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Informal English: Dropping articles | Advanced English Lesson

3,635 views · Published 29 October 2018 · 6:46 · Indexed 22 September 2026

Channel: Aussie English · 2018 · Education

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My name's Pete and I'm the host of the Aussie English Podcast, a podcast dedicated to teaching people Australian English as well as general advanced English.

Many of my students, listeners, and viewers, arrive in Australia, Down Under, with a solid level in English, but they don't speak as naturally and effortlessly as they would like to, just like native English speakers do.

They often ask about the following topics:

- How can I speak better informal English?
- When do English speakers drop articles?
- Is dropping articles common in informal English?
- What tips do you have for advanced English learners?

In this video, I talk about how native English speakers like to drop articles when writing informal English to close friends, colleagues, and family in emails, messages, and on social media.

The trick here for dropping articles is to do it when the person you're writing a message or email to undoubtedly knows what you're referring too, and thus, doesn't need the article there.

By doing this, you can write short, concise, messages and emails and sound a lot more like a native English speaker when you write in informal English.

Watch this Advanced English Lesson video several times. Once to get a feel for the language used, and two or three more times to learn and then practice the English vocabulary that you hear and read on screen.

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