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Name: Anonymous 2013-03-30 18:47

In this thread, we attempt to learn to read, write, and speak English, a language which would be very useful to know. It is widely spoken throughout the world.

Do you speak English? Are you fluent? What resources did you use to learn? Can you give some examples in this thread? Posts some useful links.

Let's help each other out and learn a new language.

Name: Anonymous 2013-05-12 22:22

>>40
Thanks.

Next question of mine. http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/owe
>I'm still owed three days' leave.

What does "'" mean after "days"?

Name: Anonymous 2013-05-12 22:39

I have understood. It is a plural possessive.

Name: Anonymous 2013-05-17 3:30

good site to learn pronunciation

http://www.forvo.com/

Name: Anonymous 2013-05-17 3:35

My english status:
Reading: good
Listening: regular
Pronunciation: regular. I need to improve.
Conversation: so so ;/
Writing: bad :(

Name: Anonymous 2013-05-22 9:06

A question for natives. Why do you use 'have' for perfect? Intuitively, do you understand 'have' in 'I have eaten' as same as 'have' in 'I have a car'?

Name: Anonymous 2013-05-22 17:38

>>45
No, it is simply a part of our grammar. We understand them as different parts of speech. More specifically, we wait until the next word and then our brains automatically put it in the correct context.

Name: !denX47.muQ 2013-05-23 0:45

>>45
English is a Germanic language.
Go ask the Germans why they use haben for their perfect.

Name: Anonymous 2013-05-23 23:31

Does anyone want to exchange languages?

I am native to English language and would love to learn German.

Name: Anonymous 2013-05-26 0:52

>>48

I wanna! but... I don't speak german hahaha

Name: Anonymous 2013-05-26 2:15

>>48
SORRY NO NAZIS HERE!

Name: Anonymous 2013-06-02 12:17

Do you speak English?

That's strange question for this board.

Are you fluent?

For from it. Probably, around intermediate/upper intermediate.
And I'm not used to speaking English, so my accent would be awful.

What resources did you use to learn?

I mostly learned it during highschool: we had quite awesome English teachers. Last two years we didn't speak in our native language(Russian) during the classes when it was not completely necessary.

I mostly just chat on reddit, 4chan, et al.

Can you give some examples in this thread?

If only. For words I usually use google's "define: term" search. For grammar, when I bothered to check it, I use google too.

For Russian speakers I can advise Multitran, e.g.:

http://www.multitran.ru/c/m.exe?l1=1&l2=2&s=chick

It shows not only translation, but also context for the translation.

Name: Russian 2013-06-07 9:24

Which phrase is correct, "as effective as and as qualitative as possible" or "as effective and qualitative as possible"? Or both are wrong?

Also is it correct to start a question with "or" in English?

Name: Anonymous 2013-06-07 11:52

>>53
Both are grammatical and share the exact same meaning.

The more "common" of the two in writing is the latter where the second "as" is omitted. It's simply redundant. But it isn't rare to hear the first sentence used in speaking when the second item (qualitativeness) is being emphasized.

And it is entirely possible to start a question with "or" but the different "rules" apply for beginning any sentence with a common contractions (and, but, or) in formal writing.

Name: Anonymous 2013-06-07 14:45

>>52
mmm ukranian girls <3

Name: Anonymous 2013-06-07 16:14

Can someone tells us what do these symbols mean in English.
They're from my friend's shinai bag.

Thanks in advance

http://i41.tinypic.com/kao780.jpg

Name: Anonymous 2013-06-07 16:14

Can someone tells us what do these symbols mean in English.
They're from my friend's shinai bag.

Thanks in advance

http://i41.tinypic.com/kao780.jpg

Name: Anonymous 2013-06-07 16:15

safjafdu

Name: Anonymous 2013-07-15 14:44

Bumpeth

Name: Anonymous 2013-07-15 20:43

Yes?

Name: Anonymous 2013-07-16 0:36

I think I am fluent but still I have feeling I am making some stupid grammar mistakes all the time. Most people say my English is better than average American, but it doesn't console me much, because I know average American's English is awful.

I would like to ask, did I put the commas on right places?

Name: Anonymous 2013-07-16 15:42

>>61
A comma can go before a subordinating conjunction (like you have before "but") but (<see) it isn't always necessary or correct.

The only "errors" in your post are  with articles and  preposition. "...did I put the commas on right places?" should be "in the right places" and "but still I have feeling" should be "but still I have a feeling", "average American's" should be "the average American's", etc.

Name: Anonymous 2013-07-17 4:55

>>62
Okay thanks. The articles are another problem too, because my native language doesn't have anything similar.

Name: Anonymous 2013-10-17 2:58

What is the difference between α (ah) и ʌ (uh)? For me, they seem to be identical.

Name: Anonymous 2013-10-17 3:01

>и
Sorry, I meant 'and'.

Name: Anonymous 2013-10-17 5:28

Do native speakers make the mistakes like missing -s in verbs before it/he/she? how often?

Name: Anonymous 2013-10-17 5:30

>>66
Can you give an example of what you're referring to?

Name: Anonymous 2013-10-17 5:39

>>67
For example, "She meet him", "do John like cats?", "He like it".

Name: Anonymous 2013-10-17 5:53

>>68
Oh, those.  In teacher's language those are called "subject-verb agreement errors", and they're quite rare among native speakers.

Name: Anonymous 2013-10-17 6:33

>>66
>-s in verbs before it/he/she
fuck. I confused 'before' with 'after'.

Name: Anonymous 2013-10-17 9:29

>>69
those are called "subject-verb agreement errors", and they're quite rare among native speakers.
are they quite rare both in speaking and writing?

Name: Anonymous 2013-10-17 10:54

>>71
More common in writing, but only as a typo. Some ebonics speakers will omit the -s naturally in speech though.

Name: Anonymous 2013-10-18 5:01

What does "I wrote a book" mean? Is it correct to say like this?

Name: Anonymous 2013-10-18 5:02

>>73
"I wrote a book"
Sorry, I meant "I write a book".

Name: Anonymous 2013-10-18 8:22

>>74
Someone who says "I write a book" intends to mean that they are currently in the process of writing or composing a book, likely in fulfillment of the questions "What is your job?" or "What do you do for work?".

Name: Anonymous 2013-10-18 9:04

>>75
currently in the process of writing or composing a book
Then what is the difference between "I write a book" and "I'm writing a book"?

Name: Anonymous 2013-10-18 9:13

In the movie one man drinks coffee with one woman and says "I'm writing a book", but he was not writing it at that moment. Why didn't he say "I write a book"?

Name: Anonymous 2013-10-18 10:40

>>77
see
>>21
>>22

Name: Anonymous 2013-10-18 10:41

>>76
"I write a book" is what the person does. "I'm writing a book" is what they are doing (thought not necessarily NOW or at that moment, books obviously take a long time to write and they are just in the process of doing it).

Name: Anonymous 2013-10-18 16:26

>>77
I don't think "I write a book" is something most people would say. Most people would say "I'm writing a book" or "I write books". Same with a word like painting; most people would say "I paint pictures" or "I'm painting a picture", not "I paint a picture".
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