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Hi, it's always fun meeting and talking to people with different cultures and languages.  However, when it comes to understanding American's it's usually a good idea to understand c

Understanding Americans

Hi, it's always fun meeting and talking to people with different cultures and languages.&nbsp; However, when it comes to understanding American's it's usually a good idea to understand context of a word or a sentence rather than the "book" or "school" meaning of a word.&nbsp;

 Let me give you an example, I recently sent a message to a girl asking her "if she was real" about a few of the details in her message to me.&nbsp; Now, context is the big thing here.&nbsp; She took the use of the word "real" as doubting if she were a real actual person, but the context often used in American English, this is a why of asking about sincerity, confidence, a way to express support to the other or is a person confident in what they are saying/thinking/doing.&nbsp; Another common phrase you can hear American's say is "Are you for real?" "You real?" or "Get Real". <br>

Those are just a few examples but American's are almost always using casual English in our messages and it is important to recognize cultural context of a sentence and even a single word so that there isn't a misunderstanding.&nbsp; Hope this helps but when in doubt ask what they mean as things don't always translate well without personal familiarity.<br>

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