How to Use the Word ‘Mean’ When Speaking English

Here at Real Life English, our mission is to teach you how to speak English like a native speaker. Continuing with last Friday’s article, today’s post will also be about discourse markers and how to use them in speech. Leia Este Artigo Em Português I mean… A Brazilian friend was eating dinner at a restaurant…

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How to Use the Word “Actually” in English

Imagine trying to speak Portuguese without using words like tipo, sabe, entende, ou seja and quer dizer. These little words are called discourse markers, and if you’re like most Brazilians you frequently use them while you speak in order to accentuate what you are saying, give yourself more time to think about what you will…

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How to Use Prepositions Like a Jedi

Long long ago in a galaxy far far away, there was no spoken language to speak of, no incorrect grammar, just cavemen making growling noises to express what they were feeling or what they wanted from the one another. Then one day someone decided to create language  (English of course ha ha), and from then…

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