http://www.englishforums.com/English/TopicOfTheMoment/Forum38.htmDiscussions on anything and everything, all while helping you learn English. (Just like being in a bar!) Please register if you wish to post here.enXMOD (Build: 3615.39139)http://www.englishforums.com/English/CrazyEnglish/3/bxmm/Post.htm#378359Sat, 25 Apr 2009 10:07:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:378359Mike in Japan0http://www.englishforums.com/English/CrazyEnglish/3/bxmm/Post.htm#378359http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-378359.xmlA what? Can you rephrase that?http://www.englishforums.com/English/CrazyEnglish/3/bxmm/Post.htm#376064Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:07:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:376064Anonymous1http://www.englishforums.com/English/CrazyEnglish/3/bxmm/Post.htm#376064http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-376064.xmlnice topic...english is a ***http://www.englishforums.com/English/CrazyEnglish/3/bxmm/Post.htm#66296Mon, 25 May 2009 10:07:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:66296Ruthhao2http://www.englishforums.com/English/CrazyEnglish/3/bxmm/Post.htm#66296http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-66296.xmlIt's very interesting to see people discuss about a vogue in China in an international forum . Why Crazy English is so popular in China? That's because Chinese are very shy in a way. They dare not to speak in English facing a foreigner. Shouting out is a good way to help them establish their confidence. However, I don't believe in the Crazy English. It might be a good way to establish confidence, but it is not the right way for studying English.http://www.englishforums.com/English/CrazyEnglish/3/bxmm/Post.htm#65980Sat, 25 Apr 2009 10:07:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:65980asdf_user3http://www.englishforums.com/English/CrazyEnglish/3/bxmm/Post.htm#65980http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-65980.xmlCRAZY is right, if i did not grow up in the english language i would have an extremely hard time learning it.http://www.englishforums.com/English/CrazyEnglish/3/bxmm/Post.htm#10563Sun, 25 Jan 2009 11:07:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:10563wumanfu4http://www.englishforums.com/English/CrazyEnglish/3/bxmm/Post.htm#10563http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-10563.xmlShades of Seinfeld: The OK that Saved Kramer’s Skin Remember that episode in Seinfeld when Kramer very nearly got mugged by a gang of thugs called the Van Buren boys? Kramer was minding his own business, as only Kramer could, eating pizza,when the Boys closed in for the kill. Kramer escaped by throwing up his hands in total panic- somehow he flashed the Van Buren boys’ secret sign and lived! I don’t remember the significance of the sign now but there’s a ridiculous irony to the episode. The thugs had modelled themselves after the values of Martin Van Buren, eighth president of the United States. Van Buren, one of the founders of the Democratic Party , was known as the “Little Magician” to his friends (and the “Sly Fox” to his...http://www.englishforums.com/English/CrazyEnglish/3/bxmm/Post.htm#10343Wed, 25 Feb 2009 11:07:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:10343mystical_angel5http://www.englishforums.com/English/CrazyEnglish/3/bxmm/Post.htm#10343http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-10343.xmlwow!!!!!! wumanfu,Its nice knowing so many abbreviations and also thanx for telling us I'll use it in future.:-Phttp://www.englishforums.com/English/CrazyEnglish/3/bxmm/Post.htm#10333Sat, 25 Apr 2009 10:07:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:10333maj6http://www.englishforums.com/English/CrazyEnglish/3/bxmm/Post.htm#10333http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-10333.xmlThat's really useful. TYhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/CrazyEnglish/2/bxmm/Post.htm#10309Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:07:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:10309wumanfu7http://www.englishforums.com/English/CrazyEnglish/2/bxmm/Post.htm#10309http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-10309.xmlIntroducing Webopedia With the popularity and rise in use of instant messaging, Internet chat rooms and text messaging came the emergence of a new language tailored to the immediacy and compactness of these new communication media. If you have ever been in a chat room or received an instant message or text message from someone that seemed to be in its own foreign language, this list will help you decipher the lingo. If you know of a text message abbreviation that is not included in the list, post us the abbreviation. Abbreviation Meaning AAR At any rate AAS Alive and smiling ADN Any day now AEAP As early as possible AFAIK As far as I know AFK Away from keyboard AKA Also known as AISB As it should...http://www.englishforums.com/English/CrazyEnglish/2/bxmm/Post.htm#10233Wed, 25 Feb 2009 11:07:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:10233wumanfu8http://www.englishforums.com/English/CrazyEnglish/2/bxmm/Post.htm#10233http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-10233.xmlHi, thanks for browsing and getting back to me with some feedback. It's nice to have the opportunity to post some ideas.http://www.englishforums.com/English/CrazyEnglish/2/bxmm/Post.htm#10090Sun, 25 Jan 2009 11:07:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:10090maj9http://www.englishforums.com/English/CrazyEnglish/2/bxmm/Post.htm#10090http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-10090.xmlI really like your romantic idea about nature, above all, when we seem to spend half of our lifes in front of a computer.http://www.englishforums.com/English/CrazyEnglish/2/bxmm/Post.htm#10085Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:07:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:10085Woodward10http://www.englishforums.com/English/CrazyEnglish/2/bxmm/Post.htm#10085http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-10085.xmlVery Interesting read Wumanfu.http://www.englishforums.com/English/CrazyEnglish/2/bxmm/Post.htm#10083Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:07:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:10083wumanfu11http://www.englishforums.com/English/CrazyEnglish/2/bxmm/Post.htm#10083http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-10083.xmlAn Age of Light Reading In his novel, 1984, George Orwell described a fictional variant of English called Newspeak. In the context of the novel, words would be removed from the language, depleting societies tools for free expression. In his book, Magister Ludi, The Glass Bead Game, Herman Hesse, devised a fascinating counterpoint, a game developed out of musicology and mathematics into a futuristic game woven as a symphony of knowledge and ideas. Both authors reacted to what they saw as the dumbing down of language (but for different reasons. In a nutshell, Hesse reacted to what he called an age of light reading; an age where The commitment to reading isn't present. Most text is skimmed or briefly reviewed: magazines and verbal...http://www.englishforums.com/English/CrazyEnglish/2/bxmm/Post.htm#10071Mon, 25 May 2009 10:07:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:10071wumanfu12http://www.englishforums.com/English/CrazyEnglish/2/bxmm/Post.htm#10071http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-10071.xmlMime, Method and Mimickery "Though this may be madness, yet there is method in it." —Polonius in Hamlet, William Shakespeare “It is always hard to go beyond your public. If they are satisfied with cheap performances, you will not easily arrive at better. If they know what is good, and require it, you will aspire and burn until you achieve it.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson In previous posts, I wrote about the quirks in English that make it difficult for foreigners to master the language. Crazy English is a fad in China where thousands of students shout phrases back at a facilitator; it’s fun, it’s trashy and it works, but Shouldn’t we treat the mother tongue with more respect? What gave Shakespeare’s work it’s punch? Though...http://www.englishforums.com/English/CrazyEnglish/2/bxmm/Post.htm#9898Mon, 25 May 2009 10:07:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:9898Woodward13http://www.englishforums.com/English/CrazyEnglish/2/bxmm/Post.htm#9898http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-9898.xmlWilly Wonker and the Chocolate factory!http://www.englishforums.com/English/CrazyEnglish/2/bxmm/Post.htm#9892Sat, 25 Apr 2009 10:07:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:9892wumanfu14http://www.englishforums.com/English/CrazyEnglish/2/bxmm/Post.htm#9892http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-9892.xmlOnomatopoeia … Or maybe the Oompa Loompas, from Loompa Land, The little short men with green hair and orange faces, wearing white overalls, brown shirts, and striped socks processing Augustus Gloop after his terrible accident (in the shadows)http://www.englishforums.com/English/CrazyEnglish/2/bxmm/Post.htm#9841Sat, 25 Apr 2009 10:07:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:9841Woodward15http://www.englishforums.com/English/CrazyEnglish/2/bxmm/Post.htm#9841http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-9841.xmlLOL Wumanfu, pigmy headhunters. I can just imagine them. Great post you wrote just before.http://www.englishforums.com/English/CrazyEnglish/bxmm/post.htm#9827Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:07:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:9827wumanfu16http://www.englishforums.com/English/CrazyEnglish/bxmm/post.htm#9827http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-9827.xmlOnomatopoeia sounds like a tribe of greedy little pigmy headhunters! What a cool word. Good luck with your thread.http://www.englishforums.com/English/CrazyEnglish/bxmm/post.htm#9824Sat, 25 Apr 2009 10:07:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:9824Elena17http://www.englishforums.com/English/CrazyEnglish/bxmm/post.htm#9824http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-9824.xmlHi wumanfu, I'm glad you enjoy language riddles. Other way to play came to my mind recently and this time it's again about sounds, the relation between the sound and the meaning. I explain, see what Mike in Japan, a native English speaker user, said in this forum in the thread 'English words from Hindi and other Indian languages' (with your persmission Mike) "Loot is a great word. It has the same meaning as booty, which is also a great word. They mean goods or money taken from an enemy, or by theft. I think the sound of these words suits their meaning. When I hear either of these words I immediately think of Ali Baba winking and rubbing his hands together in glee" M in J is English speaker and I am not but I felt the same with...http://www.englishforums.com/English/CrazyEnglish/bxmm/post.htm#9803Mon, 25 May 2009 10:07:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:9803wumanfu18http://www.englishforums.com/English/CrazyEnglish/bxmm/post.htm#9803http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-9803.xmlHi, here’s my next instalment in Crazy English. I’m short of time and I’ve basically dumped stuff from encyclopaedia Britannica. It’s badly written and nothing more than a draft. So, if you can forgive my ‘cut and paste’, maybe you’ll get my drift. Crazy English: a crowd of Chinese people shouting back at the leader sounds mindless and more than a little ‘pink’. But the basic technique has a high profile American champion, Tony robbins, (author of giant within), and in fact the science behind the technique has been well researched and has been used intuitively for centuries. 1 Antiphonal singing (Hebrew Old Testament) 2 Blues and Gospel 3 NLP If we’re reluctant to scream at kids in the classroom, provoke them into an...http://www.englishforums.com/English/CrazyEnglish/bxmm/post.htm#9254Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:07:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:9254wumanfu19http://www.englishforums.com/English/CrazyEnglish/bxmm/post.htm#9254http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-9254.xmlHi, IELTS (advanced). The more I read, the more patterns I saw; they’re like chunks that I modify slightly as needed. Maybe that’s why I believe it’s best to try for phrases rather than words and grammar: too difficult. My references? A very good library system and common English reference books (electronic resources on the Internet). Here’s another variation on thoughts about crazy English. 1 verbalizing the words 2 getting out of the classroom 3 membership, humour and token reinforcements Yesterday, I looked at a word puzzle on this site; really a very clever puzzle indeed. The funny thing was that I still didn’t get it even after I saw the answer. Apparently the trick to solving the puzzle was in changing the way I approached...http://www.englishforums.com/English/CrazyEnglish/bxmm/post.htm#9235Sun, 25 Jan 2009 11:07:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:9235jiaoqiang120http://www.englishforums.com/English/CrazyEnglish/bxmm/post.htm#9235http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-9235.xmlHi Wumanfu, Yes, I'm a software engineer. Maybe what you said is true. Our reading habits are a bit different. I focus on comprehension, while you on extensiveness. But our purposes, i believe, are the same. Language is for communication. I notice you always quoted some literature in your posts. Did those material happen to be right at your hand or you have a reference book for it? By the way, what kind of English certificates do you have?http://www.englishforums.com/English/CrazyEnglish/bxmm/post.htm#9208Sun, 25 Jan 2009 11:07:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:9208Woodward21http://www.englishforums.com/English/CrazyEnglish/bxmm/post.htm#9208http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-9208.xmlQuite interesting the article about shouting though I don't think I'll try it in my classes though (just yet). Maybe the first article is the origin of the one I posted in the Words and Puns section. I was looking for the complete version. Cheers!http://www.englishforums.com/English/CrazyEnglish/bxmm/post.htm#9194Sat, 25 Apr 2009 10:07:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:9194wumanfu22http://www.englishforums.com/English/CrazyEnglish/bxmm/post.htm#9194http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-9194.xmlHi, I believe that English is very hard for Mandarin speakers; however, it’s very much harder for English speakers to use mandarin! You’re a software engineer, right? I’m a financial analyst and I read a great deal very quickly. Your work is scientific, my work is more semantic. You use logic to build systems: I read to make predictions. So, that might be a key difference in our approach to the language. Anyway, read this. I like what this guy is doing on the mainland; so maybe check it out. From ABCNEWS.com 'Crazy English' in Vogue in China Crazy, But It Works Li Yang Chinese Develops Radical New Method for Learning English Li has become a celebrity in China after developing "Crazy English," a teaching technique involving...http://www.englishforums.com/English/CrazyEnglish/bxmm/post.htm#9188Sat, 25 Apr 2009 10:07:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:9188jiaoqiang123http://www.englishforums.com/English/CrazyEnglish/bxmm/post.htm#9188http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-9188.xmlHi WuManFu, I have read a few of your posts, and I can tell your english is very good. So can you please introduce me your learning path of English? Besides, what is your experience and secret of mastering english?http://www.englishforums.com/English/CrazyEnglish/bxmm/post.htmSun, 25 Jan 2009 11:07:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:9175wumanfu24http://www.englishforums.com/English/CrazyEnglish/bxmm/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-9175.xmlHi, here’s a little piece of a book called Crazy English: the Ultimate Joy Ride Through Our Language (Pocket Books, 1989). If you’re wondering about how English might change in the future, it’s interesting to read something about it’s idiosyncrasies now. This book is funny and well written. Wu English is the most widely spoken language in the history of our planet, used in some way by at least one out of every seven human beings around the globe. Half of the world's books are written in English, and the majority of international telephone calls are made in English. English is the language of over sixty percent of the world's radio programs. More than seventy percent of international mail is written and addressed in English, and...