English concepts

[Wictorian]

Can you name the topics one should master to become fully proficient in English? Some examples are usage of whom or modals. Please mention it even if it is not widely used. Thanks in advance.

[IPD]

Nebulous idea at best.  Queen's English?  Scot English?  American English?  Australian English?  Canadian English?  Aviation English?

 

And regionally you have variations in grammar and style.  "Fully proficient" is relative, given that someone from the midwest can go to New England and feel that everyone went full retard on pronunciation.

 

The best thing I can recommend is reading materials that are of a post-graduate level.  That will help to expand your lexicon and improve your ease of expression.

[Wictorian]

16 hours ago, IPD said:

Nebulous idea at best.  Queen's English?  Scot English?  American English?  Australian English?  Canadian English?  Aviation English?

 

And regionally you have variations in grammar and style.  "Fully proficient" is relative, given that someone from the midwest can go to New England and feel that everyone went full retard on pronunciation.

 

The best thing I can recommend is reading materials that are of a post-graduate level.  That will help to expand your lexicon and improve your ease of expression.

Thanks. Can you give some examples?

[IPD]

You might try looking for ~1 hour, graduate-level college lectures.  Various topics.

[RollyShed]

It does help if writers use capitals, apostrophes and full stops where needed. If the item has a red line under it the spelling is probably wrong. This forum has a lot of poor writers.

[Queen Chrysalis]

Just watch as much of the animated series The Boondocks on Adult Swim as you can.  You'll sound like a natural in no time.  If you get bored of that, the show Squidbillies on the same network is a good supplement for improved awareness to the Southeastern United States regional dialect.