{"id":3713,"date":"2016-06-13T14:28:50","date_gmt":"2016-06-13T12:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.buffiduberman.com\/?p=3713"},"modified":"2016-06-13T14:28:50","modified_gmt":"2016-06-13T12:28:50","slug":"change-one-word-doesnt-sound-silly-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buffiduberman.com\/nl\/change-one-word-doesnt-sound-silly-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Change one word – doesn’t it sound silly now?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let me tell you a little story, It’s one I hear all the time.
\nHowever, I’m going to take out the word ‘English’ and put in the word ‘guitar’.<\/p>\n

Here it goes…<\/p>\n

I love listening to guitar music. I listen to it all the time. I watch Netflix documentaries about guitars, and I can watch them without subtitles. I really enjoy reading about guitars, too. I listen to podcasts about guitars as often as I can.<\/p>\n

And yeah, I have a guitar at home, but I never pick it up and play it, unless I’m giving a concert.<\/p>\n

Wow.
\nHow good are you going to be as a guitarist?
\nYou’re not.<\/p>\n

And this is exactly what I hear about English. People call me and say ‘I can’t write a good song.’ ‘I can’t give a good presentation.’ ‘I can’t write a catchy press release.’ \u00a0And I ask them ‘When are you working on activating your English? Really using it?” \u00a0And they say ‘Only when I have to write a song\/ give a presentation\/ write a press release.’<\/p>\n

Use it or lose it, my friends.
\nYou will NOT get better by yourself.<\/p>\n

If you want a fun way to learn and improve your English, check out my new\u00a0book<\/a>. It’s fun and I promise you’ll get some eye-openers and lots of new insights (and some dirty jokes).<\/p>\n

Or sign up for the Word Of The Day service at Dictionary.com, Skype with a friend in English tonight, read an article and find 5 new words and put them into sentences of your own, speak English with your kids every night at dinner….the possibilities are endless!<\/p>\n

Get out there and get in the game!<\/p>\n

XOXOXOX buffi<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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