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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

I know English

Could you be so kind to help me answer the following question: If I say that I know English (the English language), does it mean that I know it well enough only to understand quite easy things and to speak primitive English? Does the sentence "I know English" imply such a connotation?
Thanks in advance.
  

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'I know English' is an unusual thing to say. '

— Mister Micawber

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'I know English' is an unusual thing to say. Use 'I speak English well / a little / poorly / fluently / etc.'
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AnonymousIf I say that I know English ...
I take 'know (a language)' to mean a very thorough knowledge that includes being able to speak easily and fluently and being able to understand almost all spoken language.

For example, I can hold my own in French for most purposes relevant to tourists in Paris, and I can read a French novel or newspaper withou
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