English language's question

[Technoid]

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[KvHagedorn]

Originally posted by Technoid
This thread has evolved beoyond it's humble beginnings!

It's all Jason's fault (as usual)

[Gurm]

Don't blame me. I just gave some examples of fine English sentence construction.

- Gurm

[Technoid]

What about some examples of bad English sentence destrucion

[VJ]

On the "was" and "were" issue, isn't it true the "were" can also be used in certain singular conditional forms:

If I were a rich man... (da da di di .... )


Jörg

[rubank]

That´s correct, in the context of "If I were a rich man (like you)",
like "If I were you..." (singular or pural).

Then there´s "Bess you is my woman now.." which is not really correct english, but could be perfectly correct in an ethnic context (modified english).

rubank

[Guru]

Re: Re: English language's question

Originally posted by Technoid

BTW:
Im dyslectic and sometimes my spelling suffers

You should get yourself on of these!

http://www.cafeshops.com/cp/store.aspx?s=dribble3

[Technoid]

nahh, I have almost trained it away in swedish and nowdays its more that my "fingers" are more dyslectic than my head (hitting the wrong damn keys)

[UtwigMU]

I remember this anecdote:

Two girls sitting by the seaside.
Me and my friend: "Hello, do you speak English?"
- "No."
- "German?"
- "No."
- "French?"
- "No."
- "Swedish?" (The guy spent his childhood in Sweden"
- "No"
- "Then we know where you come from."

Drizzt your english is great for an Italian. So far I met only 1 Italian person that spoke english well.

[Gurm]

"Ethnic English" is not English. Please don't start with that.

- Gurm

[Drizzt]

Originally posted by Gurm
I think he meant "was" and "were". In that case...

USUALLY it's another case of singular and plural.

I _was_ ugly, but then I got a facelift.

He _was_ stupid, but then he got a brain transplant.

She _was_ a bitch, but then she got laid (and God did she need it!).

They _were_ in the house, but now they aren't.

The builders _were_ busy building me a bondage room.

- Gurm

I still have problems...
What about "you" and "we" ? O_o

[Lizzard[MPE]]

drizzt... may i send you my Websters New world Pocket Dictionary?

[Agent31]

ignore my post, I'm just following Lizzie around to piss her off

[Drizzt]

Originally posted by UtwigMU
I remember this anecdote:

Two girls sitting by the seaside.
Me and my friend: "Hello, do you speak English?"
- "No."
- "German?"
- "No."
- "French?"
- "No."
- "Swedish?" (The guy spent his childhood in Sweden"
- "No"
- "Then we know where you come from."

ROTFL!!
Damn, always trying to **** our women

Drizzt your english is great for an Italian. So far I met only 1 Italian person that spoke english well.

Thanks!
However, I'm simply writing. I think I can't even pronounce one single english world without having to districate my tongue after

It's been years since the last time I spoke English

[Drizzt]

Originally posted by Lizzard[MPE]
drizzt... may i send you my Websters New world Pocket Dictionary?

Wouldn't you like to make a little trip to Italy and carry it personally?