By Punctuation, Accents

Hello to all, I believe that to learn English depends of the interest of individual and depending of the English knowledge you wanted to learn. like for instance, if you want to speak English all you have to do is to listen very carefully to some tools such as CD, DVD, tapes etc. either audio...

Thethenothere123 wrote: Grammar Geek wrote:I haven't read through all the pages on this topic, but has anyone commented on how NON-homogeneous UK and US English is? It's not like there's one "British English" or one "American English" unless you're been to broadcasting school. Someone from...

I believe this question is best answered by someone who sees it from the former learner's point of view because natives don't have to go through the seemingly impossible phases that the ESL learners must go through. To put it in perspectives I would offer the following for your reference: ...

Grammar Geek wrote:I haven't read through all the pages on this topic, but has anyone commented on how NON-homogeneous UK and US English is? It's not like there's one "British English" or one "American English" unless you're been to broadcasting school. Someone from Yorkshire and someone from...

Hi, I listened to your reading and it doesn't seem as bad as you think. Your accent is very American rather than Asian. You are a bit hesitant in a couple of places but most people are when they are learning a language. You are easily understood. If you look at the punctuation, that will help...

Thank you for your answers. I often wonder how English is perceived by those who don't use it as a first language. Since I've known English all my life, I feel like I've never been able to appreciate the aesthetic qualities of the language. I've tried looking at texts written in English and...

rainadaman Your English is not bad at all. I was easily able to understand exactly what you said, even though there were a few minor mistakes. Please do not be too hard on yourself. Of course, you can improve, but so can we all. The biggest challenge Indian people have when using English, is...