Rodrigo Rosa Silva

Roddy Silva is a linguistics enthusiast, language teacher and Business Manager. Born in Brazil, partially raised in the US, He holds a BS. in International Relations and an MBA in Renewable Energies.


What Is Improper English

What Is Improper English and Who Decides What is Improper?

Among teachers, students, and the entire English-speaking community, there have been discussions on improper and proper language for years, decades, and certainly centuries. I recall my good old times when I used to teach groups ranging from 8 to 12 students offline, and the conversation inside the teachers’ room was always around whether and when we should introduce improper/ informal language, vocabulary, or even sentence structure (if you’ve lived a bit longer as I have, you probably recall w

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