As an English teacher I sometimes see my students struggling with some verb tenses, for others the issue is Vocabulary and how to practice it. Learning English shouldn't be a constant challenge and so with this project I'm aiming to share helpful techniques and information to make the process easier. So, let's get down to business.
That is probably one of the most common sentences that my students listen to when they feel lost trying to understand the inner logic in English. What's the meaning of it?
Well, basically it means that you have to try, use or experience something before judging its quality*. For my students, it's the sentence to say 'Don't give up without giving it a go' and so far it's prove itself helpful.
Fun enough, according to The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations is attributed to Cervantes in Don Quixote. Much has been said about it and many say it's a 'loose paraphrase', crucially the Spanish word for pudding: 'Budín', doesn't appear in the text. If you are curious about it check the links below to read more about it.
Well, basically it means that you have to try, use or experience something before judging its quality*. For my students, it's the sentence to say 'Don't give up without giving it a go' and so far it's prove itself helpful.
Fun enough, according to The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations is attributed to Cervantes in Don Quixote. Much has been said about it and many say it's a 'loose paraphrase', crucially the Spanish word for pudding: 'Budín', doesn't appear in the text. If you are curious about it check the links below to read more about it.
http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/proof-of-the-pudding.html
http://www.word-detective.com/2008/12/the-proof-is-in-the-pudding/
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*http://dictionary.cambridge.org/es/diccionario/britanico/the-proof-of-the-pudding-is-in-the-eating
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