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Offline galantee

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English for non-English-speaking folks
« on: June 27, 2007, 10:59:24 am »
Is anyone else here not of the English mothertongue (I'm Dutch)? Anyway, even though I can safely consider myself fluent in English - it's happened before that people on the internet didn't realize English wasn't my mothertongue until I proved it with saying something Dutch - I sometimes get insecure about certain words, colloquialisms, idioms, sayings, and the like. Some can almost be translated word by word from the one language to the other, others, not so... So I might end up using this thread to ask if X or Y is correct in English. That cool? Cool.
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Re: English for non-English-speaking folks
« Reply #1 on: June 27, 2007, 12:24:15 pm »
I'm english but to my knowledge most people from countries where it is not the first language speak it betterer than us lol
so consider yourself our linguistic superiour

for now.....
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Re: English for non-English-speaking folks
« Reply #2 on: June 27, 2007, 12:56:34 pm »
Thas' coo', gallie!
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Re: English for non-English-speaking folks
« Reply #3 on: June 27, 2007, 01:07:31 pm »
you arent english
I know your true nationality smiler
or should I say
Klaus von Hengle

WOAH
someone got told there
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Re: English for non-English-speaking folks
« Reply #4 on: June 27, 2007, 01:34:01 pm »
Going over what I just posted there, I'm thinking: is it "word by word" or "word for word"? At this point I'm inclined to say the latter is right, but it could just be the insecurity speaking.
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“Welcome to the club.”
“Club? What club is that?”
“The International Brotherhood of Lost Dogs. What else? We're letting you in as a certified, card-carrying member. Serial number zero zero zero zero.”
“I thought that was your number.”
“It is. But it's your number too. That's one of the beauties of the Brotherhood. Everyone who joins gets the same number.”

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Re: English for non-English-speaking folks
« Reply #5 on: June 27, 2007, 02:24:37 pm »
I didnt notice untill you pointed it out  ;D
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Re: English for non-English-speaking folks
« Reply #6 on: June 27, 2007, 02:34:20 pm »
That doesn't get me any closer to the truth! Don't let this end up something I'll lose sleep over!

Okay not really, whatever.
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“That's it. I'm just following my nose and waiting to see what comes up.”
“Welcome to the club.”
“Club? What club is that?”
“The International Brotherhood of Lost Dogs. What else? We're letting you in as a certified, card-carrying member. Serial number zero zero zero zero.”
“I thought that was your number.”
“It is. But it's your number too. That's one of the beauties of the Brotherhood. Everyone who joins gets the same number.”

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Re: English for non-English-speaking folks
« Reply #7 on: June 27, 2007, 02:39:48 pm »
lol its not that important
I promise  ;D
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Re: English for non-English-speaking folks
« Reply #8 on: June 27, 2007, 02:45:55 pm »
word for word
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Re: English for non-English-speaking folks
« Reply #9 on: June 27, 2007, 02:50:26 pm »
Woohoo, sleepytime tonight!
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“Welcome to the club.”
“Club? What club is that?”
“The International Brotherhood of Lost Dogs. What else? We're letting you in as a certified, card-carrying member. Serial number zero zero zero zero.”
“I thought that was your number.”
“It is. But it's your number too. That's one of the beauties of the Brotherhood. Everyone who joins gets the same number.”

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Re: English for non-English-speaking folks
« Reply #10 on: June 27, 2007, 02:53:16 pm »
 8)
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Re: English for non-English-speaking folks
« Reply #11 on: June 28, 2007, 08:41:38 pm »
I'm actually French.




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Re: English for non-English-speaking folks
« Reply #12 on: June 29, 2007, 04:02:11 am »
lol clearly
*is suspicious*
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Re: English for non-English-speaking folks
« Reply #13 on: July 14, 2007, 06:17:24 am »
I can speak maori! This isn't a very helpful language in the REAL WORLD though.

Also: galantee, I don't believe you. English is so your mothertongue.
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Re: English for non-English-speaking folks
« Reply #14 on: July 15, 2007, 11:37:53 am »
Ha merci, 'k hoor da wel meer, dus, misschien as 'k een poging tot gestandaardiseerd Vlaams doe (aloewel da nie bestaat), da ge mij dan gelooft? :P

(Translation will follow after you suspend your disbelief ;) It's nothing offensive though, trust me!)
« Last Edit: July 15, 2007, 11:39:35 am by galantee »
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“That's it. I'm just following my nose and waiting to see what comes up.”
“Welcome to the club.”
“Club? What club is that?”
“The International Brotherhood of Lost Dogs. What else? We're letting you in as a certified, card-carrying member. Serial number zero zero zero zero.”
“I thought that was your number.”
“It is. But it's your number too. That's one of the beauties of the Brotherhood. Everyone who joins gets the same number.”
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