Yared
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Same. I use both American and British English, and some of their respective slang. It just means our vocabulary is a tiny bit bigger
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Same. I use both American and British English, and some of their respective slang. It just means our vocabulary is a tiny bit bigger
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bathsheba666
Fast 'n Bulbous
I'm not sure I can explain this adequately, perhaps because I don't understand the rules myself.
However:
Some don't understand what I wanted to say.
The addition of the 'have' sounds odd, and suggests a deliberate emphasis carrying its own meaning or nuance.
The implication would be, perhaps, that you no longer want to say those things.
That's a very good thread, Winner. I hope someone will point out my mistakes and I will learn something.
I started learning english in kindergarden. I recall the conditions were very bad, we were learning in a gloomy attic. I learned english in primary school as well, but our teacher died in a car accident after two years or so, and it was only at the end of the school that a new teacher was hired. Meanwhile, I started learning at a private (non-public?) school, called Britam. Well, I was supposed to be learning there, but I didn't learn a lot. I managed to pass from one level to another without much learning, despite the fact it was harder than in other english schools - usually one has to get 60% of points at an exam to pass, in my school it was 75%, and, later on, 70%. I wasn't a good student, I wasn't paying attention at all, got C's, and even failed some exams slightly. But my english improved considerably when I started playing Civilisation, and corresponding with various people creating civ2 scenarios. I was sort of forcing them to correspond with me, which was evil, and feel guilty about it, but I did benefit from it. Suddenly my grades started improving, and I was twice one of few people that passed Britam's proficiency course. I do not have any diploma, though, not even First Certificate. You see, my parents were having bad years, and they didn't have money to pay for my english lessons, not to mention FC, AC etc exams. In fact, they didn't pay for my lessons either. I remember my parents were always sending me to talk with the staff of the school about payments. I was very embarassed... and angry, because I believed my older sister should do it too, from time to time. Several times I've payed for my lessons out of my savings, the money I got for birthday etc, just to spare myself the humilation of not being able to explain when we shall pay.
Also, I've been to two summer camps, one in Poland and one in UK. I think my stay in Brighton helped me somewhat. Because when I've first heard the family I was supposed to live with, I didn't understand them at all.
I have left my hometown for studies, and my english education stopped then.
I continue to use english in the Internet, but I do not use it in speech at all, so I have a really horrible pronounciation and accent.
Also, I do know I have trouble with a's, the's etc. And I think I misuse present perfect.
OK, that's enough. I hope somebody will correct me
I started learning english in kindergarden. I recall the conditions were very bad, we were learning in a gloomy attic. I learned english in primary school as well, but our teacher died in a car accident after two years or so, and it was only at the end of the school that a new teacher was hired. Meanwhile, I started learning at a private (non-public?) school, called Britam. Well, I was supposed to be learning there, but I didn't learn a lot. I managed to pass from one level to another without much learning, despite the fact it was harder than in other english schools - usually one has to get 60% of points at an exam to pass, in my school it was 75%, and, later on, 70%. I wasn't a good student, I wasn't paying attention at all, got C's, and even failed some exams slightly. But my english improved considerably when I started playing Civilisation, and corresponding with various people creating civ2 scenarios. I was sort of forcing them to correspond with me, which was evil, and feel guilty about it, but I did benefit from it. Suddenly my grades started improving, and I was twice one of few people that passed Britam's proficiency course. I do not have any diploma, though, not even First Certificate. You see, my parents were having bad years, and they didn't have money to pay for my english lessons, not to mention FC, AC etc exams. In fact, they didn't pay for my lessons either. I remember my parents were always sending me to talk with the staff of the school about payments. I was very embarassed... and angry, because I believed my older sister should do it too, from time to time. Several times I've payed for my lessons out of my savings, the money I got for birthday etc, just to spare myself the humilation of not being able to explain when we shall pay.
Also, I've been to two summer camps, one in Poland and one in UK. I think my stay in Brighton helped me somewhat. Because when I've first heard the family I was supposed to live with, I didn't understand them at all.
I have left my hometown for studies, and my english education stopped then.
I continue to use english in the Internet, but I do not use it in speech at all, so I have a really horrible pronounciation and accent.
Also, I do know I have trouble with a's, the's etc. And I think I misuse present perfect.
OK, that's enough. I hope somebody will correct me
Winner
Diverse in Unity
It's REDY's thread
Yared
That Guy
That's a very good thread, Winner. I hope someone will point out my mistakes and I will learn something.
I started learning english in kindergarden. I recall the conditions were very bad, we were learning in a gloomy attic. I learned english in primary school as well, but our teacher died in a car accident after two years or so, and it was only at the end of the school that a new teacher was hired. Meanwhile, I started learning at a private (non-public?) school, called Britam. Well, I was supposed to be learning there, but I didn't learn a lot. I managed to pass from one level to another without much learning, despite the fact it was harder than in other english schools - usually one has to get 60% of points at an exam to pass, in my school it was 75%, and, later on, 70%. I wasn't a good student, I wasn't paying attention at all, got C's, and even failed some exams slightly. But my english improved considerably when I started playing Civilisation, and corresponding with various people creating civ2 scenarios. I was sort of forcing them to correspond with me, which was evil, and feel guilty about it, but I did benefit from it. Suddenly my grades started improving, and I was twice one of few people that passed Britam's proficiency course. I do not have any diploma, though, not even First Certificate. You see, my parents were having bad years, and they didn't have money to pay for my english lessons, not to mention FC, AC etc exams. In fact, they didn't pay for my lessons either. I remember my parents were always sending me to talk with the staff of the school about payments. I was very embarassed... and angry, because I believed my older sister should do it too, from time to time. Several times I've payed for my lessons out of my savings, the money I got for birthday etc, just to spare myself the humilation of not being able to explain when we shall pay.
Also, I've been to two summer camps, one in Poland and one in UK. I think my stay in Brighton helped me somewhat. Because when I've first heard the family I was supposed to live with, I didn't understand them at all.
I have left my hometown for studies, and my english education stopped then.
I continue to use english in the Internet, but I do not use it in speech at all, so I have a really horrible pronounciation and accent.
Also, I do know I have trouble with a's, the's etc. And I think I misuse present perfect.
OK, that's enough. I hope somebody will correct me
Nothing wrong really... Just languages are written with capital letters so it's English and not english. It's worth mentioning that in English, IIRC, you pretty much always write words separately or use a hyphen (-). Like home-town and not hometown.
Also, you have some misspells but nothing that can't be avoided by utilizing a spell-checker.
Winner
Diverse in Unity
Shouldn't it be "on the Internet"?
Winner
Diverse in Unity
Also, when is it OK to use "etc.", "and so on" or "and so forth"? I read in the Czenglish textbook that it's quite irritating for native speakers when it's used in non-academic context. Is it true?
Eh? Hometown is a single word. While you're right that compound words are usually written separately or used with a hyphen, hometown is an exception.
Both forms are very common when googled.Winner said:
1,710,000,000 results for "in the internet", 74,500,000 results for "on the internet".
f35acepilot
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That's a very good thread, Winner. I hope someone will point out my mistakes and I will learn something.
I started learning English in kindergarten. I recall the conditions were very bad, as we were learning in a gloomy attic. I learned English in primary school as well, but our teacher died in a car accident after two years or so. It was only at the end of the school year (?) that a new teacher was hired. [This sentence was grammatically correct, just a bit long] Meanwhile, I started learning at a private school, called Britam. Well, I was supposed to be learning there, but I didn't learn a lot. I managed to pass from each level without much learning, despite the fact it was harder than in other English schools - usually one has to get 60% of the points in an exam to pass, but in my school it was 75%, and, later on, 70%. I wasn't a good student; I wasn't paying attention at all, got C's, and even failed some exams slightly. But my English improved considerably when I started playing Civilization (In American English it is spelled with a z; I don't know about British English though), and corresponding with various people who were creating civ2 scenarios. I was sort of forcing them to correspond with me, which was evil, and I feel guilty about it, but I did benefit from it. Suddenly my grades started improving, and twice I was one of few people that passed Britam's proficiency course. I do not have any diploma, though, not even a First Certificate (Not sure what this is, but I haven't been to college). You see, my parents were having a few bad years, and they didn't have enough money to pay for my English lessons, not to mention FC, AC, and other exams. (Kind of odd to use etc. here) In fact, they didn't pay for my lessons either. I remember my parents were always sending me to talk with the staff of the school about payments. I was very embarrassed... and angry, because I believed my older sister should do it too, from time to time. Several times I've payed for my lessons out of my savings, and the money I got for birthday (etc), just to spare myself the humiliation of not being able to explain when we shall pay.
Also, I've been to two summer camps, one in Poland and one in UK. I think my stay in Brighton helped me somewhat, because when I had first heard the family I was supposed to live with, I didn't understand them at all.
I have left my hometown for studies, and my English education stopped then.
I continue to use English in the Internet, but I do not use it in speech at all, so I have really horrible pronunciation and accent.
Also, I do know I have trouble with a's, the's etc. And I think I misuse present perfect.
OK, that's enough. I hope that somebody will correct me
It was pretty good, most of my corrections weren't technically wrong, just a little unclear.
Godwynn
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I think "on" the internet sounds better, but both can work.
When you are giving examples to signify the list goes on and it isn't important. I have to explain this plenty of times to people from Europe like Czechs, Poles, Danes, etc...
Yared
That Guy
http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/home-town
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/home-town
British English > American English
But it's up to you, Redy. I guess I shouldn't complain.
Well, that's where you went wrong.
Yared
That Guy
I don't know what English they are taught in Czech Rep. but that's the one they teach here in Sweden. Also, he said he went to London
classical_hero
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Asking natives, who often abuse the language they speak, is not a good idea. 
Yared
That Guy
Asking natives, who often abuse the language they speak, is not a good idea.
How do you mean?
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