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Whether we are talking about a five year old that is about to start learning to read or whether we are talking about a thirty year old woman who is attempting to write a thesis for her master's degree, we cannot deny the fact that taking time to learn proper English grammar is important.

When we see or hear about English grammar, the immediate reaction of many people I know is to cringe. They are reminded of junior high and high school English class and the way that their English teachers made them to English grammar exercise after exercise. Because English grammar is usually seen in such a negative sense, it is all the more important that people replace those lies with the truth that learning English grammar really is important for anyone who wants to have a proper perspective of the English language.

When we are speaking or hearing English, not too many of us take the time to think about the fact that English grammar is the very thing that allows us to communicate with and understand one another. It is not so much because we use the same words of the English language, but it is because we all...
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English to Bengali translator or English to Hindi translator for your business

In every business knowing more then one language is a must. Doing business with Hindu clients implies the need for an English to Bengali translator or an English to Hindi translator. Because of the many spoken languages and dialects in India, because of the culture and, most of all, because of the business protocol, one has to hire an English to Bengali translator or English to Hindi translator to run a successful business. This article proposes to present a few tips about business meetings with Hindu or Bengali clients.

Any respected businessman knows that when it comes to doing business with foreigners you must be well documented about their culture and language. India has a very interesting country, first of all because of the big number of languages spoken there. The Indian government, however, has recognized just two languages -Hindi and Bengali- as their official spoken languages. When doing business with Indian people you must have some ideas about their business etiquette if you want your relationship to be a very successful one. This is why many companies have felt the need to hire both English to Bengali translator and English to Hindi translator.

Hindus rather do business with people they know...
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Question : Do you have any brothers or sisters?

Answer : Yes ( this is a grammatically correct answer, but you are practising only one word! )

Answer : Yes, I do or Yes, I have (short answers are correct, but do not give maximum practice)

Native speakers use short form answers a lot as they already know the full form answer and so they cut it to a short form answer to save time.

However, for second language learners, like you guys, it is much better to get more speaking practice by speaking the full form answer. This helps you speak more words, improves your fluency and gives you more confidence. It also helps you learn grammar structures by speaking them in a full form answer!

Do you have any brothers or sisters?

Yes Yes, I do

*Both these answers are 'short form answers' and are correct answers. However, they do not give you maximum practice of English because you are not speaking a lot of words and so don't get the maximum speaking practice!*

Do you have any brothers or sisters?