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EPISODE · May 23, 2025 · 5 MIN

25. The Future Form Textbooks Forget

from 5 минут английского с Лорой Пикенс | 5 Minutes of English with Laura Pickens

WE FIXIN’ TO LEARN: THE FUTURE FORM YOU NEVER STUDIEDTextbooks teach “going to,” but they rarely teach “about to,” and they definitely never touch the Southern classic “fixin’ to.” In this episode, I show you the difference between these two near-future forms, why “about to” signals something immediate, and how “fixin’ to” became a signature feature of Southern American English. I also share a bit of my own linguistic journey from California to South Carolina — and how those dialects blended into the way I speak today.For more lessons that go way beyond traditional textbooks, visit laurapickens.ru/podcast.МЫ СЕЙЧАС БУДЕМ УЧИТЬСЯ: ФОРМА БУДУЩЕГО, КОТОРУЮ ВАМ НЕ ДАВАЛИВ учебниках есть “going to,” но почти никогда нет “about to,” и уж точно нет южного американского выражения “fixin’ to.” В этом выпуске я объясняю разницу, показываю, почему “about to” означает «очень скоро», и рассказываю, как “fixin’ to” стало неотъемлемой частью южного диалекта США. Плюс — немного истории о том, как Калифорния и Южная Каролина сформировали мою собственную речь.Больше таких разборов на laurapickens.ru/podcast.

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WE FIXIN’ TO LEARN: THE FUTURE FORM YOU NEVER STUDIEDTextbooks teach “going to,” but they rarely teach “about to,” and they definitely never touch the Southern classic “fixin’ to.” In this episode, I show you the difference between these two...

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