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quote user Koto Why are European people so fluent in English People say it s becasue their languages are all derived from the same root as English but is this the only reason Was it easy to master English for you quote Hi KotoI realise you may never read this but I ll post it just the same Not...

Hi ForbesThank you for your long reply I do appreciate it I would just like to say that I my opinion is based on the knowledge I have of the Germanic and Romance languages and it is of course very subjective I fully understand that not everyone agrees with me and what I consider easy may be...

Try this link Jim http www macmillandictionary com MED Magazine August2003 10 MED Magazine cover htm lt In a general way the first question What does the word mean covers the others gt Really Not for me If I ask for the meaning of a word in Spanish my teacher normally gives me the general...

Phew I didn t get scolded much I see I perfectly understand whay you CB and MrPedantic are saying But I see that we disagree on some points mainly because we are considering the same things form completely different point of views So in the end it s ok if we disagree I noticed MrP said Conversely...

Hi KooyeenThere is nothing to forgive I am certainly not in the least offended by your post In fact I enjoyed reading it tremendously I even agree with you to some extent on some of the points you made I am the first person to admit that my knowledge of English isn t as good as that of a native...

Englishuser wrote A non native speaker who has immersed himself or herself with highbrow literature written in a foreign language could very well have a more vivid vocabulary and a better knowledge of the grammar of the language than the average native speaker At least as far as the standard...

Yes I agree but a native speaker s command of his language is usually superior to that of those who have not lived in total immersion It is practically impossible to master a language if you are not in constant contact with those who speak it and mould it unwittingly all the time As far as...

As an American I would like to know why new users those who happen to be native speakers only have the option of registering under British English The fact that the adjective British is there in the first place tells me that there is a distinction being made Any native speaker can tell you that...

This doesn t have a very straight forward answer I think that 99 5 of the time there is no problem understanding meaning Most of the difference come in pronunciation and there are wide difference within each of the countries as well in vocabulary spelling and idiom A vocabulary example is that a...

Howdy This is the article I ve written a while ago I hope that it can be interesting for someone This is one of my first attempts to bring all my thoughts together A language is a living substance which evolves under the influence of different factors Being very flexible English language...