Ye Olde Pub (The English Pub)

[Bonna86]

Hiya!

Came back from London last week, and I just loved it there. I've been there several times before and it was just as wonderful as the first time.

 

Anyway, I'm back for my studies in English. This semester I'll be taking courses in phonetics, British studies and drama. I think it will be fun!

[Gjest Slettet+13412342564]

Hiya!

Came back from London last week, and I just loved it there. I've been there several times before and it was just as wonderful as the first time.

 

Anyway, I'm back for my studies in English. This semester I'll be taking courses in phonetics, British studies and drama. I think it will be fun!

 

Cool, I'm a fan of London as well (only been there once, but still )

[Lidskjalv]

 

Why don't we have a thread like this in German?

I need to practice my German too

 

 

 

Would be great. German is such a great language. What should the name be, then? "Die grosse bierstube"?

[Gjest medlem-1432]

Hello hello, the activity in this tread is low. So what are people doing? I'm pretty tired after some long days and to little sleep. One day to go, and I can sleep out on sataurday.

[Slimda]

Hello hello, the activity in this thread is low. So what are people doing? I'm pretty tired after some long days and too little sleep. One day to go, and I can sleep out on saturday.

You're sleeping outside on Saturday?

 

*psst, norwegian->english doesn't work well.

[Gjest medlem-1432]

No I can sleep so long I wish, on Saturday. Sometimes it's hard to find the right transalations.

[Slimda]

No, I can sleep as long as I wish, on Saturday. Sometimes it's hard to find the right translations.

Aye, it's a bit hard to find, which is why you recreate the sentence into something you know.

[Ituca]

I will go to bed. I'm done. Next year I probely travel to Austrlia to learn better english. It's time for that. I looking forward to improve mye knowegde. Therfor are my english now quite bad, but I try to do my best.

[Kreatoon]

I must say gentlemen, this thread is a splendid idea! This is my first visit, and there shall be many more on my behalf!

 

To spark a discussion: What are your opinion on the following matters?

 

The improper use of your/you're and so on?

 

The catastrophical abuse of the english language called leetspeek used on a general basis across the internets numerous forums and MMORPGS in general?

 

Do you think our schools should improve the way young kids learn English?

[Slimda]

The improper use of your/you're and so on?

The improper use of your/you're and such boils down to a very simple thing. Lack of education. When you're stuck reading grammar and why Christoffer Columbus discovered America, your/you're isn't that important. The school system is in shambles, and the rest of the world isn't exactly better off.

The catastrophical abuse of the english language called leetspeek used on a general basis across the internets numerous forums and MMORPGS in general?

Online communication requires a faster method of typing than perfectly typed english. While I wouldn't do so myself, I can certainly understand the appeal of leetspeak and it's faster communication.

Of course, the downside is that new people think that this is how the language is written.

Do you think our schools should improve the way young kids learn English?

They could bring in a lot more english-based literature and movies, as well as using teachers who've been to England or America itself. And if we moved the education away from the boring imprinting, and over to a more engaging and interesting model, the skills would improve. The use of computer games would also help.

[ScudNor]

The improper use of your/you're and so on?

 

Many people make wrong use of them. Whether its due to lack of education, or because they simply cant be bothered to put it right, is debatable. I always use them correctly myself, but I'm not bothered when I see people mocking it up on the internet. Its the internet, people dont care, people shorten certain words, its just how it is.

 

The catastrophical abuse of the english language called leetspeek used on a general basis across the internets numerous forums and MMORPGS in general?

 

Well to be honest, I rarely see it anymore these days. And normally its just someone (who normally doesnt use it) who is trying to be funny or something.

 

 

Do you think our schools should improve the way young kids learn English?

 

Pretty much everything slimda said xD

Endret 5. september 2010 av ScudNor

[Gjest Slettet+13412342564]

My English sub wrote this on the blackboard (I'm in third grade (videregående) btw):

 

"Are there any winners or loosers in this short story?"

 

 

Now THAT is a mistake I hate, it's so ridiculously easy...

[Lidskjalv]

 

Why don't we have a thread like this in German?

I need to practice my German too

 

 

 

Would be great. German is such a great language. What should the name be, then? "Die grosse bierstube"?

 

anyone aware of a similar thread - only in German? I'm so bad in German and would totally like to practice it more in a thread like this. But if this thread struggle to gain momentum, I hardly belive a German alike would ever survive.

[Slimda]

There isn't one, but you're free to create your own.

[Lidskjalv]

No... certainly not. I'm definitely best as a spectator in such a thread.

Endret 6. september 2010 av Lidskjalv

[kandinsky]

The time has come for me to participate. Only been a side watcher when the thread has come up, but it's certenly time to start improve my written english again, so here I am. Virgin (not anymore, I guess).

[Slimda]

No... certainly not. I'm definitely best as a spectator in such a thread.

Then that topic will forever live in your dreams.

[Lidskjalv]

Ok. I will do most of the work for you. Just press here

[Slimda]

Don't look at me, I don't speak a word german that's not found in Rammstein's lyric section.

[medlem-173043]

Im running the Coopertest tomorrow, damn i hate running.