tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post8598329510161569885..comments2024-03-27T07:48:23.030-11:00Comments on Intelliblog: IDIOMS AND LANGUAGEIntellibloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04262938291462934103noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-15768794568717052732013-08-08T15:37:53.744-11:002013-08-08T15:37:53.744-11:00That is so true: familiarity with most of the comm...That is so true: familiarity with most of the commonly used idioms of a language is considered to be an essential feature of demonstrating competency in that language.<br /><br />But this is true in our own language as well. To the older generation, an "asylum seeker" is someone who miraculously survived WW2 death camps or Russian gulags and will do anything to live. Now people use the EXACT same words to mean an opportunistic queue jumper who wants to increase his economic opportunities in a new country.<br />Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-16938096543507312562013-08-08T11:26:36.505-11:002013-08-08T11:26:36.505-11:00Love that quote you start with!Love that quote you start with!Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13969764234193384841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-91866822476979362932013-08-08T11:13:37.953-11:002013-08-08T11:13:37.953-11:00Fascinating read, Nic. English must be a nightmare...Fascinating read, Nic. English must be a nightmare for foreigners to learn s it has so many idioms!Penthesilea77https://www.blogger.com/profile/17794263567833606018noreply@blogger.com