{"id":6244,"date":"2017-08-15T22:12:11","date_gmt":"2017-08-16T04:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/?p=6244"},"modified":"2021-12-26T20:25:56","modified_gmt":"2021-12-27T02:25:56","slug":"think-in-english-or-dont","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/think-in-english-or-dont\/","title":{"rendered":"think in english. or don&#8217;t"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>think in english<\/em> is common advice for english teachers to give to their students. <strong><em>think in english<\/em> <\/strong>is also the title of a\u00a0vlog on \u00a0that considers how\u00a0practical and realistic this advice is.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"think in english. or don&#039;t\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eRnQ18FShHM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>there is plenty of useful english knowledge &amp; vocab u can take from the video&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the first line is<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>i got nothing<\/em> <em>written down<\/em><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Lato, sans-serif;\"><strong><em>i got<\/em><\/strong> is a common reduction of\u00a0<em>i have got. <strong>nothing written down<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>indicates the dialogue of the video is improvised.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6377\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/writing-down-an-order-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"a waiter writing down an order\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><em>a waiter\u00a0<\/em><em><i><u>writing down<\/u><\/i><\/em><em>\u00a0an order (juice images\/alamy)<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>at 1:10, there is another reduction of the<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/have-got-structure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong> have got structure<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>i got<\/em> years and years of experience<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a title=\"richyrocks english on youtube\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/richyrocks-youtube-subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fun efl practice\u00a0<span class=\"wp-smiley emoji emoji-smile\" title=\":)\">\u00a0<span class=\"wp-smiley wp-emoji wp-emoji-smile\" title=\":)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-smiley\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/icon_smile.gif?zoom=1.100000023841858&amp;w=668\" alt=\":)\" width=\"17\" height=\"17\" \/><\/span><\/span>\u00a0richyrocks english on youtube<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>twice in the video u can hear <a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/come-here-from-sick-em\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>i get it<\/strong><\/em><\/a> which means\u00a0<em>i understand<\/em>. sometimes the question <em>do you get it?<\/em> is reduced to <em>get it?<\/em>\u00a0or <em>got it?\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em>i get it<\/em> can be reduced to <em>got<\/em> <em>it<\/em>\u00a0as well.\u00a0<em>\u00a0got it?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>this meme is an example. do u <em>get it<\/em>?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6371\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/penguin-get-it-fit-in-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/penguin-get-it-fit-in-2.jpg 225w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/penguin-get-it-fit-in-2-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><em>socially awkward penguin laughed so he would <a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/eric-weddle-fits-in-with-the-ravens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fit in<\/a>, even though he\u00a0<\/em><em><i><u>didn&#8217;t get<\/u><\/i><\/em><em>\u00a0the joke.<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>there is a graphic at 2:20 in the vid that emphasizes the word <em>bumblefuck<\/em> as used in the line<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">if u translate everything you&#8217;re gonna be speaking some <em>bumblefuck<\/em> language.<\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>bumblefuck<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0usually refers to <em>a location nobody has ever heard of<\/em>. \u00a0in the video the usage means <em>unclear, confusing<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10961\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/7658298768_e4c2c2635e_b-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"confused-lady-looking-at-notebook-vocabulario-en-ingl\u00e9s\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/7658298768_e4c2c2635e_b-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/7658298768_e4c2c2635e_b-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/7658298768_e4c2c2635e_b.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><em>whatever\u00a0<\/em><em><i><u>bumblefuck<\/u><\/i><\/em><i>\u00a0language they&#8217;re\u00a0speaking, i don&#8217;t\u00a0<\/i><em><i><u>get it<\/u><\/i><\/em><i>.\u00a0<\/i><\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>at 3:14 a hypothetical is presented to show the problems with constantly translating between english and your native language<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">imagine u <em>were writing<\/em> a computer program<\/h4>\n<p>this hypothetical idea is known as\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2nd_conditional\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>2nd conditional<\/strong><\/a>. \u00a0the\u00a0graphics that accompany the computer program metaphor (starting at 3:18), present another example that follows the standard structure for <strong>2nd conditional<\/strong>&#8211;&gt;\u00a0<strong>if + past tense + would, could, might or may<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h4><em><i><u>if<\/u><\/i><\/em> u\u00a0<i><u>were programming<\/u><\/i>\u00a0your mental process to comprehend and communicate in english; translating everything from english to your native language for understanding, then back to english to speak\u00a0<i><u>would be<\/u><\/i>\u00a0inefficient.<\/h4>\n<p>we use second conditional here because in reality, most of us don&#8217;t have mental processes that run like a computer program.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6380\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/writing-code-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"programmers discussing their code\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/writing-code-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/writing-code-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/writing-code-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><em>it&#8217;s running slow because of all the translating<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>there is also an example of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/third-conditional-posts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3rd conditional<\/a>,<\/strong> which is used for hypothetical situations in the past. listen at 1:50 for<br \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">i <em>shoulda been thinkin<\/em>g in english, but i couldn&#8217;t<\/h4>\n<p><em>should<\/em> used in the past frequently indicates an error, as it does here.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6386\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/think-in-english-300x186.png\" alt=\"don't make this face when u speak englis\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/think-in-english-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/think-in-english.png 662w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><em>if u are making this face, stop <\/em><em><i><u>tryna<\/u><\/i><\/em><em>\u00a0think in english.<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">the final comments of the video are<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">i&#8217;m just <em>tryna<\/em>\u00a0<em>take a load off<\/em> your mind<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">and<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">that&#8217;s what i <em>aim<\/em> to provide<\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>tryna <\/strong><\/em>is a reduction of <em>trying to<strong>. take a load off<\/strong><\/em> means <em>relax<\/em> or <em>sit down<\/em>, u can hear it a bunch of times in this classic rock song performed in this video by <strong>aretha franklin<\/strong> and <strong>duane allman<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Duane Allman &amp; Aretha Franklin The Weight\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HGdxpnGK2o4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/michael-jordan-speaks-out\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>aim<\/strong><\/em><\/a> means that&#8217;s <em>the<\/em> <em>objective<\/em>, <em>the<\/em> <em>goal<\/em>. \u00a0in other words, if u are trying to think in english and it&#8217;s making u crazy, relax; 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