PS English recent tweets: Everyday English for conversations. Natural English and common errors
A summary of our recent tweets about everyday English for your conversations. We hope it’s useful! Follow us @peterbpsenglish
お休み ”It’s Sunday. Enjoy your holiday!” ✖ Sunday = every week, the same situation: no going to the office
“Holiday” 特別のお休みのみ
- “It’s Sunday. Enjoy your DAY OFF!” ✔
A: “It’s Monday. Aren’t you going to work?”
B: “No, I’ve taken a day’s holiday.” ✔
暑いよ！British people like to complain about the weather.
too hot <–> too cold
How else to say “it’s very hot”:
- It’s boiling hot.
- It’s scorching hot.
- It’s baking.
- Skorchio! (This word was invented by a popular 90’s sketch show)
Of course, in Japan, but not in the UK, it will soon be 蒸し暑い
- It’s so humid.
- It’s so muggy.
- It’s such sultry weather.
- The weather’s very hot and close. (‘close’ can also mean ‘humid’)
文法のミス It’s so nice day ✖
such +(形容詞) +(冠詞) +名詞 → It’s SUCH a nice DAY today ✔
It’s SUCH nice WEATHER✔ so +形容詞 → It’s SO nice today ✔
ナチュラルな英語 「長時間労働」 I work for a long time. ✖
長い経歴があるようだ
- I have long working hours. ✔
- I work long hours. ✔
表現のミス 「ツアーで行く」 to go to a tour ✖
- to go ON a tour ✔
- ALSO go on a cruise go on a (business) ✔
- trip go on holiday ✔
Common error 「選ぶ」＝ pick up ✖ 赤ペンを選んだ
- I picked out the red pen ✔
- I picked the red one ✔
- I chose the red one ✔
- I picked up the red one = 手に取った
Common error 「時計を盗まれた」 I was stolen my watch ✖
- My watch was stolen ✔
- I had my watch stolen ✔
- Someone stole my watch ✔
会話の返事 「まったくその通りです」 問題などについての意見を表して
A: “The biggest problem we are facing is xxx.”
B: “That’s ABSOLUTELY/QUITE right.” (“You are…” も可）
“This is IT.”
“You can say THAT again.”
“EXACTLY.”
会話の返事 昔の出来事に対して “…must have been…”を使えそう！
A: “I lived in Japan for 5 years.”
B: “Oh wow! That MUST HAVE BEEN interesting.” 面白かったに違いない
A: “I broke my leg as a child.”
B: “Oh dear. That MUST HAVE BEEN terrible.” 大変だったことでしょう