Snake-Pit Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 My mother tongue.I can understand pretty much any English going; from The Queens English where we put a U in colour and neighbour to American English where they use a faucet instead of a tap; broken English too like Patois. - Brethren turns into breaderin and 'what's wrong' turns into wagwan meaning hey or how are you?They say English is hard to learn for non English speakers... English is also a poetic language in the sense that it has a class system in place, for example, in German, there is only one word for toilet, in English we can haveToilet, Lavatory (posh), Loo/Bog/John (common) - German don't have that.In German they add words together, in English, we break them up.Example: Can't is Can not smushed together to make can't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetness Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 Yup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thin White Duke Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 *To be read when sitting on the throne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lithium Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 That's right, Snake-Pit. Very good. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 "German doesn't have that." Apart from that, an insightful piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Len B'stard Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 broken English too like Patois. - Brethren turns into breaderin and 'what's wrong' turns into wagwan meaning hey or how are you?Wah gwan is Jamaican Patois for 'whats going on?', used as a greeting like w'sup or whats happening, not whats wrong you fuckin' berk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake-Pit Posted June 15, 2014 Author Share Posted June 15, 2014 wassup is what's up meaning what is up meaning how are you.ANYWAY.English evolves,Recent words added to the English language include; 'Srsly' 'selfie' &' 'emoji'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sandman Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovim Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 (edited) wassup is what's up meaning what is up meaning how are you.ANYWAY.English evolves,Recent words added to the English language include; 'Srsly' 'selfie' &' 'emoji'.You can call sagged balls evolved. Srsly. Edited June 15, 2014 by Rovim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YOUCOULDBEMINE. Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 English is one of the easiest languages to learn imho. I spoke English before I left primary school.I also had to learn French, German, Spanish and Greek. Languages that, I thought, were harder to master than English.What's funny to me is that it's easier to speak American English than British English. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Len B'stard Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 wassup is what's up meaning what is up meaning how are you.ANYWAY.You're really not very bright are you? Just cuz you overheard a few conversations in Thornton Heath and made up the rest don't mean you can speak patois, don't embarrass yourself 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val22 Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 I think English is a very hard language to learn even for Americans.So many local sayings all around the country and here in Texas most seniors got very low grades on their English finals.It's very sad because some of our words aren't spelled like they sound and people get confused.I know I suck at spelling, so I keep a dictionary near my pc now.I do admire people all over the world that learn English and know their own country's language. I think being on the computer has helped many people learn English.Anyway, I think most of the world knows English now. I love seeing news from Russia or China and hearing them speak English. I think that's a very good achievement for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Len B'stard Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 Can you spell P A T R O N I S I N G? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlisOld Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 Here's some American English, so you should be able to understand it. This thread is fucking retarded. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pestilence Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 go suck ya mudda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broskirose Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 snakepit > sugarledson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Drama Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 This thread is utter gash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thin White Duke Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 As a foreigner that has studied several languages, I find English quite easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron_H Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 (edited) English is simple. It's a shame we have so many native speakers that can't differentiate between there/their/they're, where/were, you're/your and the slightly more difficult (and less often used) I/me and who/whom.Edit: Forgot it's/its and won't/wont. Edited June 15, 2014 by Aaron_H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 I actually find English, totally lacking in logic. In Japanese there is no confusion in the sounds as, every section of the script (be that, Kana; Kanji) is linked to a specific sound. By contrast, you have this 'their, theres' stupidity in English which confuses native speakers (and I have to confess, I still make the occasional mistake as a typo). Latin also has a greater logic. In English, there seems to be no reason why some 'g's are pronounced hard ('give') or soft (gem). It is a similar thing with 'c'. In Latin, all cs are hard and all gs are hard. English is bonkers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
45miles Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 English is a languageDead as dead can be...Nevermind, that's Latin.I have an English B.A., and I still have trouble with who/whom. I usually just give up trying to figure it out and reword the whole sentence to avoid using either one, unless it's very obvious.I also used to be a great speller, and then I took Spanish classes throughout high school and college (or uni, if you prefer) and completely lost my ability to spell in English somewhere along the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake-Pit Posted June 16, 2014 Author Share Posted June 16, 2014 (edited) American English where they use a faucet instead of a tap Yeah I always belly up to the bar and order Budweiser on faucet. BTW - English is one of the hardest to learn, what other language has words that are spelled the same but have two entirely different meanings depending on context. Those are called homophones. Homophone examples; Their/There/They're/Dare (might make a whole thread of them). A faucet and a spigot and a beer tap are all taps to me, no matter where you put it or what comes out of it. - Though I forgot about beer when I put that. I actually find English, totally lacking in logic. In Japanese there is no confusion in the sounds as, every section of the script (be that, Kana; Kanji) is linked to a specific sound. By contrast, you have this 'their, theres' stupidity in English which confuses native speakers (and I have to confess, I still make the occasional mistake as a typo). Latin also has a greater logic. In English, there seems to be no reason why some 'g's are pronounced hard ('give') or soft (gem). It is a similar thing with 'c'. In Latin, all cs are hard and all gs are hard. English is bonkers. L and R are like a married couple in Japanese/romaji because R loses it's sound and L loses it's name. An; An goes before a noun if that noun begins with a vowel, otherwise it's A. Edited June 16, 2014 by Snake-Pit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Ra Ri Fu Re Ro (roll your tounge a bit). It is inbetween r and l. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake-Pit Posted June 16, 2014 Author Share Posted June 16, 2014 American English where they use a faucet instead of a tapYeah I always belly up to the bar and order Budweiser on faucet. BTW - English is one of the hardest to learn, what other language has words that are spelled the same but have two entirely different meanings depending on context.Those are called homophones.Homophone examples;Their/There/They're/Dare(might make a whole thread of them).Umm ... those aren't spelled the same. I meant words like "bark" which can mean either a) the sound a dog makes or b) the outside layer of a treeOh, those... You just blew my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixes Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 that avatar of taylor swift makes my "c" hard 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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