AEE 253: Update Your English! 7 Ways to Sound More Natural When You Greet People in English

Does your English sound natural? Or do you sound like a textbook
when you speak? Today, get 7 tricks to update your English and
sound more natural by using real talk instead of textbook talk!
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Speaking natural-sounding English can be difficult when
you only work with textbooks.  While what your textbook says
may be technically correct, some of the phrases might sound
outdated or odd to native ears.   Can’t find native speakers
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7 ways your textbook might tell you how to say something, as well
as the ways a native English speaker would really say it.
  Textbook: Hello. Real: Hi!, Hey!, or What’s up?  
Textbook: Are you having a good day? Real: Having a good day?
  Textbook: How are you?, How do you do? Real: How’s it
going?, How you doin’?, or How’ve you been?   Textbook: I’m
fine, thanks. Real: Doin’ well., or Not bad.   Textbook: What
are your hobbies? Real: What do you like to do?, What are you
into?, or What do you do for fun?   Textbook: I wish to (do
something). Real: I wanna (do something), or I’d like to (do
something).   Textbook: See you. Real: See ya., Take care.,
or Bye.   Do you speak textbook English? Do you know any
other differences between what your textbook says and how native
English-speakers speak? Let us know in the comments section below!
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