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Iwanttofly4 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
What age does it take for a native speaker to read a novel?
Take an example, 'Atonement' by Ian McEwan.
I am a 22 years old university graduate from Asia but I cannot read it?
It is too hard for me!
Am I a loser?
I am a 22 years old university graduate from Asia but I cannot read it?
It is too hard for me!
Am I a loser?
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You are definitely not a loser! Clearly, from your writing above you have a good command of English. However, understanding a language well enough to write clearly about factual things or everyday life, and to speak understandably about those things, is very different than understanding the nuances of a language well enough to read and understand quality literary works in that language.
- You are definitely not a loser!
- Clearly, from your writing above you have a good command of English.
- However, understanding a language well enough to write clearly about factual things or everyday life, and to speak understandably about those things, is very different than understanding the nuances of a language well enough to read and understand quality literary works in that language.
- The fact that you have mastered English as well as you have, while not being a native speaker, is very commendable.
- Believe it or not, many native English speakers would not understand Atonement in its full meaning, although they might understand the literal meaning of most of the words.
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You are definitely not a loser! Clearly, from your writing above you have a good command of English. However, understanding a language well enough to write clearly about factual things or everyday life, and to speak understandably about those things, is very different than understanding the nuances of a language well enough to read and understand quality literary works in that language. The fa
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