Guest King Bean Posted December 7, 2021 Report Share Posted December 7, 2021 Just talk to people and whatever you want… 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Szeth_Pancakes Posted December 7, 2021 Report Share Posted December 7, 2021 Abacabadabacaba. <~ is a clue for what I’m saying in TLT 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Sedai Posted December 9, 2021 Report Share Posted December 9, 2021 Do you ever get turtles and tortoises mixed up? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eluvianii Posted December 9, 2021 Report Share Posted December 9, 2021 Interestingly enough, in Spanish we use the same word for both. Took me years to figure out how it worked in English. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AonDoor Posted December 15, 2021 Report Share Posted December 15, 2021 English is a very confusing language. Most people who speak it as a first language speak it incorrectly. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voidspawn Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 Do people speak better English as ESL or English first language? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AonDoor Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 12 hours ago, Voidspawn said: Do people speak better English as ESL or English first language? Probably first language, because I don't think many second-language English speakers care about grammar much more than native speakers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eluvianii Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 I would say you're always somewhat obsessive with grammar while using a second language when you're not confident enough in your skill with it. There's this fear of showing you haven't mastered it, it's why you find so many "Sorry for my bad English" comments, makes you feel safer. I would actually have said that at the end of most of my comments/maybe posts for a long time if I hadn't been advised not to. "It feels unnatural and most native speakers make mistakes anyway" they said. But I did, and sometimes still do spend a long time writing a 2-line post trying to make sure I didn't say something stupid, or beating myself over something stupid I did say but realised several hours later. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AonDoor Posted December 17, 2021 Report Share Posted December 17, 2021 Good point. Native speakers should be more like learners. Unfortunately, not enough beat themselves up. JK. People beat themselves up more than enough, just for the wrong reasons. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AonEne Posted December 19, 2021 Report Share Posted December 19, 2021 On 12/16/2021 at 2:47 PM, Ookla the Scarecrow said: I would say you're always somewhat obsessive with grammar while using a second language when you're not confident enough in your skill with it. There's this fear of showing you haven't mastered it, it's why you find so many "Sorry for my bad English" comments, makes you feel safer. I would actually have said that at the end of most of my comments/maybe posts for a long time if I hadn't been advised not to. "It feels unnatural and most native speakers make mistakes anyway" they said. But I did, and sometimes still do spend a long time writing a 2-line post trying to make sure I didn't say something stupid, or beating myself over something stupid I did say but realised several hours later. Wow, this surprises me as I've always thought your RP posts are great! I can relate to the 'makes you feel safer' though... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eluvianii Posted December 24, 2021 Report Share Posted December 24, 2021 On 19/12/2021 at 4:51 PM, AonEne said: Wow, this surprises me as I've always thought your RP posts are great! I can relate to the 'makes you feel safer' though... Thanks. Glad to see the nervousness didn't show XD. It does get easier once you see people don't find anything weird in your posts. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SzethTheHonorblade Posted February 16, 2022 Report Share Posted February 16, 2022 wadda ya think of hoid? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Szeth's Facepalm Posted February 16, 2022 Report Share Posted February 16, 2022 Hoid is poggers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medium Posted February 16, 2022 Report Share Posted February 16, 2022 I have mixed feelings about him, honestly. He can be kinda weird :| 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sequence Posted February 18, 2022 Report Share Posted February 18, 2022 You speak truthful words. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaidakar the Ghostblood Posted February 18, 2022 Report Share Posted February 18, 2022 Hoid is Daggon from Shadows for Silence. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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