How the words we teach English language learners changed

Re:How the words we teach English language learners changed by adrianN on Sunday August 02, 2026 @01:25PM (#49146415)

There is also a whole different language used to talk to toddlers and small children that native speakers know but very few adult learners ever pick up. And slang used among teenagers and young adults that often times not even their parents understand fully.

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Re:How the words we teach English language learners changed by dspillett on Sunday August 02, 2026 @01:35PM (#49146512)

The problem with adding slang to any organised education program is two-fold: some of it changes much more quickly than you course materials can, and much of it is quite localised.

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Re:How the words we teach English language learners changed by DiogenesKynikos on Monday August 03, 2026 @04:20AM (#49152765)

I recently discovered that even high-level non-native speakers do not know the term "fraidy cat."

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Re:How the words we teach English language learners changed by Gander5739 on Monday August 03, 2026 @05:26AM (#49153319)

Well, I didn't know the term until I looked it up just now (though the meaning was obvious enough). It appears to be a US term.

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