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One of the main problems is the source of English Grammar. English Grammar 'Rules' were based on the written forms of English and basically ignored any reference to Spoken forms used by Native Speakers. There was and it appears still is contempt for the spoken form of English. In fact even...

Friendshipz wrote: hi all, i am from singapore, currently studying in polytechnic, in other terms if i am not wrong, it is called a college. i came from a chinese speaking family,where i speak chinese all the time at home which makes this one of the main reason why i am not fluent in...

Hi Tam Sadek and Grammar Geek, As far as I know, Grammar Geek's pronunciation is by far the most common one. Tam Sadek's pronunciation is typical of URP. Englishuser

Do you mean dialect perhaps, instead of dialogue ? A dialogue is a conversation. I'm sure there are more linguisticly formal ways to describe a dialect, but it's basically the way a group of people use grammar, and their vocabulary and pronunciation.

<If you're English, and you want to understand Russian or Japanese or German thoroughly, you have to put aside your English ways of thinking, and learn to think in Russian or Japanese or German. > Should Kenyans totally put aside their traditional-cultural ways of thinking when using...

Dear all, This is Will. Could anyone help me to realize difference between British and American English? (In pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, ..). Thanks

People have found this text useful so I am repeating it here in this entirety with error fixed (there are several posts combined in it) This is the effort of Mister Micawber as well. T he rules given in many textbooks are based not on the general rules but on the frequent omissions. (...

Hi Rebron718, What is your native language? Do you find it hard to speak your native language, too? Far from all people are as talkative as I am, and I wouldn't blame them for being less chatty: In fact, silence is quite appropriate, and even valued sometimes. However, basing on what you have...

Hi Openmind, It's quite obvious that you make mistakes when you're learning a new language. Native speakers, in general, do not care if a foreign learner makes grammar mistakes when he or she speaks. Instead, people will likely volunteer their corrections, and you will learn how to use...

Grammar Geek wrote: Not that this is on topic, but I'm intrigued. A posting outside a building is called a label in BrE? What is a sign? Well, GG, it's in NnsE - Non-native speaker's English! In other words, using label is a sign that you're not a native speaker. Nice you consider my English...