Writing English

max_power · Beitrag von **max_power** » 04.06.2007, 21:41

My English isn't the best. Often I ain't sure if I am using correct grammar and words in their correct meaning. So I had the great idea to start a topic, where we're just talking and writing respectively in English. It would be great if someone joins. I'll also welcome corrections and discussions about my mistakes.

What do you think?

TheRock · Beitrag von **TheRock** » 04.06.2007, 23:37

Also ich finds klasse

Hexenjohanna · Beitrag von **Hexenjohanna** » 04.06.2007, 23:56

This is very funny and gives me the option to out me as a peasant from the valley, but I'm shure you only started this to impress Padmé.

neon · Beitrag von **neon** » 05.06.2007, 00:39

At work, I have to talk english on the phone for about 7 years now and I found out, that my english grammar seems to be really okay, but I have a problem with the vocabulary. Many words are missing and I have to talk around them to explain what I mean.

Hexenjohanna hat geschrieben:but I'm shure you

*meeep*

Hexenjohanna · Beitrag von **Hexenjohanna** » 05.06.2007, 00:54

neon hat geschrieben:
Hexenjohanna hat geschrieben:but I'm shure you

*meeep*

This word ever leads into a trap for me and I alway use it wrong, because I always have imaginations about microphones, when I use it...

BENDET · Beitrag von **BENDET** » 05.06.2007, 01:39

Oh my god. Well, first of all, great idea. But on second thought I am not sure (shure @Witchy

) whether it would be such a good thing. Think about all the pain we would cause in each other! Especially previous posting gave me the creeps.
Damn, I really need to train my English abilities again.

Padmé · Beitrag von **Padmé** » 05.06.2007, 09:38

Teeeheeehhee !
Great idea, Max ! ^-^
I have to say that from what I read until now, all of you seem to be fairly comfortable with english ( does this go for speaking it as well ?).

Alas ! Even though I can't put my finger on something and say "wrong!", it does sound a bit german-ised with all of you, if you know what I mean. ^-^

Anyway, good idea - practice makes perfect, right ?

LAF · Beitrag von **LAF** » 05.06.2007, 09:54

I did an english course 2 weeks ago, but my English isn't really better than now. I can the grammar with the tense, and all besides the needful things about tenses,.. but with writting and partly speaking i have my problems. But reading and appreciate is easier

hangmansjoke82 · Beitrag von **hangmansjoke82** » 05.06.2007, 10:26

I also have to talk and write much english at work, but I don't know if my grammar is perfect. I think it's good enough for me and my customers to understand everything

Well, if my old english teacher could see me. In school I wasn't quite good in english lessons, but I try my hardest to learn...

KhrisMUC · Beitrag von **KhrisMUC** » 05.06.2007, 11:04

Almost all of you are using way too many commas

Padmé, I'm not sure if you're doing this when writing in German, too, but there's no blank before punctuation marks in English either.

I think it's a bit sad that English lessons in school do a very poor job of preparing the students for actual conversations. One gets taught a lot of stuff that's hardly ever used in everyday life.
But at the same time, talking to a native for the first time will probably leave you pretty much stumped about what to say.

I think I didn't learn about "you're welcome" being the proper response to "thank you" until a few years after school.

Potato · Beitrag von **Potato** » 05.06.2007, 12:33

Oh this thread is great.
The week before the holiday I have written a English test. I hope i will get a good mark otherwise I'm not sure if I'll pass this year

Padmé · Beitrag von **Padmé** » 05.06.2007, 13:54

KhrisMUC hat geschrieben:I think it's a bit sad that English lessons in school do a very poor job of preparing the students for actual conversations. One gets taught a lot of stuff that's hardly ever used in everyday life.
But at the same time, talking to a native for the first time will probably leave you pretty much stumped about what to say.

Yup, I definitely agree.

When my parents took me to california for the first time, I didn't say a word in english for two weeks .... and I probably didn't understand much either.

And yeah I know - bad habit.
I know it's gramatically incorrect, but I feel that it looks decidedly squashed without a blank. *g*

Kaktus · Beitrag von **Kaktus** » 05.06.2007, 14:05

Lucas_ArtsFan hat geschrieben:I can the grammar with the tense.

Oh, you can it well

I think I didn't learn about "you're welcome" being the proper response to "thank you" until a few years after school.

Well, I didn't know until now. I've used to response "No problem" but now I know better! Thanks!

Padmé · Beitrag von **Padmé** » 05.06.2007, 14:10

Kaktus hat geschrieben: Well, I didn't know until now. I've used to response "No problem" but now I know better! Thanks!

(I used to reply "np". "response" is the noun, "to reply" is the verb)

KhrisMUC · Beitrag von **KhrisMUC** » 05.06.2007, 14:10

I can vividly remember when I talked to my boss's broker for the first time. Luckily it wasn't face to face but on the phone, yet still I was totally nervous. He asked me about my study and I stammered something like "I'm in the third half-year" because I couldn't for the life of me remember what the English word for "Semester" was