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Re: How to learn a new vocab!

Jack LIU — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 15:07:56 GMT

Anonymous wrote:

First of all, I would like to introduce myself as a native born American of native born American parents. I would like to comment in regard to my observation of foreign born people and their use of English. Of those people I have known from other countries, even those who have lived in the United States for decades, I have always been able to detect some type of accent, even if it is slight. However, more commonly, the accent continues to be pronounced. The only exception is among those who moved to the United States as very young children and, for all practical purposes, are native speakers. This is true even among highly educated immigrants. There are subtle differences in pronunciation that seem to be resistant to change.

My second comment pertains to American versus British English. I find speakers of Standard British English to be just as easy to understand as speakers of Standard American English. I agree that there is so much in common and differences are not significant between these two forms of English. The differences lie primarily among the various regional dialects in both countries. For example, I find the speech of the British Prime Minister to be much easier to listen to, as well as much closer to my style of speaking, than that of Americans in various areas of the United States.

I am going to US next July. I badly need your help with my English vocabulary. Could you be my friend through MSN? I really appreciate your help.

Please help me with this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

jlpjlm — Wed, 31 Mar 2004 16:48:26 GMT

Just want to make sure I got these right. Required to combine each sentence using parallel structures.

1. Old English ran from about 600 to about 100. Middle English ran from about 1100 to about 1500. Modern English ran from about 1500 to the present.
ANSWER --> Old English ran from about 600 to about 1100, Middle English from 1100 to 1500, and Modern English from 1500 to the present.

2. The Modern period is sometimes divided. The first Modern perios is Early Modern beginning in 1700. The second Modern period is Late Modern. It began in 1700 and continues to the present.
ANSWER --> The Modern period is divided into Early Modern, which began in 1700, and Late Modern, which began in 1700 and continues to the present.

3. Some of the most common words in use today have their origin in Anglo-Saxon. Old English is Anglo-Saxon. One of these words is the. Another is man. Another is mother. Another is and.
ANSWER --> Some of the most commonw ords in use today have their origin in Anglo-Saxon, or Old English, and they are the, and, mother, and man.

4. Middle English dates from the Norman conquest of England in 1066. Middle English was strongly influenced by the French-speaking Normans.
ANSWER --> I thought this could not be put into parallel structures.

5. Thousands of French words entered the English vocabulary during this period. Many of them are among our most common. One example is beef. Another us music. Another is nice. Another is flower.
ANSWER --> With thousands of French words entering the English vocabulary during this period, our most common are beef, music, nice and flower.

6. Modern English is characterized by changes in pronunciation. Sea for example, once rhymed with hay. Moon, for example, once rhymed with loan.
ANSWER --> Modern English is characterized by changes in pronunciation, for sea and hay and moon and loan once rhymed.

Thank you for your help. I appreciate it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Parallelism: combining sentences

jlpjlm — Tue, 30 Mar 2004 22:00:43 GMT

Just want to make sure I got these right. Required to combine each sentence using parallel structures.

1. Old English ran from about 600 to about 100. Middle English ran from about 1100 to about 1500. Modern English ran from about 1500 to the present.
--> Old English ran from about 600 to about 1100, Middle English from 1100 to 1500, and Modern English from 1500 to the present.

2. The Modern period is sometimes divided. The first Modern perios is Early Modern beginning in 1700. The second Modern period is Late Modern. It began in 1700 and continues to the present.
--> The Modern period is divided into Early Modern, which began in 1700, and Late Modern, which began in 1700 and continues to the present.

3. Some of the most common words in use today have their origin in Anglo-Saxon. Old English is Anglo-Saxon. One of these words is the. Another is man. Another is mother. Another is and.
--> Some of the most commonw ords in use today have their origin in Anglo-Saxon, or Old English, and they are the, and, mother, and man.

4. Middle English dates from the Norman conquest of England in 1066. Middle English was strongly influenced by the French-speaking Normans.
--> I thought this could not be put into parallel structures.

5. Thousands of French words entered the English vocabulary during this period. Many of them are among our most common. One example is beef. Another us music. Another is nice. Another is flower.
--> With thousands of French words entering the English vocabulary during this period, our most common are beef, music, nice and flower.

6. Modern English is characterized by changes in pronunciation. Sea for example, once rhymed with hay. Moon, for example, once rhymed with loan.
--> Modern English is characterized by changes in pronunciation, for sea and hay and moon and loan once rhymed.

Thank you for your help. I appreciate it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!