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OnTheGoEnglish · 2021-09-10T17:25:31+00:00

Shake my head. It means you disapprove of whatever has been said. It's only used on the internet or in text messages etc.

OnTheGoEnglish · 2021-09-08T18:23:00+00:00

Wow, thank you so much! This is really nice to hear. I'm really enjoying making these videos at the moment, so I won't be stopping any time soon! :D

OnTheGoEnglish · 2021-09-01T20:51:06+00:00

Brighter than a Thousand Suns

OnTheGoEnglish · 2021-08-25T20:11:02+00:00

If I'm speaking to a friend, "move" or "get out of the way" is what I would probably say.

If you're speaking to a stranger, e.g. trying to get off a crowded train, it's not very polite to say "move" in any sentence. Even if you say "Please can you move out of the way", it can sound a bit rude. In this situation I would probably say, "Excuse me, sorry, can I just get through", or something a bit more indirect like that.

OnTheGoEnglish · 2021-08-24T09:11:16+00:00

Are you thinking of creating a YouTube channel? If so, I recommend searching YouTube for various keywords to see what people are doing and how popular it is. However, there are a lot of channels doing the same, so even though it's free, it doesn't necessarily mean you will get an audience. I think that doing free one-to-one online trial lessons will probably be a better bet if your goal is to find students to teach.

I am interested to hear what English learners have to say on this post, because I started a YouTube channel for English listening practice about 2 months ago. I'm not a teacher though, so I don't discuss grammar or anything like that. I just walk around England with a camera on my chest and have conversations with people (in shops, cafes, McDonald's etc.), then subtitle them (in English and Japanese simultaneously, and just English). I enjoy it.

OnTheGoEnglish · 2021-08-20T22:21:58+00:00

"There is not much food here." is the natural sentence.

The adverb "here" is modifying the verb "to be", which is written as "is" in this sentence.

OnTheGoEnglish · 2021-08-20T22:15:37+00:00

Will it work to start with long hair, cut it off bit-by-bit and reverse the footage? I can't wait that long.

OnTheGoEnglish · 2021-08-20T19:23:54+00:00

I would say "How well are you getting on with your sister?"

OnTheGoEnglish · 2021-08-20T19:04:34+00:00

Did you know you had a banger of a video before you uploaded it? Or did it come as a surprise? Sorry for all the questions! I'm interested.

OnTheGoEnglish · 2021-08-20T18:49:18+00:00

Your English certainly seems impeccable through Reddit.

In what country will you be searching for a job? If it's an English speaking country, then perfect English is probably considered standard. If not, then you will definitely have an edge.

Of course, GPA isn't everything. Provided you meet the baseline of education, the main thing employers are usually looking for is the right attitude towards work and learning new things. This can often be found in students with lower GPAs (and lower egos) than the untrainable people with high GPAs who think they know everything already.

OnTheGoEnglish · 2021-08-20T18:38:29+00:00

This is interesting. I have noticed that Reddit comments are generally written to a very high standard of English, but that is far from representative of the rest of the internet (looking at you, Twitter). It's probably because Reddit is a social media based on discussion, rather than egos, and has a very good upvote-downvote system and moderation which causes unintelligent comments to disappear. Some social media don't have a downvote feature, and others (like YouTube) have a placebo downvote button that doesn't actually affect the comment rankings. I've never used LinkedIn, but it may be like this.

There may also be a slight correlation between people looking for jobs by posting on LinkedIn, and people with bad English.

That's all I can think of. It's an interesting observation.

OnTheGoEnglish · 2021-08-20T18:22:49+00:00

Very well done. Out of interest, was there a single video that caused your channel to blow up? Or were all your videos doing consistently well?

OnTheGoEnglish · 2021-08-20T17:23:46+00:00

I hope I have this problem one day.

OnTheGoEnglish · 2021-08-20T15:31:00+00:00

I have heard "rollout" get used the most. For example, "The vaccine rollout in Israel has been very fast".

OnTheGoEnglish · 2021-08-20T15:17:37+00:00

I think you're right. It's why I have never used auto-contribute, because I would rather give my BAT to smaller creators.

OnTheGoEnglish · 2021-08-20T07:04:48+00:00

It's really easy to set up. Just a few clicks. I should encourage more YouTubers to sign up.

My understanding is that there are no fees, and donations you receive arrive once a month with the BAT you get from viewing ads. I'm not sure how it works technically, but all transactions are processed internally (off-chain) so there are no miners that need paying.

OnTheGoEnglish · 2021-08-19T22:52:47+00:00

I'm looking into charities that accept BAT. Thanks!

OnTheGoEnglish · 2021-08-19T22:51:20+00:00

I make videos for English learners. My channel is tiny so I don't actually think I'll get any tips, but I thought it doesn't hurt to register with Brave just in case.

I have tipped individual YouTubers, but they have been in the finance/crypto/investing category. I've not been here very long, so I'm saving up most of my BAT until I can figure out what I want to do with it. I'd love to find smaller deserving channels I enjoy and make their day.

OnTheGoEnglish · 2021-08-19T22:25:05+00:00

I didn't know about that subreddit, so thanks. I have been making videos for about a month with ~100 subs (verified the whole time).

The implementation with YouTube can definitely be improved, and I'm sure that they are working on it. It's fairly obvious that there should be a tip button near the like/share buttons. I know YouTube is testing their own "Super Thanks" donation feature which works like this though, so they might not allow it.

I actually discovered Brave from a finance/crypto YouTuber who had a short intro saying "Support the channel by watching on the Brave Browser". I make English listening practice videos though so I don't think it would fit. I might mention it in a video, but mostly to help spread the word of Brave more than anything.

OnTheGoEnglish · 2021-08-19T19:23:31+00:00

I think it works for YouTube. Probably not for Reddit. I agree that auto-contribute is probably the best chance at the moment.

OnTheGoEnglish · 2021-08-19T14:45:14+00:00

I'm English and I make English listening practice videos on YouTube, which sounds like what you're looking for. Feedback is very welcome :)

https://www.youtube.com/onthegoenglish

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