Culture Hacking: How to Speak Fluent English and Succeed Anywhere in the World by Balazs Csigi

Author:Balazs Csigi
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: english grammar, english conversation, ielts, english vocabulary, speak english, fluent english, english exam, speak english like an american, speak english like a native

Every English collocation is a reflection of Anglo-Saxon imagination and culture.

English people say “bright idea” but they don’t say “shiny idea.” It’s not just an accident. You just need to look at the difference between shiny and bright. Shiny usually describes something with a smooth, glossy surface. Bright, on the other hand, usually describes something full of light. It’s used for objects or spaces such as bright moon, bright sky or bright room.

An idea is not a surface so it cannot be “shiny.” It’s bright. It’s more like an object. As you can see, collocations are not random.

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