Jan 5, 2015 · A rather different meaning of "speak English" (or "speak in English") is illustrated by this article, Citigroup announces repositioning actions to further reduce expenses and improve efficiency. …

Aug 14, 2010 · The OED’s first sense of “to speak with ——”, meaning “To converse with, talk to; to consult or confer with”, doesn’t seem restricted to North America. Citations from English (and indeed, …

Few native speakers would even claim to speak completely correct English. One might talk of a particular English expression, phrase, sentence, etc. being correct, or of something being correct …

Mar 2, 2018 · For example, Canadians from Quebec cannot automatically be considered native English speakers even though many speak English quite well; they were brought up speaking French as a …

Aug 5, 2024 · Is the English spoken by native or near-native Indian speakers considered a separate standard variety, like US or Australian English, especially with reference to pronunciation? My …

Many non-Indian English speakers find Indian English hard to understand, and vice versa; it's changed quite a lot from RP over the centuries. Many educated Indians can also speak other dialects, like RP …

Oct 16, 2012 · To me, it simply focuses on the ability to speak English fluently while in your workplace, including the knowledge of all that professional vocabulary. Definitely it much depends on your …

Apr 24, 2019 · To "speak to" an issue or concern is to address that concern. In this sense, "speak to" is a phrasal verb, and the adverb particle ("to") gives the expression a meaning different from its use in …

Jun 5, 2015 · @TusharRaj You dirty polyglot you! (This is what I always think when someone apologizes to me for their "poor" English. I think " (A) Your English is pretty damn good and (B) However bad …

Speak: This is inside the entry about the verb "to speak" - To speak to another by means of a telephone; ― speaking (where ― is a speaker on a telephone), phr. used by the speaker to announce his …