English not your native language?

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by yangyang, Jun 21, 2007.

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Is English not your native language?

  1. Yes, it is.

    30.8%
  2. No, it is not.

    69.2%
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  1. iamdot

    iamdot Peon

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    #21
    it is mine!
     
    iamdot, Jun 26, 2007 IP
  2. Rohit patel

    Rohit patel Prominent Member

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    #22
    Well English isn't my native language. My native Language is Gujarati.:)
     
    Rohit patel, Jun 26, 2007 IP
  3. imteaz

    imteaz Notable Member

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    #23
    Same here, English is not my native language. i can not write any article:(
    i can write some english words but without grammar, and i can not speak english very well.
     
    imteaz, Jun 26, 2007 IP
  4. lojadeluxo

    lojadeluxo Well-Known Member

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    #24
    Portuguese is my first language...
    I can´t write articles...
     
    lojadeluxo, Jun 26, 2007 IP
  5. guy123

    guy123 Guest

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    #25
    you sound pretty good there... but you probably proof read it 10 times just for this thread ;) haha just kidding. But seriously, you write better than most American kids
     
    guy123, Jun 26, 2007 IP
  6. rochow

    rochow Notable Member

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    #26
    English is my native language.

    I don't mind it when others write English and it's not perfect (such as the poll question which could have been written better!)

    It's just when people write like a retard that it bugs me, for example: im gona go 2 da shps n by sme stuf. Don't be LAZY! :)
     
    rochow, Jun 26, 2007 IP
  7. damien

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    #27
    do how learnn english you?

    writing i try to do - but fail always

    ideas not of you?

    haha, jk ^

    English is my native language, as I live in the states. I know a little bit of Spanish. I wish I knew other languages though.
     
    damien, Jun 26, 2007 IP
  8. Felu

    Felu Peon

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    #28
    English isn't my native language. But I guess I'm quite good at it.
    I agree with rochow. 1-2 years ago, I used to be like those retards. They think being lazy is cool. I found it to be annoying rather.

    Btw why enable multiple choices for the poll?
     
    Felu, Jun 26, 2007 IP
  9. hairatheesh

    hairatheesh Peon

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    #29
    yeah for me too ..english is not my mother tongue .. but now am lot more better than before ... i improved my enlish in college and i fund its ok ..but still i have work out my vacabulary ...its long way to go ....
     
    hairatheesh, Jun 26, 2007 IP
  10. Katy

    Katy Moderator Staff

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    Katy, Jun 27, 2007 IP
  11. ThisIsMe

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    #31
    I found this on the net:

    In guestbooks, message boards, chat-rooms et cetera we often see people apologizing for their English. There is no need to do that. Keep in mind that most native speakers are impressed when foreigners try to speak their language. Everyone having tried to learn a new language knows how difficult it can be. If people correct you then appreciate their help. If people criticize or laugh at you, then they are only showing their lack of understanding that the English language is full of variations. Besides, even though the root is the same, our branches are different: Never apologize for your English to the Americans, the British, the Australians or the Canadians because we do not use "their" English. We use "our" English - the WORLD-English! The only purpose of the World-English is to communicate and be understood! We do not need to care about grammar or spelling because our only concern is to put our ideas across to others.

    So go on - talk and write. Communicate with other people and leave the concept of grammatical correctness to the native speakers of British and American English!
     
    ThisIsMe, Jun 27, 2007 IP
  12. deluxdon

    deluxdon Catch Me If You Can...!!!™ Staff

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    #32
    English is not my native language. Gujrati is my first native language. I can speak gujrati,hindi very well.

    I can't speak english fluently but write it very well ;)
     
    deluxdon, Jun 27, 2007 IP
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    francesca010104 Banned

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    #33
    although english was not your native language, we should know about it, now that it was consider as our second Language.

    I remember my English professor said:
    "Make no mistake of saying that English is a foreign language rather
    our second language"
     
    francesca010104, Jun 27, 2007 IP
  14. mak445

    mak445 Banned

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    #34
    English is my native language
     
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  15. ichigo

    ichigo Well-Known Member

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    #35
    its my second language.
     
    ichigo, Jun 27, 2007 IP
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    dhruv37 Well-Known Member

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    #36
    No, English is not my native language, Gujarati is my native language.
     
    dhruv37, Jun 27, 2007 IP
  17. Flask

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    #37
    English isn't my native language either too, but I like to learn it and to read, also to watch english movie.
     
    Flask, Jun 27, 2007 IP
  18. The Webmaster

    The Webmaster IdeasOfOne

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    #38
    English is not my second language even, its my third Language..
     
    The Webmaster, Jun 27, 2007 IP
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    #39
    Being born in England means I am a native speaker of English but can speak some basic French which I learnt in school.

    Bonjour ;)
     
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  20. 8everything

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    #40
    Canadian born, hence either English or French is my native language :D English is my first and French would be my secondary language.
     
    8everything, Jun 27, 2007 IP