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Who is a native speaker? This question seems to confuse – and even upset – a lot of people. Being a native speaker does not mean you come from a particular country, like Canada or somewhere in the UK. Being a native speaker has to do with geography, your familiarity with local cultural references and idioms, and other factors. In this video, I hope to answer this question and clear up some of the confusion. Then you can decide whether speaking “like a native speaker” of a particular place is something you want to set as a goal for yourself or not. engvid.com/who-is-a-native-speaker

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$Speaking English: How we use math vocabulary in everyday English In this lesson, you will learn to use expressions from math class that have become a part of everyday English. Don’t worry about being good at math, because these expressions are used in all sorts of different contexts. Did you know that a person can have an angle, just like a shape can? Or that something can grow exponentially? You’ll be surprised how many English phrases come from math. Test yourself by taking the quiz at https://www.engvid.com/speaking-english-everyday-math-vocabulary/ . TRANSCRIPT Hi. Welcome to www.engvid.com. Im Adam. In todays lesson, were going to look at some expressions that are used in everyday English, but they come from math. Okay? So, if you know some math terminology, youll understand these a little bit easier. We also have... I have a video about math words, you can check that out as well, but lets start with some of these. Plus and minus or pluses and minuses. Now, in math, we use: One plus one equals, so plus, there, is more like a verb, but its more of an equation; it makes the equation move. Here, were using them as nouns. Okay? So, thats a key feature you have to remember - they are nouns. And, basically, synonyms to pluses and minuses are pros and cons. So, when youre looking at a situation, or an action, or an idea, you have to look at the good and the bad side; you have to look at the pros and the cons; you have to look at the pluses and the minuses; the advantages and disadvantages; the positives and the negatives. Okay? So, plus and minuses work the same way, so these give you a little bit of an extra synonym; an extra choice, especially in writing, but also in speaking. So, if were looking at... Were looking at this person, this candidates presidency, and were trying to debate: What are the good points? What are the bad points? So, some of the pluses of his potential presidency are that he will help the economy. The one big minus, though, is that hes a racist and he might destroy harmony in society, for example. Im not mentioning any names; Ill leave that to you, but well leave it at that as well. So, he has... There are several pluses to his potential presidency; theres one big minus that might outweigh all those pluses. Now, exponential. Exponential comes from exponent. Now, you might know this as, like... This is an exponent. But when we talk about exponential, were talking about it to a very large degree. Okay? To a large degree or to a large extent; something that is significant. Okay? Were talking about growth, so exponential growth; or the opposite, exponential decline; or an exponential spread. So, it means its going to... Something is going to increase by many times, or decrease by many times, or spread very quickly. Now, when we say: exponential, theres no number to it. We dont actually have this number, here; were just saying that its going to be very fast, very large, etc. So, after World War II, the economies of most western nations grew exponentially. In this case, Im using the adverb. Exponential is an adjective; exponentially is an adverb. And most of the countries witnessed exponential growth. The use of the internet has spread exponentially around the globe - it means it spread very fast and all over the place. So, theres no number; just very quickly, very fast. Okay? Parallel. Now, parallel lines are lines that run along the same path in the same direction, but never meet. Okay? So, we say: Its in line with or on a similar path; these are synonyms to parallel. So, the FBI is conducting an investigation into the event, but the local police department, although theyre going to cooperate with the FBI, are going to run a parallel investigation on their own. So theyre going to help the FBI, but theyre also going to have their own investigation thats going to go along the same path; a parallel investigation, meaning in the same direction. A fraction of. So, a fraction is, for example, number over a number - thats a fraction. When we say: A fraction of, were saying a small amount of or a partial amount. So, if youre looking at two companies who create software, lets say... So, this company creates very good software, but my company creates equally good software, but at a fraction of the cost; means much cheaper, much lower. Right? A smaller or a partial. So, they charge 1000 bucks; I charge only 600. Its a partial; its a fraction of their price; much, much lower. Okay? So, so far we have four. Lets look at four more. Okay, lets look at a few more. Now, angle. So, if youre talking about lines or triangles especially, this is the angle. For example: This is a 90-degree angle. But when we talk about angle in everyday life, were talking about perspective; the way we view something. […]$

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