English, how good is your writing and speaking?

@megaplaza (1441)
Nigeria
July 5, 2009 5:19pm CST
I am not a native english man, i 've my own language. I learnt english in school. I think i can write well, but make alot of grammatical errors while speaking. My spelling is also okay.
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• United States
5 Jul 09
I would have to say I am better at spoken over written. This is mostly because I get caught up in a thought and unless I really concentrate I usually miss the punctuation and things like that, but oh well Im not an english teacher so it does not matter that much to me.
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@megaplaza (1441)
• Nigeria
5 Jul 09
But do you see the need for you to improve in ur writing, reading, speaking and spelling
• United States
5 Jul 09
One can always find ways to better themselves unless perfect I am no different. yet on the other hand I am ok with it I think the point is more important than a period.
@kad666 (172)
• Canada
5 Jul 09
I think my english is not that bad,but not that good too,my first language is french and i think you make less grammatical error than me well this is what i think,and i dont speak often in english but i try to listen the more movies in english as i can to help me understanding english in a better way.
@megaplaza (1441)
• Nigeria
6 Jul 09
Men, i got to sleep. I ve been fighting off sleep for 3 hour now. Am sorry i wont comment here again till next 6 or 7 hour. See you then, i promise to comment and join u guys morrow. Happy mylotting, keep on discussing
@donsky14 (5947)
• Philippines
5 Jul 09
Hmmm..its not my first language either. I guess I'm okay with english, cause I'm a call center agent...lol. I speak with American technicians every night.
@megaplaza (1441)
• Nigeria
5 Jul 09
That 'll be a nightmare for me cos american are too fast when speaking. I 've a white prof in uni, ppl skip his class cos wat he says doesnt make sense to them.
@megaplaza (1441)
• Nigeria
5 Jul 09
That 'll be a nightmare for me cos american are too fast when speaking. I 've a white prof in uni, ppl skip his class cos wat he says doesnt make sense to them.
@donsky14 (5947)
• Philippines
6 Jul 09
Its just a matter of getting use to it I guess. I watch a lot of english movies, its a great way of being familiar with the language.
@gracie04 (4549)
• Philippines
5 Jul 09
Well, I am a Filipino and English is my second language.. Honestly, i am not fluent in speaking and writing as well.. you know, if given a wonderful opportunity I would like to enroll into an English program and be very good at it.. English is a universal language.. the majority can speak and write english..
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@megaplaza (1441)
• Nigeria
5 Jul 09
What about reading are u okay. Well i know that with practice my speaking 'll be perfect.
@jb78000 (15139)
6 Jul 09
it is my first language and i've taught tefl and esol for years. i can now speak spanish but i think i still make about 2 mistakes per word when i have a conversation. learning another language is fairly difficult but if your mistakes don't stop someone understanding what you're saying then don't worry too much about them.
@megaplaza (1441)
• Nigeria
6 Jul 09
You are making sense, i think i found speaking hard cos i dont like physical 1 on 1 communication. Even in my native language i mumble and jumble words, which i 'll attribute to not being social
@jb78000 (15139)
6 Jul 09
this helps some people - when you are speaking another language you can pretend you are acting a part. you don't have to behave like you normally do, you are speaking in a different way so you could just work with that.
• Philippines
5 Jul 09
I'm a Filipino and English is our second language. But, I'm not really good in spoken english. I'm not that fluent. Although, I can easily express myself using the english language. That's why I'm working now as a Email and Chat Support representative.
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@megaplaza (1441)
• Nigeria
5 Jul 09
I guess you can write well more than you can speak.
@mama_bear (1118)
• Canada
5 Jul 09
i love the english language it is my first language. i love everything about it, even the old english.i also love those words that no one really seems to use. i am a writer myself, i cannot imagine not being able to read or write english.
@flaky03 (225)
• Philippines
5 Jul 09
I'm a Filipino and English is my second major language. I'm working as a technical support agent here in the Philippines and at first, I found it hard to learn this universal language. However, I found expressing myself in English through verbal easier rather than written. It is because when you speak in English, you will tend to rely on how you will sound as where as in writing, you'll try to incorporate the rules of grammar and i find the last very hard.
@megaplaza (1441)
• Nigeria
6 Jul 09
I prefer writing to speaking