My English Level is Blossoming
By diamania
@diamania (7011)
Netherlands
November 13, 2010 7:42pm CST
I have these brief and temporary moments in which my English just rocks. In those moments I am able to find just the right words and sentence constructions. Those moments really make me feel a little bit like a native writer. Surely I won't be able to make my pieces of text sound like a native writer simply because I don't have the ability to write sentences that would sound weird to me while native English people can sometimes leave me flabbergasted with sayings and stuff like that.
Have you ever experienced a sudden and mostly temporary blossoming of your level when learning a language?
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13 responses
@daydreamer2004007325 (393)
• Philippines
14 Nov 10
Yeah, after I finished college and got exposed to a lot of english speaking people, that's when my English started to improve. Experience truly is the best teacher ;)
@bobbyfinger (14)
• China
14 Nov 10
i can't agree more .
pritice makes perfect.
i am a student ,but a speak often to improve it
@GardenGerty (157665)
• United States
14 Nov 10
I have never learned to speak a second language. I did study two years of Latin, but it is not a spoken language. Funny thing is, Latin made MY English better. That is because it is the root language of many others. It is not directly the root of English, but if I remember correctly about fifty percent of the words in the English language come from Latin. Spanish, Italian, Romanian, and Portuguese come from Latin as well. I think it is really great that you are having great breakthroughs in your English. You do quite well as I observe from what you post here on MyLot.
@diamania (7011)
• Netherlands
14 Nov 10
Yes indeed Gerty Latin is the root of a lot of languages. It makes you aware of why aspects in language are the way they are. At least that's what I think learning Latin would do for someone speaking native English.
I am glad English is a Germanic Indo-European language mostly based on Latin and not on Roman. Roman languages have difficult verb conjugations. That's my experience of having learned French for 3 years and then quitting it because I just couldn't keep up the pace learning those conjugations, holy cow, that was hard.
Now I am primary concentrated on learning English. I don't even need to follow the courses they give on school. They've become way too easy for me. The only thing I can learn from it is the occasional word I don't know and will probably never use anyway.
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@GardenGerty (157665)
• United States
14 Nov 10
I think as far as language learning goes, you are way ahead of us. Many places in the US quit requiring language learning for college admissions about the time I went to high school. At least in my schools they did. My son took about three years of Spanish, my daughter took both German and Spanish for three or more years. I think that German would be hard to learn and French would be much harder.
@naokokensaku (529)
• Malaysia
14 Nov 10
It sounds like you're getting more comfortable and confident using the language, which is always a good thing. Congratulations!
@hati3kuro (269)
• Malaysia
14 Nov 10
Judging by your number, it's no wonder that by now you should be able to construct sentences with a smooth flow. I'm not an English native speaker myself, and I've been experiencing most of the things that you wrote, but I can say that it's totally agreeable that MyLot has played its part in Blossoming our English, whilst solving lotsa problems too ^^
I'm really happy for you my friend, and congratulations on this huge success of yours.. happy Mylotting and have a nice day!! :DD
@diamania (7011)
• Netherlands
14 Nov 10
Yeah mylot is one of the primary places I learned English fastest. School only gave me the basics. Through writing articles, discussing and looking up words, proverbs and things like that I managed to get my English to a decent level.
Thanks for your contribution!
@vangie26 (445)
• Philippines
14 Nov 10
Doing mylot everyday helps me improvethe use of english language..in writing..thoug it is much harder to speak it with fluency...so i guess writing and speaking should be both practised everyday to be fluent on the language. It is just so overwhelming that now we can see how we can actually construct sentences in english language. And it is because practise makes it perfect. Cheers.
@diamania (7011)
• Netherlands
14 Nov 10
Yeah me too! Talking, for me, is harder than writing. My writings get more expressive as time comes by. A while ago I compared my contributions on a sports forum from 5 years ago and now and the difference is remarkable.
Good luck to you improving English!
@boraitou (19)
• Indonesia
14 Nov 10
i feel it when i read english magazine or an english novel,
it`s beacuse i`m an indonesian so learning english in such a different way is very fun
@se7enthbird (8307)
• Philippines
14 Nov 10
good for you, i dont know if i do blossom at times but i can say that as long as people around me understands me then that is okay. english is not my native tongue so as long as people understands what i can say or what i post then i am happy to communicate with them. i am not good in learning other language all i know is our native tongue and english. my wife knows a little spanish and japanese and for me a person who can handle so many language is cool 
@Ruby722 (796)
• China
15 Nov 10
Of course your english made me a deep impression.It's very native
Unfortunately for me,I still working on it.I dont know how long it gonna take to become writing and talking without think for a moment.Sometimes it's embarrassment
When you want say something but you cound't find an exactly wrods to express yourself.Any piece of advise?
@Cutie18f (9551)
• Philippines
15 Nov 10
Well, it is good to feel like you own the language. It happens when you constantly use the language, read lots of books using the language you want to learn, and by listening and watching TV shows that feature very good speakers of the language.
@2004cqui (2812)
• United States
14 Nov 10
Good for you! What fascinates me is how languages have developed from other languages! Then throw in Chinese and Japanese, both very precise but? English in the states make no rhyme or reason to me! And I was raised here! Bot the study of languages was frowned upon in my family. They didn't understand it.
@ivanmarginal (675)
• Indonesia
15 Nov 10
Hi, I also study English. I'm a student of English department. I've been there for two years. For me, English is so wide. Still there are so many things I should study. I do that convivially since I love English. English is borderless and cool. Good luck for you and your English!
@sravans578s (96)
• India
14 Nov 10
Yes , when I was writing articles I found out that my English is improving .
I am an Indian and English is a standard language regarding me .
@rovered777 (649)
• United States
15 Nov 10
I'm proud of you Diamania. Becoming a native English speaker requires a lot of work and you have succeeded. Through look ups on your work, I feel you are an excellent writer. Your mindset is great, because you still want to perfect it. Some people would just end it there and gradually worsen their abilities. Lots of writing and looking up certain words have helped me become a good writer too. Like you I find it easier to write rather than to speak. I feel your experiences are closely associated with mine, and we both share the goal to succeed further. Are you in school Diamania?
