Ye Olde Pub (The English Pub)

[2ball_]

Globalisation?

[Gjest Slettet+981287349]

Globalisation?

Ah, thanks my human dictionary!

[Getingar]

Only reason for me to have subtitles on is because sometimes they speak very quiet in the movies and still with my surround stereo system I have troubles making out what they're saying, so, of old habbit I turn on the subtitles even though I may not read one line at all.

 

I'm finding more use for English than Norwegian in many cases, there is even times when I have to stop and think what the name is in English and try to translate that to Norwegian. Per example today, I was working in the restaurante and we have monkfish on the menue. I had to stop and think "what the heck was monkfish in Norwegian again" before I could answer the guest what type of fish we had on the menue.

Norweigan is just as good as English to use in every day situations. Try expanding your knowledge of the language and your vocabulary, and you'll see.

[Bear^]

Depends on the eye who sees it

[saladin waits for alice]

I just hope I will become a much better English teacher then the ones I had at elementary school.

The one I had at middle school and high school was quite good actually, not orally of course, but the written parts

 

All though, I do want to mention that I left after I had only two hours with a new English teacher at my 3rd year at high school.

I couldn't stand his oral English.

[Slimda]

As one of my teachers brilliantly put it, while pointing out the window.

 

"Look at all the beautiful threes."

 

Suffice to say, I was glad I didn't have to take that class.

[fox]

I want to be better in english, what should I do to be better? Thanks. Dont say music or something, Im deaf (=

[Slimda]

I presume you refer to the written english? Read books in english, making note of how they write sentences, how they spell the words and how the flow of a sentence goes. Look up difficult words and get a better understanding of the language.

[fox]

Sure, Im referring to the written. Thank you, but can you please help me about which one book I should read? I've bought 3 books, the hobbit, LoTR and the children of hurin. Its great to read those, but it doesn't attend to read at bus, train or anything. This needs full focus, to make my own fantasyworld. Too bad when I'm "pretty stressed".

 

I hope its understandable to read my post.

Endret 11. november 2009 av Fox

[Slimda]

Personally, I have no problems creating my own fantasyworld when commuting to and from work while reading. It takes me half a second to disconnect from the real world and travel in my fantasy world.

 

But I would recommend The Discworld Novels. They're fairly short and masterfully written by Terry Pratchett. They're rather humorous too, and contain alot of real world references and jokes about real life.

For example, the Discworld is, in fact, a disc, on the back of four elephants. Those elephants are standing on the back of an intergalactic turtle that is swimming through the universe.

[fox]

Hehe, its really not problem. But I read sooo slow, still not good at english of cause. Its fucked my time to read when communting to and from work takes just 10-15mins.

 

Ok, I will check. Thanks for tip.

[Slimda]

It takes me roughly 1 hour one way, when commuting. So, I get plenty of time to read. I usually finish a discworld novel in 1,5 days orso, depending on thickness.

 

Either way. The only way to get better in english, is to use it. Reading books, any kinds of books, is a superb way of seeing how others express themselves using the english language.

 

Personally, I usually think in english. Kinda odd.

[saladin waits for alice]

I always speak in English at a random rate when I talk to my friends

 

Maybe because of all the random family guy quotes ^^

[2ball_]

I always speak in English at a random rate when I talk to my friends

haha..

I do the same thing

[Bear^]

Charge it 200, and CLEAR!

 

*chunk*

 

I fealt like attempting to shock this thread to life again, did it work?

[2ball_]

Well it did come to my attention, yes..

 

What's up?

[Mikkel™]

We got a steady pulse!

[Bear^]

Sipping coffee at work, wondering if I should perhaps start with something

[Wackee]

I am once again at work working 50% in addition to school. It is hard, but the payment is good. But today, I'm extremely tierd, so I will do as Bear^, and make some coffee!

[Huskarl]

I thought I would get good use of English in my new job where almost 50% are polaks and other east europeans, but most of them just know basic words, or basic norwegian words with mixed german. They also said english was the working language, but most of the equipment is german with german manuals, also chinese, and there are polish and russian signs everywhere.

 

Throughout a day I hear more Polish words than Norwegian, and all I hear is kurwa, kurwa, kurwa, kurwa.