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Dryasanne Posted 15 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing

Is this Norwegian ?

I desperately want to speak english fluently, I am 55 and short of time...
I desperatly want to write english, last time I learnt some english was at my children school back in 1972 ...

Ok, I guess that was kind of "trøndersk", this is my first attempt in writing proper english - english (I dont want the us version):

"Suddenly, it rained. I had just prepared for a nice eating at the pond accompanied by a couple of mallards. Instead a dry spot under a dense bamboo nearby had to suffice for my luncheon. Luckily, the rain didn´t last long, I hasted further up in the hillside. On the map it looked like a second entrance could be found close to the summit. Indeed, it was, but very much closed by chains ! Ok, I had seen the entire botanical garden in Rome, I had to walk down to Porta Settimiana and follow the long and winding road of Via G. Garribaldi to the top of Janiculum."

I guess I have lot of work to do :-)

If I could get a patient grandma or --dad from e.g. Oxford, perhapse I some day could happen to learn to write this lovely language ....

Thank you from Norge!

Arild and Borga (doggie)
  

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Hello, Arild - and welcome to English Forums. Short of time at only 55? I hope not; otherwise, I ran out of time long ago and am only dust in a jar now.

  • Hello, Arild - and welcome to English Forums.
  • Short of time at only 55?
  • I hope not; otherwise, I ran out of time long ago and am only dust in a jar now.
  • Suddenly, it rained.
  • I had just prepared to picnic at the pond with a couple of mallards.
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Hello, Arild - and welcome to English Forums. Short of time at only 55? I hope not; otherwise, I ran out of time long ago and am only dust in a jar now.

Suddenly, it rained. I had just prepared to picnic at the pond with a couple of mallards. Instead, I had to huddle in a dry spot under a dense bamboo nearby. Luckily, the rain didn't last long, and

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