのみ

• “It’s Sunday. Enjoy your DAY OFF!” ✔

A: “It’s Monday. Aren’t you going to work?”

B: “No, I’ve taken a day’s holiday.” ✔

暑いよ！British people like to complain about the weather.

too hot < - > too cold

How else to say “it’s very hot”:

• It’s boiling hot.
• It’s scorching hot.
• It’s baking.
• Skorchio! (This word was invented by a popular 90’s sketch show)

Of course, in Japan, but not in the UK, it will soon be 蒸し暑い

• It’s so humid.
• It’s so muggy.
• It’s such sultry weather.
• The weather’s very hot and close. (‘close’ can also mean ‘humid’)

文法のミス It’s so nice day ✖

such +(形容詞) +(冠詞) +名詞 → It’s SUCH a nice DAY today ✔

It’s SUCH nice WEATHER✔ so +形容詞 → It’s SO nice today ✔

ナチュラルな英語 「長時間労働」 I work for a long time. ✖

長い経歴があるようだ

• I have long working hours. ✔
• I work long hours. ✔

表現のミス 「ツアーで行く」 to go to a tour ✖

• to go ON a tour ✔
• ALSO go on a cruise go on a (business)　✔
• trip go on holiday　✔

Common error 「選ぶ」＝ pick up　✖ 　赤ペンを選んだ

• I picked out the red pen ✔
• I picked the red one ✔
• I chose the red one ✔
• I picked up the red one = 手に取った

Common error 「時計を盗まれた」 I was stolen my watch ✖

• My watch was stolen ✔
• I had my watch stolen ✔
• Someone stole my watch ✔

会話の返事 「まったくその通りです」 問題などについての意見を表して

A: “The biggest problem we are facing is xxx.”

B: “That’s ABSOLUTELY/QUITE right.” (“You are…” も可）

“This is IT.”

“You can say THAT again.”

“EXACTLY.”

会話の返事 昔の出来事に対して “…must have been…”を使えそう！

A: “I lived in Japan for 5 years.”

B: “Oh wow! That MUST HAVE BEEN interesting.” 面白かったに違いない

A: “I broke my leg as a child.”

B: “Oh dear. That MUST HAVE BEEN terrible.” 大変だったことでしょう

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