chigreyofthenorns
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I write in my my native language which is Filipino. I also write in English. I think I learned more grammar rules in the English language than my native language because ever since I started going to school, teachers put more emphasis on teaching English. I can also write in Korean. However, I am having a hard time understanding what I am writing. xP
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I was making a poster theme for work about fire prevention. I wrote "Every day is Fire Prevention Day", but my boss corrected me. She said that it should be "everyday". However, I did a research, and I found out that "everyday" is an adjective. Can anyone clarify this to me? Thanks a lot!
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Android Application for Studying a Language
chigreyofthenorns replied to elaineeramos's topic in Language Study Apps
Well, I am also studying Korean. I learned the basics by watching videos on YouTube. However, if you are looking for Android Apps, perhaps you can try Learn Korean by Bravolol. it's free. Here's the link: -
I find the Bing translator very limited, so I still use the Google one. I would have to agree though that it presents much better results than Google Translate.
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Before buying a book, do you read the summaries or synopsis printed on the back covers? I do this especially when I am buying books that are on sale. Though there are books that do not have summaries but the picture of the author, I still browse the Internet for the synopses.
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Not always! Unlike movies, people's perceptions on books vary greatly. So, I consider book reviews, but I don't really depend on them when it comes to deciding if I want to buy books or not.
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Tagalog words I thought that did not exist
chigreyofthenorns replied to elaineeramos's topic in Study Tagalog
Pook-sapot? I think that this translation is a bit too literal! It's weird. Well, I am glad that I, at least, got to know that these words existed. I think that I will continue using the English counterparts though. I am already used to them. -
Have you been able to grasp humor in your new language?
chigreyofthenorns replied to Saholy's topic in Language Learning
Not really. I have been studying Korean for quite some time now. When I am in class, the advanced students and the teacher would sometimes laugh about something. For the life of me, I couldn't understand what they are talking about, so I just sit there staring at them. :bored: -
Hmmm... I think I already forgot. My earliest memory though would be Stephen King's It. It was the first novel I read and finished.
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I get your irritation! I don't understand why people think that saying this is funny or appropriate. It's just like the jejemon craze! There are many expressions that Filipinos came up with through the years many of which are just annoying.
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Thanks for this. I'm not really good in Filipino even when I was in grade school. I had to learn this from my boss when she was editing my work for tje newsletter we publish quarterly.
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Tagalog words with no direct translation to english
chigreyofthenorns replied to g2narat's topic in Study Tagalog
I can totally understand! Part of my work is to translate news articles and speeches from English to Filipino and vice versa. There are really some words you can't translate directly. -
Study Tagalog Sub-forum
chigreyofthenorns replied to chigreyofthenorns's topic in Forum Suggestions / Requests
Thank you! No offense taken. -
What do you think of the "Jejemon" Phenomenon
chigreyofthenorns replied to MissPotato's topic in Study Tagalog
Many! The reason why I tolerate them is because they are my friends. Anyway, I can forgive wrong grammar. I mean who doesn't make grammar mistakes, right? However, I cannot forgive Jejespeech because that is akin to bastardizing language. It's just not right. It is especially not cool.