
Language Skills (in a resume) - WordReference Forums
Sep 26, 2006 · For anyone interested in working in the UK, I don't think the ways suggested are the best to show your English skills. It is very unusual in a resume to give a numerical assessment of …
Language skills or linguistic skills? - WordReference Forums
Apr 10, 2016 · Having linguistic skills means you are well versed in the grammar, structure, phonology, semantics, etc of one or more languages. Language skills simply means having a good command of …
formality - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
For example, a school teacher might talk about a student who has "poor English language skills"; she might want her students to "speak English well". (Notice that "well" is an adverb, which modifies …
What am I? (If I can only speak and understand a language but can't ...
Oct 8, 2020 · I could understand if the language written used a different script or alphabet, Kanji or Cyrillic for example, but if the script and alphabet are almost identical it would be puzzling to learn …
'dust off' vs 'brush up on' a language | WordReference Forums
Jul 23, 2009 · "Dust off" would be fine for a dead language like Latin, but it doesn't sound quite right for a living language. "Brush up", in contrast, implies that you used to be expert at something but your …
Other ways to say "His English has got rusty"
Mar 21, 2021 · This doesn't quite apply to the others, even though that's generally the way one's language skills worsen. The above are similar to your example of "He has experienced a decline in …
Why communication skills and not communicative skills?
Apr 20, 2018 · Journal article entitled, "Communicative skills in relation to gender, birth order, childcare and socioeconomic status in 18-month-old children." "Communication skills" is idiomatic. While it's …
word usage - Passive skill VS. Active skill - English Language Learners ...
Feb 24, 2019 · An active skill is a skill that needs an action from the player to trigger its effect, whereas the effects of passive skills, once acquired, are permanent.
Idiomatic word for someone who is an expert in multiple fields/subject ...
May 26, 2022 · For example, polymath is a great word for this in other contexts, but athletic accomplishments never make someone a polymath. Here, then, are some American English …
Asset to vs asset for - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Jun 30, 2020 · I believe my skills will be an asset for the company. Concerning the meaning in this context, the Cambridge dictionary defines the word asset to mean a valuable person or thing and …