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| Akao aka FailArtist Senior Member United States Joined 5335 days ago 315 posts - 347 votes  Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish, Mandarin, Toki Pona | Message 1 of 9 25 June 2010 at 7:48pm | IP Logged | ||
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I don't know about you, but this is one of my main pastimes other than learning Spanish.
What about you? Do you go on the internet sometimes for the sole purpose of helping others for free? Edited by Akao on 25 June 2010 at 7:48pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| justberta Diglot Senior Member Norway Joined 5584 days ago 140 posts - 170 votes Speaks: English, Norwegian* Studies: Indonesian, German, Spanish, Russian | Message 2 of 9 25 June 2010 at 9:38pm | IP Logged | ||
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I hate helping people with their English. It doesn't do them any good. I don't believe
languages can be taught. 3 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| johntm93 Senior Member United States Joined 5326 days ago 587 posts - 746 votes 2 sounds Speaks: English* Studies: German, Spanish | Message 3 of 9 25 June 2010 at 9:56pm | IP Logged | ||
I don't love it, per se, but I do like doing it sometimes. I don't mind doing it on Livemocha or correcting my Taiwanese friend (whose been in America for 2 years and has very good English for being here that long) 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| justberta Diglot Senior Member Norway Joined 5584 days ago 140 posts - 170 votes Speaks: English, Norwegian* Studies: Indonesian, German, Spanish, Russian | Message 4 of 9 25 June 2010 at 11:25pm | IP Logged | ||
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I didn't learn English in school, just by immersing myself after junior high.
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| Akao aka FailArtist Senior Member United States Joined 5335 days ago 315 posts - 347 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish, Mandarin, Toki Pona | Message 5 of 9 26 June 2010 at 12:14am | IP Logged | ||
I think you misunderstood the word 'help.' Helping someone could be simply correcting their English, having them ask a question about word choice or grammar and giving them the right answer. That is not impossible, that is definitely learning. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| zekecoma Senior Member United StatesRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5343 days ago 561 posts - 655 votes Speaks: English* Studies: German, Spanish | Message 6 of 9 26 June 2010 at 5:52am | IP Logged | ||
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I don't mind. I get a lot of people to help me with my German. Why not help in return?
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| schoenewaelder Diglot Senior Member Germany Joined 5559 days ago 759 posts - 1197 votes Speaks: English*, French Studies: German, Spanish, Dutch | Message 7 of 9 26 June 2010 at 12:26pm | IP Logged | ||
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I enjoy it, as it's the only time I really think about the English language.
It's good when people upload their pronouncation MP3s, because I've realised that my understanding of English phonetics is completely hopeless, and I think I need to sort it out as a step to improving my own foreign language accents, so I'm probably learning more than the poster. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| tommus Senior Member CanadaRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5865 days ago 979 posts - 1688 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Dutch, French, Esperanto, German, Spanish | Message 8 of 9 26 June 2010 at 12:41pm | IP Logged | ||
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I would love to help native Dutch-speakers with their English because they help me with Dutch. But I've yet to find one who really needs any help in English. And it is usually difficult to know if they would welcome any 'improvement' to their already excellent English. I'd really like to find a Dutch speaker at an ability in English similar to my ability in Dutch (generally B2, with C1 for reading). But that is unlikely.
I like helping any English learner. I used to offer 'improvements' on this site when I saw them. But more often than not, it appeared most didn't really want to see these 'improvements'. So now I offer help only to those who appear to want some help. Edited by tommus on 26 June 2010 at 4:36pm 1 person has voted this message useful |
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