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In international internet forums (just like Esato), English has turned out as the de facto universal language. (though Chinese is the most widely spoken language)
I need to hear feedback from native speakers and those who treat English as their other language of what this means: Quote:Are you drunk or something, or are you normally this thick?
My answer:
Sarcastic way of asking why the person being addressed is slow to understand.
English is my second language. Pilipino being my native tounge. (And now learning a third language, Nihongo)
How about you?
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[ This Message was edited by: GOwin on 2005-01-05 14:09 ]
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Posted: 2005-01-05 15:08:00
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@go_win - Name 'names' mate . . . I know you are pertaining to me here
Also, I forgot to 'second' my post there - I don't DRINK ! I guess - Pilipino, pertains to a 'person' . . . I guess you should have posted that - Tagalog is "OUR" - native "TONGUE"
Also, I speak Russian and German at times, when deemed necessary
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Posted: 2005-01-05 15:18:56
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Jojo... what?
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On 2005-01-05 15:08:00, GOwin wrote:
I need to hear feedback from native speakers and those
who treat English as their other language of what this means: Quote:Are you drunk or something, or are you normally this thick?
My answer:
Sarcastic way of asking why the person being addressed is slow to understand.
Yes, same understanding here.
Why do you ask?
[edit.. forgot languages]
Native tongue: Dutch
Second: English
Also can make myslef understood in German and French
Can read some Swedish and some Spanish and Italian (hurrah! for 5 years Latin schooling)
Can probably recite 50 words in Finnish as well
And perhaps 10 in Arabic
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Posted: 2005-01-05 15:24:41
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EastCoastStar Posts: > 500
i am a native english speaker... but german is my second language, and learning italian...
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Posted: 2005-01-05 15:24:42
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I'm ashamed to say that I can only speak English, a few words of French that I can remember from school, and that's about it!
From what I can gather, many native English speakers almost seem to take it for granted that other language speakers can speak English although I'm sure most of them don't do this deliberately, and that they can make themselves understood by speaking English DELIBERATELY SLOWLY AND LOUDLY
Does anyone that speaks another language get offended by English speakers' apparent arrogance?
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Posted: 2005-01-05 15:31:41
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Hindi native language, use english a lot
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Posted: 2005-01-05 15:31:44
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I speak 5 languages.
English, Gujrati, Urdu, Arabic and German
Ich mochte ein tute bonbons bitte !!!
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Posted: 2005-01-05 15:36:19
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I'm with you Sammy.
With most other countries you are taught another language quite early in life opposed to the Uk.
I would have loved to have learnt a new language from earlier on but what German I learnt at school has all but faded.
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Posted: 2005-01-05 15:44:39
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@peter guju? :o
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Posted: 2005-01-05 15:49:23
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@GOwin, have you just changed your avatar?
or am i going blind
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Posted: 2005-01-05 15:59:11
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