http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishAudioSpeechPronunciation/Forum22.htmBritish, American, Scottish accent or using super-fantastic-high-tech software, we'll help you with pronunciation.enXMOD (Build: 3616.28671)http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslWrittenEnglishSpoken-English/drgll/post.htm#559181Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:49:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:559181Anonymous0http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslWrittenEnglishSpoken-English/drgll/post.htm#559181http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments22-559181.xmlClose! I know what you mean (I think). I am a native English speaker (who is attempting to learn French and Spanish so I know this is hard, please keep trying, you are getting there! ), and I would write that as: Today is Saturday, so I went to the store and bought groceries. or maybe, more simply, Today is Saturday. I was in the store, and I bought groceries. If I said, "on Saturday" it would more indicate that today is not Saturday. "was" would be my cue that Saturday is sometime in the past. So "today" in that sentence would not make sense. If I wanted this other scenario to be true, then I would write it as, On Saturday, I was in the store, and I bought groceries. Notice the second comma in the above....http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslWrittenEnglishSpoken-English/drgll/post.htm#453503Wed, 27 May 2009 02:49:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:453503Anonymous1http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslWrittenEnglishSpoken-English/drgll/post.htm#453503http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments22-453503.xmltodey on suturdey i wos in store,and i bougete grousery.http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslWrittenEnglishSpoken-English/drgll/post.htm#430730Mon, 27 Apr 2009 02:49:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:430730Anonymous2http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslWrittenEnglishSpoken-English/drgll/post.htm#430730http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments22-430730.xmlHello I am ritin». My mother tongue is teluge and I like to polish my English. It's known that English has two different versions : spoken and written. I have been learning English since I was a child and my written English is too bad because .I was write all exams in telgu. However, when it comes to speaking in English I often don't know what to say and struggle for words. Though I am in a city where many Englishes live and work in, I hardly make any native friends, what means, I lack an language environment. My problem is: How can I learn more about the spoken version of English - the way that natives speak? Can you suggest some free online material focusing on spoken English.could pleace give some metral in my mail. my...http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslWrittenEnglishSpoken-English/drgll/post.htm#328610Wed, 27 May 2009 02:49:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:328610Anonymous3http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslWrittenEnglishSpoken-English/drgll/post.htm#328610http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments22-328610.xmlHello, I am new to here. My mother tongue is Cantonese and I like to polish my English. It's known that English has two different versions : spoken and written. I have been learning English since I was a child and my written English is not too bad because this is what I have to master in order to pass most exams. However, when it comes to speaking in English I often don't know what to say and struggle for words. Though I am in a city where many Englishes live and work in, I hardly make any native friends, what means, I lack an language environment. My problem is: How can I learn more about the spoken version of English - the way that natives speak? Can you suggest some free online material focusing on spoken English? Looking...http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslWrittenEnglishSpoken-English/drgll/post.htm#252556Wed, 27 May 2009 02:49:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:252556Patricklui4http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslWrittenEnglishSpoken-English/drgll/post.htm#252556http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments22-252556.xml(unecessary quoting removed by mod). Thank you so much for your detailed suggestions. I agree that attending conversational class would be most helpful to me. In Hong Kong, as a matter of fact, there're countless English schools and numerous English classes, some of which may not be that useful however. Anyway, I know that it's important to practise the language, but I hope to get some insights into the spoken version of the language, you know that this is very different from the way I am used to in academic writing. Thanks again for your advice and I will try the ways you suggested. Also I will often come to here.http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslWrittenEnglishSpoken-English/drgll/post.htm#252539Mon, 27 Apr 2009 02:49:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:252539Nef5http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslWrittenEnglishSpoken-English/drgll/post.htm#252539http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments22-252539.xmlPatricklui wrote: Hello I am new to here. My mother tongue is Cantonese and I like to polish my English. It's known that English has two different versions : spoken and written. I have been learning English since I was a child and my written English is not too bad because this is what I have to master in order to pass most exams. However, when it comes to speaking in English I often don't know what to say and struggle for words. Though I am in a city where many Englishes live and work in, I hardly make any native friends, what means, I lack an language environment. My problem is: How can I learn more about the spoken version of English - the way that natives speak? Can you suggest some free online material focusing on spoken...http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslWrittenEnglishSpoken-English/drgll/post.htmWed, 27 May 2009 02:49:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:252495Patricklui6http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslWrittenEnglishSpoken-English/drgll/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments22-252495.xmlHello I am new to here. My mother tongue is Cantonese and I like to polish my English. It's known that English has two different versions : spoken and written. I have been learning English since I was a child and my written English is not too bad because this is what I have to master in order to pass most exams. However, when it comes to speaking in English I often don't know what to say and struggle for words. Though I am in a city where many Englishes live and work in, I hardly make any native friends, what means, I lack an language environment. My problem is: How can I learn more about the spoken version of English - the way that natives speak? Can you suggest some free online material focusing on spoken English? Looking...