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Canada
September 2, 2011
I've been on Twitter for a few months now. It's a great way to waste time! Hahaha. Not really. Twitter is fun for many reasons but one of the best ones is because it can help you with your English.
Depending on who you follow, you'll discover new words and phrases as well as being able to keep in touch with many famous people. Politics, education, entertainment as well as many word games can all be found on Twitter.
One of the fun things that I do sometimes is to join in on the # games that go around. One of the latest ones has to do with putting a rock star's name with a well known product. One of the ones I remember is 'Boy George Foreman Grill'. If you don't know who Boy George is then the joke isn't very funny at all.
Check out Twitter if it's available to you. I know it's blocked in China and maybe some other countries but if you're in Europe, it should be open.
Make sure you follow people who use proper English. If you follow Rihanna, for instance, you will see that she uses many short forms, swear words and slang. But she is a lot of fun, just don't repeat the things you hear from her! Hahaha.
Thanks for reading and let me know if you have questions or comments.
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