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PICKING YOUR COLLECTIVE BRAINS :-)



ldeloresmoore
China

PICKING YOUR COLLECTIVE BRAINS :-)
 
Hey, Gang --- 
 
Just a quick question --
 
I teach in China and I �m fighting a constant uphill battle to get the word "maybe" out of overuse and misuse.
 
Do any of you have this problem in other countries? Is this a uniquely China thing? 
 
I ask because I �m putting together a PPT activity to try to address this. If this is only a China thing, then I �ll focus it on China specifically. If it is a problem with learners of other first languages, then I �ll make it more generic so that it can be used in other countries as well.
 
Thanks in advance for any input.
 
Cheers from China ---
 
Dee 

17 Jan 2017      





kekee1006
Japan

So I teach in Japan and although I haven �t heard maybe being used a lot (mostly because the situation never calls for it) I asked my JTE and she said that the students will use the word whenever they can �t think of a word that works for them. So I can see this being a useful lesson for my classes.

18 Jan 2017