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Philip Low @crobyghost (178) • United States 15 Dec 21

After living here in the USA for nearly five years its interesting how the accents of countries from around the world are influenced by living in another country. I being from New Zealand have noticed this significantly when...

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misreading but not speed reading

hereandthere @hereandthere (45628) • Philippines 3 Sep 19

i have been misreading titles more and more, both online and offline, even if i'm not speed reading. i just had new glasses december last year. for example, i was backreading days-old newspapers in bed (my way of preparing for...

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How many languages can you speak?

cyclopz @cyclopz (251) • Sydney, Australia 18 Aug 19

I can speak Mandarin, Hokkien, English, Filipino but I am really not fluent with them besides my mother tongue. I can speak also a few phrases in Thai, Japanese and Korean but not really good at them. I really like to learn...

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Studying a New Language.

@n.J @Iam_jauntyjen (5452) 28 Apr 18

Hello guys! It’s Saturday afternoon here at my end. I chose to stay home, together with my daughter, instead of tagging along with my husband who is going to meet his childhood friend this afternoon. I have mentioned in my...

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Heterographic Homophones

pgn @pgntwo (22405) • Derry, Northern Ireland 30 Sep 17

Something jolted a memory today, probably an automatic correction of someone misusing "youse" instead of "you", a common occurrence hereabouts. Before long, a newspaper-style headline was rattling around my head: [b]Youse ewes...

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What is your language/dialect?

Flippish @flippish2014 (870) • Quezon City, Philippines 25 Aug 17

My dialect is Tagalog/Filipino. I live in the Philippines. I can speak english but not too fluent. I hope I can improve my english someday. How about you?

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A subtle discrimination

ingrid @ridingbet (66854) • Philippines 7 Aug 17

Have you witnessed a subtle discrimination? I have. This morning, 2 newly-hired nurses came to the ward accompanied by the nurse III supervisor, who was the former clinical coordinator of our college of nursing. Ms. LC, the nurse...

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Are languages just reproduction of sound?

Srinivasan S @seenu97dxb (58) • India 8 Nov 15

When I worked in Middle East Asia, I learned and spoke in Arabic and Filipino languages. Philippines dialect was relatively easier compared to Arabic, because the origin for most of Arabic words differ. While some words are to be...

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was greeted by an American using my dialect with perfect local accent...

Cutie18f @Cutie18f (9546) • Philippines 5 Feb 13

I was shocked to be greeted by an American in my dialect with perfect local accent. I was heading to this office when, from a distance, I saw an American guy walking towards my direction. Since I do not know him, I...

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I am thinking to practice again my English speaking.

airasheila @airasheila (5454) • Philippines 3 Oct 12

Good day Fellow Mylotters, A while ago, me and my sister are chatting. And to my surprised she have started to talked to me in English, so I have responded her in English as well. Instead of talking in our own language, I...

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New Education Directive for Teacher in lower grades in the Philippines

toyota4k @toyota4k (1208) • Philippines 4 Sep 12

Gone are the days when the Filipino classroom was an English speaking institution. Teachers especially from Daycare, Kindergarten and Grade 1 to 3 are now provided with new guidelines on teaching using the native tongue. In the...

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mother tongue

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Use of Mother Tongue in Elementary level...

Firefly @cttolledo (5459) • Legaspi, Philippines 13 Jun 12

New policy was implemented... this is the use of Mother tongue as medium of instruction in elementary Level... This is adopted as effective means of helping the kids to fully understand the lesson.. But, the most affected by...

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Getting lost in translation could get you in trouble...

gloryacam @gloryacam (5540) • Philippines 26 Oct 11

I was answering a post about allergies when I suddenly remembered a scary situation I was in involving a certain kind of fish. In my country, I think there are as many local dialects as there are the number of islands (7100++...

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I hate it when Filipino kids CAN'T speak Filipino!

vesuvius @vesuvius (1677) • Philippines 13 May 11

Last March, I've heard from a friend that one of her acquaintances - a teacher from an international school here in the Philippines - that one major problem with the students is that they keep on failing a subject. I found it...

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how many languages are you using

marianne @ckciasigurl (2080) • Italy 12 May 11

hi mylotter i am using a 5 different languages i am from Philippines and here in the Philippines we are using a Language called "tagalog" this is our common dialect and also i am using ENGLISH language if am in the school same...

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Chat jamaican

originalsmooth @cgrant (270) • Spanish Town, Jamaica 15 Apr 11

Any jamaicans around or people interested in talking jamaican. Jamaicans have a unique language second to none. If you are interested in learning our dialect let me know. longing to have a Jamaican conversation. examples: weh...

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Girls Dem Sugar!!

LaLa Leo @mrscallands22 (2851) • United States 29 Sep 10

I loveeeeeeeeeeeeee the way Jamaicans and fellow Islanders SPEAK! It is sooooo sexy. lol. I love their dialect and how they anunciate their words in such a DIFFERENT way. Lots of Jamaicans speak French, too! I also like the...

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Do U Speak a Dialect and a Standard language at the Same Time?

sallyforward @sallyforward (17) • China 6 Aug 10

Dialects are common in every country and the uniformed language is very important to the united status of the country. So almost all the countries have its only one sound authorized by the government. In China, 56 peoples, despite...

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Why do some people say "aks" instead of "ask"?

sonnetsixtynine @sonnetsixtynine (85) • Philippines 15 Mar 10

I've noticed this a lot on native English speakers. They say "aks" instead of saying "ask". Like, "Can I aks you something?" Why is that?

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Do you always use your dialect to repond to anyone?

berting600 @berting600 (3453) • Philippines 13 Mar 10

I always use my local dialect when responding to anyone in the area,so as the adjacent provinces,because they can still understand your language.When you go to the other provinces,they can still understand what you say,but I am...

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