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Milky Posted 20 years ago
Linguistics Studies
Why are you learning English?
Are you learning English with the purpose of integrating into the native-speaker community or for some other goal?
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I am simply interested in learning english, don't know why, but I felt always like that since I was a child: I swear I'm doing it just for myself!
- I am simply interested in learning english, don't know why, but I felt always like that since I was a child: I swear I'm doing it just for myself!
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I am simply interested in learning english, don't know why, but I felt always like that since I was a child: I swear I'm doing it just for myself!
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FrancescaI am simply interested in learning english, don't know why, but I felt always like that since I was a child: I swear I'm doing it just for myself!Thanks for the reply, Francesca. Good luck!
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"Native-speaker community" sounds terribly alluring. All tea and buttered scones...
Wherever did you find it, Milky?
MrP
Wherever did you find it, Milky?
MrP
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MrPedantic"Native-speaker community" sounds terribly alluring. All tea and buttered scones...If Mr P thinks that conforming to native-speaker norms is all tea and buttered scones, there's not much hope for ESL/EFL in Britain.
Wherever did you find it, Milky?
MrP
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I started learning English because I had to. It was a compulsory subject at school. I also realised at a very young age that if I went abroad, I wouldn't be understood speaking Finnish. It's not a good idea to travel to Buenos Aires and try to manage speaking Finnish.
I also have a cornucopia of newspapers, magazines, books and websites available for me in English. And of course English
I also have a cornucopia of newspapers, magazines, books and websites available for me in English. And of course English
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Nona The BritOh Milky, you need to find a sense of humourDon't you think it rather rude
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<It's not a good idea to travel to Buenos Aires and try to manage speaking Finnish.>
Spanish is quite useful around the world.
<However, I wouldn't like it if English were my native language... Hm... I should say my only language. When I check in a hotel with somebody or go shopping with somebody in a foreign country, I kind of like the idea that I can talk freely and no
Spanish is quite useful around the world.
<However, I wouldn't like it if English were my native language... Hm... I should say my only language. When I check in a hotel with somebody or go shopping with somebody in a foreign country, I kind of like the idea that I can talk freely and no
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Don't you think it rather rude and impertinent to suggest that?Maybe even two senses of humour.
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I don't agree with the idea of speaking more than 3 languages, cause the language is not a peace of cake to be learned and completely done by the learner, So it would be a good idea to be perfect in one language while you know a little bit about the others [speaking for instance ] .
And as all of us know that English has became the international Language which most people from all over th
And as all of us know that English has became the international Language which most people from all over th
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