The English language is so wonderful and simple
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When I was learning to read and write, we were told to "sound the word out." Sure, just do that....simple.
Apr 14, 2024 13:52:12 #
terryMc wrote:
When I was learning to read and write, we were told to "sound the word out." Sure, just do that....simple.
(Except for .....)
Apr 15, 2024 06:45:22 #
Apr 15, 2024 07:34:44 #
Delderby wrote:
English is spoken around the world without a problem - except in the U.S.
And sometimes better than in the US....
Apr 15, 2024 10:59:01 #
Delderby wrote:
English is spoken around the world without a problem - except in the U.S.
You are so correct!
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Apr 15, 2024 19:20:00 #
I thank heaven that English was my native language and that I didn't have to learn it as a second language later in life. Spanish is so simple.
Apr 15, 2024 19:56:05 #
Delderby wrote:
I luv you Yanks because your different 
We surly are, aren't we.
Apr 16, 2024 10:08:32 #
Apr 16, 2024 10:09:03 #
Do vowels in other languages not have different sounds? Is English unique?
As I recall, we covered this in about the third grade.
And then there are diphtongs.
As I recall, we covered this in about the third grade.
And then there are diphtongs.
Apr 16, 2024 11:34:36 #
nervous2 wrote:
I thank heaven that English was my native language and that I didn't have to learn it as a second language later in life. Spanish is so simple.
I wish I'd learned Spanish instead of French! I've never needed to use French, but have had plenty of instances where I could have used Spanish.
I'm a huge fan of music, from classical and jazz to hard rock and most everything in between (except bubblegum pop, rap, and Nashville country). One of my favorite rock bands is The Warning — three sisters from Monterrey Mexico who grew up bilingual in a private Catholic girls' school. They have been writing and performing all but three of their songs in English, since they were in elementary school and middle school (9, 12, and 14)!
In English-speaking interviews, they sound like Midwestern Americans. The drummer sings lead on a fourth of their songs, in English or Spanish, while drumming. She is Drumeo's 2023 Rock Drummer of the Year... at the age of 22.
At 13, 16, and 18, they released a critically acclaimed "rock novel concept album," Queen of the Murder Scene.
https://youtu.be/s6b_FgQnXL8? Links to Hell You Call a Dream — Live at Pepsi Center in Mexico City, 10/28/2023 (The Warning's tenth anniversary show). This illustrates the live wall of sound they create with just three people.
Being bilingual is a superpower for them. They are performing sold-out shows all over Europe and the UK right now. They've played in Canada, the USA, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, and this summer, they go to Japan. Album #4 is on the way in June.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Warning_(band) will start you down their rabbit hole if you are a rock fan.
Apr 16, 2024 12:36:59 #
Often a UK "S" has been replaced with a US "Z". I understand why - but it doesn't help our youngsters pass their English exams.
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