Writing English

[Padmé]

Hahaha !
Well, whenever I have to talk english on the phone I'm much more nervous and make more mistakes than when I talk with someone face to face, so I guess that's normal.

you're in good company. ^-^

[hangmansjoke82]

Well, try to understand an Asian customer on the phone if she wants to ask you something. Normaly I don't have problems with dialects, but this was the funniest I've ever heard

[BENDET]

Well, it is really funny to read all your comments on English. But what's really funny is I have great ideas for everybody of you, to make your postings sound better. Though I have got the feeling I am really struggling with making my posts somewhat comprehensable.

But, I am sure, I would get back to the correct feeling if I was exposed to native speakers again.

Padme pointed out, it would sound quite "Germanish". I think the major reason is, just before typing this post, we were thinking, acting, responding ( to reply, to respond, well, I prefer to respond ) and actually living in German (manner, lanquage, surrounding/no I wasn't forgetting "y").
If we all had time to isolate our thought an feelings, act, response, live and so on in an Englisch or English speaking environment, all of us would abandon German influences we are able to wittness here right away.

The point is, reading your posts, there was none, I would not have been able to improve. But then again, I am sure, most of you are able to improve my post as well. Since I am now in a German environment it is hard to switch. Especially repeatedly switching will not be helpful.

Talking about punctation, I have to admit, I am just horrible at that. No matter what language. In German I miss most or I am putting it wrong. In English I am using too many. And then again I am putting those marks out pf place. It is just hopeless. And since I am some sort of dyslexic, there is nothing really you or I can do about it. You know, forcing a dyslexic to do some proper writing makes it only worse and my cause serious damages within his mind. .

So, then what was the topic again?

[Loma]

This is really a nice idea.
When I learned English at school, I was very good, but at the university I had enough time to "ver-learn" it - so now, I'm really bad.
Reading english books is okay, but writing has become an absolute horror.

[TheRock]

Well, why do we always start our sentences with "well"?
Well, I mean, well is a nice word (obviously not such as words like "lol" or "rofl" if we consider them as words (wrong grammar?)) but i have to say that it's quite ridiciulous to me.
Well, I think I have ready.
Well, wasn't this a well ending as well?

[KhrisMUC]

Well, it rather was a good ending, considering that well is an adverb

[mOnkeY~]

At first, i HATE the english language, because i cant speak it ^^
And now, well is a nice word. If u start the sentences with "well", in my opinion this sounds cool, realy ^^.
But if i see my sentences, i never start a sentence with well, the reason is that my english isn't cool.

Of course my grammar is very very bad.
If in the shool, or now in the job.


wng (with nice greetings=mit freundlichen grüßen?) monkey

[BENDET]

...obviously not such as words like "lol" or "rofl" if we consider them as words (wrong grammar?))

Correct, that's wrong
...if we consider them words... would be much better

Well, I think I have ready.

Well, I think I am done.

Sorry I couldn't resist ... .

But, well, your text was quite well .

wng (with nice greetings=mit freundlichen grüßen?)

Regards or best regards ...

couldn't resist either.

(Well, someone could asume I am crying for corrections )

[DasJan]

KhrisMUC, you are right that some are using too many commas, but keep in mind that a smiley doesn't replace a full stop.

I wish I'd be forced to speak English more frequently since my spoken English is really a mess.

Das Jan

[flob]

I like to speak other languages very much even though i'm not too good at it. What I like most is trying out the different accents, especially British.
I also attended four courses of "Wirtschaftsenglisch" at the university voluntarily and I sometimes buy the magazines Spotlight and Business Spotlight which I can recommend to everyone with at least normal English skills (the articles are all marked as easy, medium or difficult and uncommon words are always given in a list). Unfortunately they are pretty expensive (5,50 € for Spotlight and 9,50 € for Business Spotlight). Anyway, the articles deal with all kinds of subjects and are mostly very interesting so that it is really a pleasure to read them.

[Möwe]

It' s so funny!
Everyone who writes here seems so different from normal.
On the basis of the german text a person writes I created (unconsciously) a vision of this person. Now, with everyone writing in english, I don't "recognize" the people any more.
It' s a bit disturbing.

[KhrisMUC]

Jan:
True, the reason I keep doing that is simple: IMO, ending a sentence with a period always makes it sound more dryly than intended.

Compare the two:

-Morning.

-Morning

The second version is much friendlier in my book.

[TheRock]

Well, I think I have ready.

Well, I think I am done.

Sorry I couldn't resist ... .

Well, I think you're all empty bottles....
I'm sure now you understand my two jokes

[DasJan]

Maybe others think that placing commas all over the place makes their sentences seem more friendly?

Das Jan

[td]

`Morning' is hardly a sentence.