Ye Olde Pub (The English Pub)

[Fruktkake]

And blogging! I am blogging in English now to improve my English, it was originally a Norwegian blog (hence the domain) but now I only write in English.

[Minus]

Fruktkake: Do you like fruits very much?

Good looking blog too! Have you done all yourself, and is it difficult?

[Fruktkake]

Nope, it's a premade. I can certainly eat fruit if it's made up nicely in a restaurant, f.ex a fruit salad. But at home if there's any fruit it usually rots though I might eat once or twice.

 

And I've never actually tasted a fruitcake.

[cyclo]

I also do all of my bloging on gsmblog.net in both English and Norwegian. I have no touble with my English as I'm a native speaker, but it's nice to keep in touch with technical english.

 

Hey.... I got an idea... Everybody should read my blog, and learn more English. ;-)

[loathsome]

I believe the best way to improve ones abilities in english, written and spoken, is by watching movies and listening to music

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That's true.

 

I use english on a daily basis, and the results are showing

 

Fruktkake: Of course you've eaten a fruit cake. You just .. got to have done that. Either you're not aware it yourself, or you haven't been to your grandma lately.

 

.. or she doesn't like to bake. Whatever.

[lain]

Don't forget reading books is a nice way to learn. If not how to speak the words, but how to write and understand others.

 

I would say the best way to learn how to talk good english, would be to live in the UK/US for a year or so.

 

Then again, people say one thing, write another. I tend to write how people talk, but atleast people understand me well.

[SnittLeif]

.. or she doesn't like to bake. Whatever.

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Every grandma bakes. After a womans(x) child(y) has gotten a child of it(y)'s own, it gets imprinted in the woman(x)'s DNA.

 

The simplest of all metamorphosis'

[MrLee]

What really boosts your english skills is reading (well that and watching He-Man, Transformers, GI-Joe, Carebears, Garfield, Thundercats and ten other shows from 08-12 in the morning each weekend from ages 4-8. ).

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That is so true. Read anything, anywhere, anytime. So many people say that you only learn from reading "serious" literature. That is just not the case. Even the most trashy literature boost your knowledge. Fatacy for example is a great way of learning more.

 

You wouldn't believe how many kids in the states have learned to read thanks to mad magazine.

 

OT: MrLee... You have stolen my name. My name is actually Mr. Lee. I think I might demand royalties from your posts here ;-)

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I haven't read one single piece of "serious" literature except one book. That was Of Mice and Men (Steinbeck) and that only because we were forced to.

I read a lot of books, but none that I would classify as serious. Not in the "serious, classical literature" level at least.

 

 

Oh and my name isn't? And besides, you registered 9 days before me, you snooze, you lose..

Endret 24. april 2007 av MrLee

[Heilage]

Hah. Dual Core?

 

Anything less than Quad Core is for losers.

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I oredered my d-core 2006-04-06 23:22. for 1250 kr. I expect it to be enough for at least 5 to 6 years before next major upgrade. What's the real benefit from multicore above dual anyway? Enlighten me.

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Well, Quad Core as of today costs about 12 000kr, and is only an upgrade from 2x Core 2 Duos.

 

The only Quad Core computer avaible to the consumer market as of today.

[Minus]

Don't forget reading books is a nice way to learn. If not how to speak the words, but how to write and understand others.

 

I would say the best way to learn how to talk good english, would be to live in the UK/US for a year or so.

 

Then again, people say one thing, write another. I tend to write how people talk, but atleast people understand me well.

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I completely agree with you.

Read a book by Dan Brown a few weeks ago, do you think his English is "good enough" for learning more advanced English? (I'm attending to college now, I think.. Videregående Skole in Norwegian.)

[cyclo]

Don't forget reading books is a nice way to learn. If not how to speak the words, but how to write and understand others.

 

I would say the best way to learn how to talk good english, would be to live in the UK/US for a year or so.

 

Then again, people say one thing, write another. I tend to write how people talk, but atleast people understand me well.

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I completely agree with you.

Read a book by Dan Brown a few weeks ago, do you think his English is "good enough" for learning more advanced English? (I'm attending to college now, I think.. Videregående Skole in Norwegian.)

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That would be high school not college? As I said earlier, any written material is good for learning. Dan Brown isn't the most advanced stuff you can get your hands on, but its nice easy reading. You could try Allistair McClean or Desmond Bagley. It's similar adventure style, but with a much richer language.

[Mr.SS]

Anyone have some insider tips for writing a successful english mock exam?

[meeeps]

Anyone have some insider tips for writing a successful english mock exam?

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what exactly is an "english mock exam"? o.O

[dabear]

He's probably referring to some kind of preliminary examination, e.g. "tentamen".

[Allighiero]

Anyone have some insider tips for writing a successful english mock exam?

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Knowledge.. If you don't know shit about what you are going to fill 4+ pages with, it won't help you with good english for sure..

[Kjekssjokolade]

I am so looking forward to tomorrow, we get our English-mocexams back, finaly, after alot of waiting. I cant even remember what I wrote about

[iMono]

What is "Forstørrelsesglass" in English. The one icon which every search engine uses.

 

Regards.

[cyclo]

magnifying glas or looking glas depending upon what English you are speaking

[MrLee]

That would be a magnifying glass. A looking glass is usually some kind of mirror.

Endret 27. april 2007 av MrLee

[iMono]

Thanks for your help. The answer was so obvious that I didn't remember it.

 

Much appreciated