by SoHo Language Group | Dec 4, 2019 | Language
Omigod. Wowwwwww! Fantasssstic! The above words are common in everyday American English; though they sound extreme, their meaning could actually be more equivalent to “Oh!” or “Cool” or “Great”. Americans tend to like the extra feeling and verbal sizzle in informal...
by SoHo Language Group | Dec 3, 2019 | Cultural Differences
A young French woman on an exchange program in New York walked into a clothes store on Fifth Avenue one afternoon. A salesperson greeted her with, “How are you today?” “I was shocked!” she told me, a day later. “Why is that so shocking?” I asked. “But that lady...
by SoHo Language Group | Jul 27, 2018 | Classes, Language
More confident employees Clearer talks, meetings, and presentations More concise and compelling reports More successful sales calls The profiles below, composites of people I have taught, show some of the different ways a private English teacher can boost an...
by SoHo Language Group | Jul 20, 2018 | French, Language
As a way to improve your non-native skills in English, it may seem a little funny for me to be promoting a Moroccan-French standup comedian and his show on Netflix, but voila! The one-hour comedy special (all in English), “My American Dream,” features the fun, funny,...
by SoHo Language Group | Jun 20, 2018 | Language
If I could offer one piece of advice to non-native speakers in a meeting with mostly native English speakers, I would say, “Open your mouth wide — yes, wide — when you speak.” In many cultures, such open-mouthiness is considered unnatural and, frankly, vulgar. The...
