Anonymous  +  315171 Sun, 14 Jan 07 04:14 PM Could anyone help me to correct the grammer mistakes in the follwing sentences? Thanks so much. 1. One important difficulty in learing Engligh could be the negative influence of the one's mother languae. 2.  It is hard for people to leave the native language aside when they learn a foriegn language which could be totally different from their first languae either in terms of logic or grammer. Anonymous Negatives

	nona the brit  +  315187 Sun, 14 Jan 07 04:41 PM 1. One difficulty in learing Engligh could be the negative influence of the one's mother languae. 2.  It is hard for people to leave their native language aside when they learn a foriegn language, which could be totally different from their first languae either in terms of logic or grammer. Spelling errors highlighted. nona the brit Joined on Wed, Sep 22 2004 England Veteran Member 11,713 The name says it all. Negatives, Spelling

	Philip  +  315559 Mon, 15 Jan 07 04:27 PM The linguistic term for the problem is 'interference'.  I have studied several languages and have become quite proficient in three.  One of the most gratifying experiences I have had is when the foreign language 'interferes' with the mother tongue.  Philip Joined on Thu, Jun 23 2005 Veteran Member 8,736 At reise er at leve! - H. C. Andersen