SpiralArchitect
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What do you think of the "Jejemon" Phenomenon
SpiralArchitect replied to MissPotato's topic in Study Tagalog
Incredibly annoying really. I wonder why people find it so difficult to type in a normal manner. -
Welcome Cath. My knowledge of South Africa is sadly limited to the wildlife and the cricket team. Perhaps, we can learn about the nation's linguistic side as well thanks to you.
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Welcome Silverhoop. Everyone here loves the quotes thread. No wonder its this big already. See you around.
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Don't think there is anything pure about British English considering it hardly resembles the English of yore. The spellings though are easier to get than American English so there's that.
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Do you Start sentences with Conjuctions like But?
SpiralArchitect replied to wameyo's topic in English Language | Discussion
As far as I know, there is nothing wrong with starting sentences with words like 'but'. As long as the sentence is complete, it's completely correct. -
Once you are exposed to a language for a long time, a lot of slang words do end up being incorporated in your usage. I for one use them quite frequently.
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Welcome Vlad (I've always associated the name with Romania. Is it a common name in Russia?). Nice to see you in the forums.
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Nope. a is followed by a 'consonant sound' and an is followed by a 'vowel sound'. That is the exact way this rule works.
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The correct use of "loose" and "lose"
SpiralArchitect replied to sidney's topic in English Language | Discussion
I'll admit that I used to get confused between the two until I just went online and confirmed things once and for all. Really, if you are confused between the usage just go and confirm the correct usage. Sadly, a lot of people don't do that thus the prevalence of incorrect usage of lose and loose. -
English....a backward language
SpiralArchitect replied to mansa's topic in English Language | Discussion
Not really. Even in Hindi we use the adjective first and the noun later, so its not like it is something exclusive to English. -
Well because English as a language is so commonly used that people with different native languages are often exposed to it. It's partly because of the spread of elements of the so called western culture in the world but because of that people are more easily exposed to English than any other language. That's why I suppose people feel that it is an easier language to speak.
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Welcome legendkyller. Tell me. By any chance are you a Randy Orton fan? :grin:
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Konnichiwa... (Hello from Jamaica)
SpiralArchitect replied to Berthfield's topic in New Forum Members
Welcome Antonio. As someone who is interested in the Japanese culture (mostly manga and anime), nice to see you here. Do check out the Japanese sub forum. -
Your Favorite English Accent
SpiralArchitect replied to Alfonso's topic in English Language | Discussion
It's close to impossible to decipher a really thick Scottish accent. I mean it sounds good and everything but you don't get what the person is saying half the time. -
It's not really a novel as such and is more of a novella but nothing touches A Chrsitmas Carol in my opinion. It's probably nostalgia because I was very young when I read it or may be the few high quality adaptations of it I've seen in different media but nothing touches it in my opinion.
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Hello Aditya, always nice to see a fellow countryman. Hope you enjoy the forums.
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Hardest Language You've Ever Tried to Learn
SpiralArchitect replied to tulosai's topic in Language Learning
Considering the fact that I only know Hindi and English, and have only tried to learn Japanese and German, I'll say that Japanese is the most difficult language I've tried to learn. It's just that the language is so different from the ones I know, that starting from the ground up becomes very difficult. -
Favourite English Movie
SpiralArchitect replied to writeletters's topic in English Language | Discussion
Shouldn't this be in off-topic subforum? Anyways my favorite movie is The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. The movie has quite possibly the best climax of all time and every actor played their part with perfection. Eli Wallach in particular as Tuco was as good a portrayal as we're ever likely to see. Morricone's score wasn't too shabby either. -
Let's make up a Story...
SpiralArchitect replied to eruvande's topic in English Lounge - Conversations in English only
The dark creature in front of her opens the gaping chasm on its face that looked like a horrific imitation of a mouth, as if to say something... -
It doesn't translate well at all. There is this great Hindi comedy called 'Andaz Apna Apna' that everyone here simply loves but I am yet to meet someone whose native tongue is not Hindi and who liked it. Same goes for a lot of Italian and French comedies I've watched.
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Do you find it hard to keep in touch?
SpiralArchitect replied to writeletters's topic in Study Hindi
Well if a language is one you haven't been taught since childhood then you do end up forgetting bits of it. Don't use it for too long and it's pretty much all gone. That's why teachers put so much emphasis on keeping in touch with the language. -
Have you ever given up on learning a language?
SpiralArchitect replied to melisapink's topic in Language Learning
Got really excited about learning Japanese because I love anime and manga, then simply gave up because there just aren't enough good japanese teachers where I live.