Jacko  +  4169 Wed, 13 Aug 03 05:31 AM Having read many things on this forums, I've come to realize one thing (after all this time): English is a crazy language!!! Jacko Joined on Fri, Jun 20 2003 Full Member 215 ...Ad Space For Sale... Contact St. Nick for Details

	Jacko  +  4170 Wed, 13 Aug 03 05:33 AM ...punctuations, figures of speech, parts of speech, especially with the gazillion words. Grr... I can't even read properly! Jacko

	Woodward  +  4171 Wed, 13 Aug 03 05:33 AM There seems to be few rules set in stone, and even those are often broken! That's what makes English so fun to teach and so difficult to learn. Woodward Joined on Tue, Jun 24 2003 A New Zealander in Chile Senior Member 2,747 Don't let schooling interfere with your education. www.grammar.cl - www.vocabulary.cl

	kitkattail  +  4180 Wed, 13 Aug 03 08:19 AM I like English's quirkiness. It's a language with character, and I am fond of it, even if it sometimes drives me mad. I wouldn't want to have to learn it as a second language, though. kitkattail Joined on Tue, Aug 12 2003 Toronto Full Member 400 www.kitkattail.blogspot.com

	Jacko  +  4182 Wed, 13 Aug 03 08:52 AM About English as a second language, I am in a dilemma: Am I learning English as a second language? Let's not get technical, but here's the case: English was not the lingua franca of Philippines. A newly passed legislation made English as the primary learning language in the Philippines. Prior to this, however, I've been learning English--the grammar, rules, and stuff. I never paid much attention to it during those times. It was only when I came to the US (about 3 to 4 years ago) that I saw how bad I was in writing and communicating that I decided to focus on learning it. Should I consider English as my second language or not? People ask me all the time and I answer them with what I know, but I don't wanna answer them with unrealized lies, that is, if what I know are lies. Jacko Learning English, English as a Second Language, Grammar

	Elena  +  4183 Wed, 13 Aug 03 09:01 AM And did you realise how many English words come from Latin? That is so good for us, Spaniards, our words come mostly from Greek-Latin, so, easy to learn English words coming from Latin, they are almost exactly the same. The Maj's word metaphor.....from Latin 'metaphora' and this from Greek 'meta-pherein' and in Spanish.... 'metáfora' :P Elena Joined on Thu, Jul 31 2003 Regular Member 827 Enjoying my English study Learn English, Metaphors

	maj  +  4186 Wed, 13 Aug 03 09:39 AM I won't ever again talk about grammat at 3 o'clock in the morning. lots of other interesting things to do, like listening to the silence of the night. maj Joined on Mon, Mar 31 2003 Senior Member 4,756

	kitkattail  +  4310 Thu, 14 Aug 03 12:23 AM Jacko: If English is not your native language, then yes, you are learning it as a second language. Elena: Yes, I love that! Words derived from Greek or Latin are AWESOME! Do you know Greek or Latin, then? Maj: What's wrong with grammar in the wee hours? kitkattail Grammar