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 Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 6:32 am
I'll also be glad to help anyone with English (it'll be American English) that wants/needs help. Feel free to PM me about it.
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 2:05 am
English is my second language, as well. smile
I think English really isn't that difficult to learn. Usually, the main problems people have with English are with the tenses. But those aren't that bad either; you just have to make a bit of an effort...
English grammar is quite easy, compared to grammar of many other languages.
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 3:14 am
Bloodless Amber Usually, the main problems people have with English are with the tenses. Speaking of which, Finnish has no future tense. If necessary, you can get around that by using the verb tulla, meaning "come": "Niin tulee tapahtumaan.""That will come to pass." But the idea of a grammatical convention to indicate future events used to confuse me a little when I first began to learn English. (Incidentally, our word for "future" is tulevaisuus, quite literally "that which is coming".)
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 3:18 am
I can help with English! ^^ It is my first language... And I'm actually ashamed of that. domokun I wish I grew up with a foreign language like most the people here. razz Lol. At least when I'm older and move somewhere else I can say I grew up with a foreign language(to them). biggrin That'll be fun. The thought encourages me to learn more. whee
Whee I'm babbling... xd Oh well I'll submit 'cause...
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I'm babbling again... sweatdrop *bad habbit*
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 4:24 am
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 5:45 am
Bloodless Amber Arabic has no present tense. You can, however, use future tense as present tense. It's the other way around in our language. "Mies astuu ovesta" could mean both "a man steps through the door" or "a man will step through the door": there's no way of knowing, apart from the context. Quote: I mean, what does the fact some languages don't have a future or a present tense mean? An emphasis on either the status quo remaining the same in perpetuity or the futility of planning far ahead, perhaps. Quote: Languages have lots of sub-text in them, and they say much about the people who speak them. The everyday imagery that native speakers take for granted occasionally fascinates me. For example, the Finnish word for "horizon" is taivaanranta, meaning "heaven's shore", which ties in with the ancient cosmology. Yet hardly ever does anyone even pause to think about its etymology.
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 1:33 pm
Atashi wa Kitsunya desu And I'm actually ashamed of that. domokun lol... English is my 2nd language, of which I am terribly ashamed. crying Ah well... soon French will be my new first language ninja and Russian (which is it at the moment my first language) will become my 2nd, and English my 3rd... pirate
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Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 12:07 pm
Proudly, hun, you're not just obsessed, you're overly obsessed and that is bad for your health.
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Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 2:02 pm
HellsBitch Proudly, hun, you're not just obsessed, you're overly obsessed and that is bad for your health. ... how am I too obsessed? sweatdrop
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Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 2:42 am
Proudly_Jewish Atashi wa Kitsunya desu And I'm actually ashamed of that. domokun lol... English is my 2nd language, of which I am terribly ashamed. crying Ah well... soon French will be my new first language ninja and Russian (which is it at the moment my first language) will become my 2nd, and English my 3rd... pirate Wow. o.o! I didn't know it could change. xd ! In that case I wish my first language will eventually be... ninja Portuguese! *shot* But first I have to learn it. gonk *runs to the Portuguese general discussion*
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Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 8:17 am
Atashi wa Kitsunya desu Proudly_Jewish Atashi wa Kitsunya desu And I'm actually ashamed of that. domokun lol... English is my 2nd language, of which I am terribly ashamed. crying Ah well... soon French will be my new first language ninja and Russian (which is it at the moment my first language) will become my 2nd, and English my 3rd... pirate Wow. o.o! I didn't know it could change. xd ! In that case I wish my first language will eventually be... ninja Portuguese! *shot* But first I have to learn it. gonk *runs to the Portuguese general discussion* lol... it can, but it very rarely does. if it does, it means that you know your new langauge much better than any other language, and that you feel most comfortable communicating in your new language. ninja
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Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 10:11 am
Proudly_Jewish HellsBitch Proudly, hun, you're not just obsessed, you're overly obsessed and that is bad for your health. ... how am I too obsessed? sweatdrop
You think french and languages in general is as important as oxygen? I thought I was crazy for being obsessesed with english, but you... damn girl!
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Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 3:01 pm
HellsBitch Proudly_Jewish HellsBitch Proudly, hun, you're not just obsessed, you're overly obsessed and that is bad for your health. ... how am I too obsessed? sweatdrop
You think french and languages in general is as important as oxygen? I thought I was crazy for being obsessesed with english, but you... damn girl!Of course French is as important as oxygen confused I can't breathe without my pwwecious Fwwance crying
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Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 1:48 am
Proudly_Jewish Of course French is as important as oxygen confused I can't breathe without my pwwecious Fwwance crying Hmm. A world where language is literally vital... There might be a story in that.
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Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2005 2:32 pm
GrimGent Proudly_Jewish Of course French is as important as oxygen confused I can't breathe without my pwwecious Fwwance crying Hmm. A world where language is literally vital... There might be a story in that. Oooh, do you like writing? smile
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