poor english - major problem

@zills66 (1419)
Saudi Arabia
January 11, 2011 5:33am CST
i work in a big chemical company where about 60 nationalities employed around the world. with the use of english langauge, we make business. improper use of course are not accounted - it could disgrace your department. my english is poor and that is my major problem lol...
4 responses
lazette
@lazette (216)
• Philippines
11 Jan 11
Well, you better start brushing up on your English. The best way to learn is to actually be around a community that will speak English with you 24/7. If you make grammatical errors, they can correct you and guide you to the right path. English is an easy language to learn, even if it is hard to perfect.
zills66
@zills66 (1419)
• Saudi Arabia
11 Jan 11
oh i think english is the hardest language to learn..
lazette
@lazette (216)
• Philippines
11 Jan 11
I think it will depend on your environment. I was friends with English-speaking kids when I was in Grade 4, and spent my school life with them until high school, so you get what I mean. In my opinion, the way you write English is still better compared to some.
zills66
@zills66 (1419)
• Saudi Arabia
12 Jan 11
you know english is not my mother tongue so when i first land into a job that does not use my own language, i almost bleed and just wanted to evaporate.. lol
r4v3n_
@r4v3n_ (178)
• United States
15 Jan 11
We Filipinos does not take it a problem because we are teached to speak english from nursery to college thats why we are all prepared internationally. So i can say that all Filipinos are globally competitive.
zills66
@zills66 (1419)
• Saudi Arabia
15 Jan 11
good for filipinos and thanks for the information.
zills66
@zills66 (1419)
• Saudi Arabia
15 Jan 11
but next time, check your tenses of verb okay
aprilsong
@aprilsong (1884)
• China
12 Jan 11
Hi,i think when you got a right environment,it is not a hard thing to learn languages. I guess there are lots of people who are from english-speaking countries,right?If so,you can learn form them at the free time.Don't be shy,open your mouth,when make a mistake,just corret it.I think you will got the ability to speak flute spoken english not long after.
zills66
@zills66 (1419)
• Saudi Arabia
12 Jan 11
getting used to write using the said language is the hardest thing to do. harder than speaking. i used to interract with the native speakers most of the time though the written is a long shot. i never tried to exchange with them other than business purposes which the contents are being repeated. like a template and just a matter of patching and filling. so, it is monotonous no new things added. wherein, if we try to communicate with them written not only to mingle and interract with them, i think that is the best.
Blacksun310
@Blacksun310 (559)
• Philippines
11 Jan 11
I think they should understand your situation. Your country's primary language is not English right? It is their problem if they criticize badly the speeches with wrong grammars of you. Since there are mixed nationalities in just one company, it should be a consideration. Of course you may always be embarrassed. But you and the will get used to it.