Hello to all members who are not native English speaker and thanks to native!!
By aaidjs
@aaidjs (1149)
Croatia (Hrvatska)
November 2, 2007 9:29pm CST
Hello,as you can see I am not native English speaker!!I made a lot of mistake with a grammar or spell!During my life a had some rally funny stories with my English!!Thanks to all polite people I didn't feel so bed!!Here is one off my funny story's;That was about 15 years ago,my hubby and me was at very nice new year party which was organized by one of big international organization!!We was in the hall and my hubby went to store our umbrellas, I was alone and I was introduce to one of respected member from a well known foreign country!!I tried to have a nice conversation and I start with place from which I came!!to be more informative I said that I came from suit part of country/i wanted to tell from south/!!He didn't understand me well and I repeated!!He was so polite and star a new conversation about his family and children!!During whole nigh I was not thinking about that conversation but ....after at my home,I prepared for bed I had a bright moment and I remembered the right word!!I told all to my hubby and he told me not to worry:you usually make worse mistakes!!Thanks God I usually don't know that I mace mistakes!!The question is how the native speakers can be so polite and they don't smile in my face!!Thanks to all of you who are so kind and polite!!Warm Regards Silvana
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@gorgeousdreamer (1034)
• Philippines
3 Nov 07
I'm not also a native speaker of english. I'm from the Philippines. But I practice my English by reading english books and magazines, watching english movies. I can also practice my English through mylot. I always post replies to discussions. I think my English gets better and better. So, I suggest you can practice your English with the help of mylot. Try to post replies to discussions that you are interested with. You can also read other people's discussion. By reading their discussions, there are times that you can check their grammar if it's correct or not. And sometimes you can also learn from discussions. I hope my advice will help you improve your English.
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@janderson730 (34)
• United States
3 Nov 07
I like reading the discussions of someone who is not a native speaker. I am a fan of foreign accents and I almost imagine the accent as I'm reading the discussions. You'll get there Silvana! I think you're sweet! And gorgeousdreamer, you sound like you're doing a fantastic job. I can barely tell!
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@williamjisir (22819)
• China
4 Nov 07
Morning aaidjs. I am not a native-English speaker, either, but I love English and consider it the most beautiful language and I love to use it every day for more practice to improve my English level in all directions, like listening, speaking, reading and writing. And Mylot is a very nice platform for me to practise my written English and helps make my mind more active in English.
I think that it is quite ok for us to make some mistakes in spelling and grammar as it is not our native language. Even in our native language, we can still make some mistakes. So just feel good about it, my dear aaidis friend.
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@williamjisir (22819)
• China
4 Nov 07
That is my denim shirt, my favorite casual shirt with my khaki casual trousers. I was standing under the willow tree on campus and I took the photo by myself. hehe. Thanks for asking, dear friend.
@veronica_56 (31)
• China
4 Nov 07
Hello,i have the same problem with you,i always made mistake with a grammer!!However,i am major in English,and
my oral english also very poor,because i am afraid to make grammer mistake and can't make the foreigner understand what i said!!!
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@aaidjs (1149)
• Croatia (Hrvatska)
4 Nov 07
Hello Dear,I welcome you in MyLot family!!Believe me I am not afraid and you have no reason to be afraid too!!Members from MyLot are so nice and they are very polite!!Just start your discussion!!I will be with you as a friend!!Happy posting!!Regards Silvana
@veronica_56 (31)
• China
5 Nov 07
Thank u for your encourage!!All the people very nice,and i am very happy to do your friends!wishing you have a nice day!
@raijin (10345)
• Philippines
3 Nov 07
English language is just about a second and/or third language in my country, I was really hesitant first to join here since I worry abut the words I'm about to use here.
But thankfully, people and mylot members somehow appreciated my effort to learn. I'm still learning, but somehow is more confident now as long as people from english speaking countries understands what I was trying to convey..
@xfahctor (14118)
• Lancaster, New Hampshire
3 Nov 07
Well, aaidjs, your english is far better than my Croation, lol. Language can be a barrier I agrea. But some things are universal. A smile, A handshake, a nod. Most people understand a language barrier and if your feeling uncomfortable, the other person probabl is too and is just as understanding about it. I travel through quebec canada quite abit and it is getting harder and harder to find english speakers there. I remember m struggles to even try to order a coffee. I learned a little bit of broken french and most people were flattered when I attempted to speak their language and were very helpfull. We laughed at some of my mistakes but it was all in good nature and didn't really bother me.
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@drannhh (15219)
• United States
3 Nov 07
Even though your English may not be perfect, you nice personality comes out right away. If we smile, it is with you, not at you! I do murder other languages when I try to speak them, so that makes me pretty tolerant of others, especially nice others like you.
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@alamode (3071)
• United States
3 Nov 07
My husband's mother didn't speak English as her first language... when we first met, we would both get embarassed by the slip-ups. But over the years we realized that it didn't matter, and we would laugh and help each other to understand. She was the most wonderful friend I have ever had, and language had nothing to do with how much we loved each other.
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