Originally posted by ivan2908It should read "learning English" or "learning the English language". Also, you should have written "The idea is that..." and "help interested people correct...". Also, the end should read "grammar, syntax and vocabulary".
This is the thread for learning English language. Idea is that (only when you are sure you are right, and preferably your first language is English) you help interested people to correct their grammar, syntax, vocabulary.
Just comment post above you and find mistakes. It should be fun and educative !
Thanks !
P. S. Where did I go wrong ? 😛
What rule am I breaking? I do it intentionally because I think it's a dumb rule.
Originally posted by AThousandYoungI totally agree with you about that "rule". I think it was invented by someone with no common sense, but no one had the guts to tell him and so it stuck.
It should read "learning English" or "learning the English language". Also, you should have written "The idea is that..." and "help interested people correct...". Also, the end should read "grammar, syntax and vocabulary".
What rule am I breaking? I do it intentionally because I think it's a dumb rule.
Originally posted by ivan2908It should read thus:
This is the thread for learning English language. Idea is that (only when you are sure you are right, and preferably your first language is English) you help interested people to correct their grammar, syntax, vocabulary.
Just comment post above you and find mistakes. It should be fun and educative !
Thanks !
P. S. Where did I go wrong ? 😛
Ya'll don't talk no English no good no how. Now listen up good while we trash talk yer bad grammer and spellin.
Originally posted by duecerNo she isn't. She has made at least one error that was pointed out. However she immediately accepted that she had made an error and wasn't remotely precious about it which differentiates her from 99% of the posters on this forum.
English isn't Nordlys' first language, and she does it all the time😕 and she's always right😞
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Originally posted by mikelomone too many commas.... it should read...
This is the thread for learning the English language. The idea is, only when you are sure you are right, and preferably if your first language is English, that you may help interested people to correct their grammar, syntax and vocabulary.
-M.
This is the thread for learning the English language. The idea is, only when you are sure you are right and preferably if your first language is English, that you may help interested people to correct their grammar, syntax and vocabulary.
apology accepted Mike
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Originally posted by ivan2908Why do almost all posts stray so far from the original topic?
Why almost all posts go so far compared to it's original idea ?
The answer to that question lies in the concept of the General forum, where "off-topic" is indicated in the options listed in the sub-heading.
Serious discussions are expected to take place only in certain other forums.
As a side issue, it's original idea highlights the difficulty most people have with the apostrophe. If the phrase "it has" or "it is" cannot be substituted, there should be no apostrophe within the possessive pronoun "its".
Originally posted by MissOleumI don't think it much matter which forum you're in.
Why [b]do almost all posts stray so far from the original topic?
The answer to that question lies in the concept of the General forum, where "off-topic" is indicated in the options listed in the sub-heading.
Serious discussions are expected to take place only in certain other forums.
As a side issue, it's original idea highl ...[text shortened]... nnot be substituted, there should be no apostrophe within the possessive pronoun "its".[/b]
A great many participants (which in this instance could be read as "combatants"😉 find themselves unable to reasonably debate an issue to conclusion, having (for example) limited knowledge in the subject at hand, and so resort to scoring points off another via highly influential tangential issues....such as how big their bum is.
Originally posted by ivan2908Say instead:
I was pretty good in English in past years. I am very bad now. I understand everything, but my spelling, grammar etc. is just BAD.
My English was pretty good in the past. It's very bad now.
Don't change the second sentence, it's exactly right as it is.