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Son James Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Choosing subjects when talking with other people???
- Choosing proper subjects when talking with other people.
I’m accustomed to Korean language when I think about something.
We, Korean people, don’t so often use “subjects” when talking with others.
Furthermore, We so often use “something” as subjects even though we’re asked for ours like our family, our company, our society, our history and so on.
1. But when talking with you by English, I so often find that you usually use somebody as subjects in your talks.
2. For example, when you ask me what my job is. (What do you do for your living?),
Japanese and Korean people would answer, “My job is an employee in the textile field”. They try to make English sentences by thinking way of their mother tongue but I know, if you got such question, you would simple answer to me like “I’m working at a textile company”. In fact, choosing something as a subject,and speaking in passive voice, it is really difficult for me and also so hard for listeners to understand what I say.
3. I still feel that this is not a small problem for me. When deeply talking with others for something, I couldn’t choose proper subjects. If I choose improper subjects in my issue, it is so difficult to speak out fluently.
I think that you understand what I’m saying if you have experiences to talk with Japanese or Korean by English.
Could you give me some tips to overcome this problem? I know that I can’t ask you to solve this problem at once. You might say that it depends on type of issue I try to say. I mean, give me some tips or directions. Do I have to find it by myself? Just some tips will be enough.
Thank you in advance for your advices.
I’m accustomed to Korean language when I think about something.
We, Korean people, don’t so often use “subjects” when talking with others.
Furthermore, We so often use “something” as subjects even though we’re asked for ours like our family, our company, our society, our history and so on.
1. But when talking with you by English, I so often find that you usually use somebody as subjects in your talks.
2. For example, when you ask me what my job is. (What do you do for your living?),
Japanese and Korean people would answer, “My job is an employee in the textile field”. They try to make English sentences by thinking way of their mother tongue but I know, if you got such question, you would simple answer to me like “I’m working at a textile company”. In fact, choosing something as a subject,and speaking in passive voice, it is really difficult for me and also so hard for listeners to understand what I say.
3. I still feel that this is not a small problem for me. When deeply talking with others for something, I couldn’t choose proper subjects. If I choose improper subjects in my issue, it is so difficult to speak out fluently.
I think that you understand what I’m saying if you have experiences to talk with Japanese or Korean by English.
Could you give me some tips to overcome this problem? I know that I can’t ask you to solve this problem at once. You might say that it depends on type of issue I try to say. I mean, give me some tips or directions. Do I have to find it by myself? Just some tips will be enough.
Thank you in advance for your advices.
Top answer
You are talking about differences in culture. This is a deep and interesting subject. There is quite a lot of interesting discussion to be found.
- You are talking about differences in culture.
- This is a deep and interesting subject.
- There is quite a lot of interesting discussion to be found.
- As a Korean, do you agree with all these points.
- Or do some of them surprise you?
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You are talking about differences in culture. This is a deep and interesting subject. There is quite a lot of interesting discussion to be found.
As a Korean, do you agree with all these points. Or do some of them surprise you?
Some of the people here on the Forum have actual exper
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Well, I agree with the author’s opinions that Korean people think that a refusal could ruin atmosphere of a community and also the first goal of Korean communication can be sometimes to maintain harmony.
Yes! And also it looks to the Western that the number of Korean people who could be emotional, and easily embarrassed is much bigger.
But for some points, I couldn’t agree with him. T
Yes! And also it looks to the Western that the number of Korean people who could be emotional, and easily embarrassed is much bigger.
But for some points, I couldn’t agree with him. T
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Thank you for your answer,Clive 
. I couldn't understand what you mean by "Can you eg try to listen for 'you', and try to rep
. I couldn't understand what you mean by "Can you eg try to listen for 'you', and try to rep00
It's simple. If someone asks you a question like "What do you do for a living?" or "Where did you go to school?", use the word you in the question as a reminder to answer with a sentence using I, like "I work in the textile industry" or "I went to Columbia University for undergrad".
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When someone asks me about myself, it is not difficult to remind me of using the subject "I". But when someone asks me for my country, school or something, it is not easy job. Anyway, you've given me a big hint. Thanks to you, I feel that choosing proper subjects depends on the questions which are given to me. Let me practice it more at first.
Thank you for giving me a big hint, CSynder
Thank you for giving me a big hint, CSynder
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