phrasal verbs

Finn   Thu Dec 29, 2005 9:40 pm GMT
How many phrasal verbs native English speakers know approximately and how many I should learn in order to understand spoken language.
César   Thu Dec 29, 2005 9:46 pm GMT
Whew!!!! Tough question, I guess. I figure out you'd be OK by learning some 50-80 of 'em?

There are tons, so I believe it's a matter of getting used to them.
Finn   Thu Dec 29, 2005 10:28 pm GMT
What methods do you use when learning phrasal verbs especially various meanings of same verbs? Is there many phrasal verbs in newspapers and movies which are essential to learn?
Guest   Thu Dec 29, 2005 11:01 pm GMT
A website called UsingEnglish.com claims that there are exactly 1311 phrasal verbs in English. "Account for" is the 1st, and "zip around" is the last.
Guest   Mon Jan 02, 2006 5:22 pm GMT
Guest   Mon Jan 02, 2006 5:34 pm GMT
>>"Account for" is the 1st, and "zip around" is the last.<<

As yet, the last is "zoom in" there. Why not "zoom out"?