Originally posted by NordlysI agree with you, Nordlys. To speak fluently any language you must to have a good arsenal of modisms at the tip of your tongue, and a nice vocaboulary at hand. Plus a good pronunciation and accent.
That's true for many people, but I have always found the opposite to be true for myself, and I know I am not the only one.
As far as I can't speak english everyday, my command of english is becoming poorer day after day.
So I try my best writing in english. To write a simple paragraph in english takes me 10-20 minutes.
In spite of it, I feel happy if the people that has english as the first language can extract some sense from my posts.
- J
Originally posted by CrazyLilTingI honestly think you've improved since I first read you here. These forums are good practice, so keep posting and reading.
I agree with you, Nordlys. To speak fluently any language you must to have a good arsenal of modisms at the tip of your tongue, and a nice vocaboulary at hand. Plus a good pronunciation and accent.
As far as I can't speak english everyday, my command of english is becoming poorer day after day.
So I try my best writing in english. To write a simple pa ...[text shortened]... the people that has english as the first language can extract some sense from my posts.
- J
Originally posted by sasquatch672you are trying to make fun from a typo?
You can't "whish" to do anything. That's a Batman comic book sound, but not a word. It's "wish". And you can't really "wish" to stand corrected. You can wish to "be" corrected. But wishing to stand corrected, well, it's like - it's not really anything. If you get corrected, then you stand corrected. But you can't wish to stand corrected.
Got it there, hopalong?
I humble think you have better things to do.
- J
Originally posted by StarrmanI disagree with you on this point, but you may be correct.
Only if you actually desire to be physically standing in a newly acheived position, deemed correct, where previously the position was incorrect. For example, if you were a little too far away from a cliff edge and there really was a god, you'd wish to stand corrected, thus enhancing your chances of an accidental fall.
It is not commonly associated with positions of theory, concept or conversation.
It sounds as if, using your logic, it would be incorrect to say, "I stand corrected."
Now, people say that all of the time. For that matter people say "I wish to stand corrected" as well. The Supreme Court of the State of Hawaii used that exact phrase in one of their decisions.
It's possible that people use the phrase fairly regularly and it is incorrect. I don't know for sure and I'm not Bowmann or Nordlys and therefore have little interest in dissecting sentences.
Originally posted by sasquatch672do you really think that you are making me a favour treating me as challenged?
Of course not. It's not nice to make fun of...ahm...challenged people. I was helping you.
If you are trying to be sarcastic, forget it.
I'm not mentally impaired.
If you really want to be of some help. reword your posting. I can't imagine you being so stupid to no understand what sarcasm is in an aparently "innocent" post is.
- J