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cordelia0507
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 Message 49 of 52
04 June 2009 at 2:03am | IP Logged 
Recht wrote:
This has pretty much been proven.
Non Native speakers, I'm impressed.

You're amazing.



TOO RIGHT!!!
Recognition at last!! You've made my day!    :-)
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Lindsay19
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 Message 50 of 52
05 June 2009 at 1:05am | IP Logged 
reasonableman wrote:
I saw a link to this and it is pretty relevant and startling:

We must polish the Polish furniture.
He could lead if he would get the lead out.
The farm was used to produce produce.
The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.
The soldier decided to desert in the desert.
This was a good time to present the present.
A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.
When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.
I did not object to the object.
The insurance was invalid for the invalid.
The bandage was wound around the wound.
There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row.
They were too close to the door to close it.
The buck does funny things when the does are present.
They sent a sewer down to stitch the tear in the sewer line.
To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.
The wind was too strong to wind the sail.
After a number of injections my jaw got number.
Upon seeing the tear in my clothes I shed a tear.
I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.
How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?
I read it once and will read it agen
I learned much from this learned treatise.
I was content to note the content of the message.
The Blessed Virgin blessed her. Blessed her richly.
It's a bit wicked to over-trim a short wicked candle.
If he will absent himself we mark him absent.
I incline toward bypassing the incline.


Good lord, that is startling xD
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miguelsantiago
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 Message 51 of 52
05 June 2009 at 3:00am | IP Logged 
Being a native speaker I have no perception of how hard English is. A common myth among monolingual English speakers is that it's easy to speak. I guess because of the fact that seemingly everybody knows English but yet those monolingual English speakers only know English. And check out this quote from the "List of Stuff White People Like" (Very addictive and funny)

"Finally, though they won’t admit it, white people do not believe that learning English is difficult. This is because if it were true, then that would mean that their housekeeper, gardener, mother-in-law (if   they are an elite white person) are smarter than them. Needless to say, this realization would destroy their entire universe."

Taken from:
http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/11/09/115-promising-to- learn-a-new-language/

Another one of interest:
http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/02/28/78-multilingual-c hildren/

Be mindful these are meant to be funny(however they ring very true sometimes). If you're a white person, like me, have a good sense of humor when reading these.
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GuardianJY
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 Message 52 of 52
05 June 2009 at 5:39pm | IP Logged 
miguelsantiago wrote:
Being a native speaker I have no perception of how hard English is. A common myth among monolingual English speakers is that it's easy to speak. I guess because of the fact that seemingly everybody knows English but yet those monolingual English speakers only know English. And check out this quote from the "List of Stuff White People Like" (Very addictive and funny)

"Finally, though they won’t admit it, white people do not believe that learning English is difficult. This is because if it were true, then that would mean that their housekeeper, gardener, mother-in-law (if   they are an elite white person) are smarter than them. Needless to say, this realization would destroy their entire universe."

Taken from:
http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/11/09/115-promising-to- learn-a-new-language/

Another one of interest:
http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/02/28/78-multilingual-c hildren/

Be mindful these are meant to be funny(however they ring very true sometimes). If you're a white person, like me, have a good sense of humor when reading these.


My friend has that book. It was interesting, and it reminded me of how white I really am. As an aside, they may say English isn't difficult...but, look at most of the younger generation's spelling and excessive use of slang. I mean, 1337speak (leet) has become almost the normal for spelling, and it's practically a language in itself. I do my best to type in the best English I can, but it's difficult (especially when you're almost alone in doing this). So, I would even go as far as when a non-native speaker types or even reads that the non-native speaker would be more proficient than some native speakers of the language.

I hope this gives non-native speakers pride.

Edited by GuardianJY on 05 June 2009 at 5:40pm


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