English Thread

In this thread, we attempt to learn to read, write, and speak English, a language which would be very useful to know. It is widely spoken throughout the world.

Do you speak English? Are you fluent? What resources did you use to learn? Can you give some examples in this thread? Posts some useful links.

Let's help each other out and learn a new language.

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/real_deal

Here's a more general reference covering all aspects of the phrase. It would also be beneficial to have some context for where you heard it, but hopefully this is sufficient.