Hi to all of you... I myself am an english learner, and forever I will be for english will never remain constant. What is not acceptable today may be accepteble in the future. I just wanted to share with you my learning experience. Before I got here in Dubai, (I actually grew up in Philippines) I was worried about my english, like "oh no, nobody would correct me anymore if ever I make mistakes and I would never want to get used to my mistakes." I was a Psychology Professor in the Philippines and I thank the English Professors I used to work with because they constantly correct my english whenever they hear my wrong grammar, hehehe... ![Embarrassed [:$]](/emoticons/emotion-10.gif)
Modesty aside, people here in Dubai think I am really good in english, which is contrary to what I believe in. And so I really was afraid that I wouldn't have anybody whom I could consult about my grammar. Until I accidentally found this Englishforums. I was searching for the meaning of "benefit of the doubt" through the net when I came across Clive's very concise and clear explanation. Then that's when I started to join this forum. I love this forum, I learn so much from here and I really enjoy reading all the threads. I just hope I have heard of this forum earlier. This I think is the BEST ENGLISH LEARNING site. It's like being in a classroom with so many motivated classmates and EXCELLENT TEACHERS.
To all my beloved GURUS, thank you so much for saving my life. You are the best!