Non-Native English Speakers: how u lrn engish? - General

I got used to it and I wanted to learn the language. But still sometimes it feels like I'm missing something.. maybe it's just that it's not my mother language.

[B]1. When did you start learning English? Would you consider yourself fully fluent now?[/B] Started around 6 or 7 I think I'm fully fluent now [B]2. Can you type it better than speak it, or vice versa?[/B] I pretty much type like how I speak [B]3. How often do you use English when not on the Internet?[/B] All the time [B]4. Anything particularly weird or frustrating about English you know of?[/B] Not that I remember [B]9. If you didn't learn English from school, how did you learn it? Was it difficult?[/B] I learned by playing Pokemon Yellow Back in Kindergarten I didn't care about English at all, and if I recall correctly I got a 0 on an English exam After I got some incentive to learn was pretty easy, and I feel that would apply to most if not all languages Funny thing is that now I'm fluent in English, but I'm no longer fluent in my own native language I understand most words and can say some simple phrases, but my understanding is nowhere near what it was 8 years ago I'm trying to relearn it, but I'll have to wait for a break from school before I can get anything done Dishonor to family, etc.

1. When did you start learning English? Would you consider yourself fully fluent now? [B]When I first moved to Canada. I was nine years old. I'm not one to brag, but I can probably speak English better than most of its native speakers.[/B] 2. Can you type it better than speak it, or vice versa? [B]I'm comfortable with both. I do have a subtle accent, however, so I guess you can say I'm better at typing.[/B] 3. How often do you use English when not on the Internet? [B]Daily. Living in Canada, I speak in English to anyone who isn't my family.[/B] 4. Anything particularly weird or frustrating about English you know of? [B]The obscene amounts of exceptions when it comes to grammar and pronounciation makes the language very difficult to pick up.[/B] 9. If you didn't learn English from school, how did you learn it? Was it difficult? [B]I learned the basics of English in school, and then my grasp of the language steadily improved as I watched TV more often and used the computer. [/B] 10. When thinking, do you think in your native tongue or English, or a bit of both? [B]I think in mostly English, with a moderate amount of Arabic thrown in there for good measure. There are many words in Arabic that are not present at all in English, and vice versa. I believe knowing more than one language expands one's horizons in thinking, since you have a bigger set of words to talk to yourself with.[/B]

1. When did you start learning English? Would you consider yourself fully fluent now? Started learning English at the age of six, I cannot consider myself fully fluent as I have a lot of grammatical errors that I am not aware of, in most cases a friend who is a native English speaker corrects me. 2. Can you type it better than speak it, or vice versa? I type it better than I speak it, I can pronounce words wrong even though I understand their definition. 3. How often do you use English when not on the Internet? I taught my friend English and ever since he only speaks to me in English, and when I ask him why he dismisses the question with "I enjoy speaking English more than speaking Hebrew". 4. Anything particularly weird or frustrating about English you know of? Sometimes when attempting to write long paragraphs I keep thinking I made some grammatical errors in said paragraph so I ask a native English speaker for confirmation. 9. If you didn't learn English from school, how did you learn it? Was it difficult? My experience with English mostly comes from having to watch cartoon network without any subtitles in Hebrew so I had to figure out what the characters in the cartoons were saying by matching their reactions and the likes, also I started using the computer at an early age and most games back then were only in English, so that helped a bit too. And as for question 76, I only think in English since my English vocabulary is bigger than my Hebrew vocabulary and sometimes I just forget words in Hebrew that I know in English, there are times where I just sit thinking "Goddamn it, what was that word in Hebrew?" and I keep chanting the same word in English over and over again while trying to remember it in Hebrew.

1 . On 1st grade, pretty good, not fully fluent. 2. I can type it much better than speak it, nothing else wrong with speaking, but sometimes I pronounce words weirdly. 3. Once in a week maybe? Not too often. 4. Can't pronounce some words right. 9. Learnt some from school, most came from games, movies and my older brother. 75. I can speak a little bit of swedish, not much tho since it isn't really the most interesting school subject. 76. Usually I think everything in finnish. Sometimes in english when I'm gaming or reading something in english.

1. Started learning english the moment i played video games i had to borrow from my older brother at age 5, i see myself about 90% fluent in english. 2. Both. The most horrific part could be the grammar in my case. (dont know when to use, "a" and "an" (minor but irritating things like that)) 3.i usually speak a sentence or two when i work with my colleagues, but thats all 4.dont know when to use, "a" and "an" (minor but irritating things like that) 9. I have mostly learnt about 70% from video games and movies, and the other 30% from school. The grammar is hard at times, (but thats because i didnt pay any attention in school very much (at the english lessons)) 75.Swedish, Norweigan, danish, and a few words of icelandic. Sure there will be misunderstandings but after some explanation i usually get my point across. (Im better in english than in norweigan for example, Imagine me twice as bad in english as i am now. that is about the level of Norweigan i can understand)) 76.I dont think in languages nor i hear any voices in my head

1. When did you start learning English? Would you consider yourself fully fluent now? - Passively around the age of five (video games), actively around the age of 7. Pretty much fluent at this stage with an accent. 2. Can you type it better than speak it, or vice versa? - Pretty much equal. In general though it's easier to speak rather than write, but this applies to every language. 3. How often do you use English when not on the Internet? - During english classes and that's about it 4. Anything particularly weird or frustrating about English you know of? - American/British english language differences. 9. If you didn't learn English from school, how did you learn it? Was it difficult? - The younger you are when you start learning, the easier it is. 76. (Got this idea from Yzoo) When thinking, do you think in your native tongue or English, or a bit of both? - Mix of both. But really this won't tell you anything you couldnt guess by yourself. You're asking a VERY select group that you yourself admitted is good at english. It's not exactly going to be much a representative sample.

1. When did you start learning English? Would you consider yourself fully fluent now? Pre-kindergarten 2. Can you type it better than speak it, or vice versa? I can type it a little bit better than I can speak it, I think. 3. How often do you use English when not on the Internet? All the time. 4. Anything particularly weird or frustrating about English you know of? No. 9. If you didn't learn English from school, how did you learn it? Was it difficult? The Internet. To be honest, I have learned it from both school and not, so not so difficult. 76. When thinking, do you think in your native tongue or English, or a bit of both? I want to think in Arabic (that's my native tongue), but I can't help but thinking in English!!

1. When did you start learning English? Would you consider yourself fully fluent now? At about age 5 or so. Yes, I consider myself fully fluent. 2. Can you type it better than speak it, or vice versa? I can speak as well as I write. 3. How often do you use English when not on the Internet? Not too often, mostly in english class or sometimes when speaking to my granny, who is an english teacher at college. 4. Anything particularly weird or frustrating about English you know of? Nope. It's [I]much[/I] easier than Latvian, that's for sure. 9. If you didn't learn English from school, how did you learn it? Was it difficult? Well, as I mentioned before, my grandma is an english teacher at high school/college, and she made me learn and talked to me in english since I was a toddler. So, big thanks to her. 76. (Got this idea from Yzoo) When thinking, do you think in your native tongue or English, or a bit of both? A bit of both, actually. I've actually come to a point where I can express my thoughts a lot better in english, since my vocabulary is much larger than in Latvian, mostly because of internet and places like this.

1. When did you start learning English? Would you consider yourself fully fluent now? [B]When I was 4 years old.[/B] 2. Can you type it better than speak it, or vice versa? [B]I do both equally good.[/B] 3. How often do you use English when not on the Internet? [B]Pretty much all the time.[/B] 4. Anything particularly weird or frustrating about English you know of? [B]Not really. When I turned 10 I was speaking English pretty fluently, and I don't need to read a word over and over to understand it. I read it once and know what it means.[/B] 9. If you didn't learn English from school, how did you learn it? Was it difficult? [B]Between the age of 4-13 I had to self-educate myself using the TV, some internet, and books. Then I started having English classes, but realizing I was the best one in my class that felt kind of futile. Started 7th grade and met this guy who was an internet geek. He pretty much showed me the wonders of the internet and my English just kept on growing. I've almost perfected by skills in the subject, and I rarely get told I grammar wrong.[/B] 76. When thinking, do you think in your native tongue or English, or a bit of both? [B]I think in English, when I'm home alone I speak aloud for myself in English.[/B]

[QUOTE=Shellman Deluxe;33527848]4.dont know when to use, "a" and "an" (minor but irritating things like that)[/QUOTE] "a" versus "an" depends on whether or not a vowel is part of the object you're referring to. "an apple" "a car" "a bird" "an ice cream" "a drink" the exceptions to this to this is when an object with a name starting with a consonant sounds like a vowel when spoken, IE "an xbox" "an honest man" the other exception being when the name of an object starts with a vowel but sounds like a consonant when spoken, IE "a one-eyed guy" "a union" [url]http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/591/1/[/url] [editline]1st December 2011[/editline] I'm gonna go through some posts and write up responses to troubles with english.

1. When did you start learning English? Would you consider yourself fully fluent now? [b]Since kindergarten, used constantly until 3rd grade, moved back to Thailand. I have the accent, but at times I figure my English has deteriorated due to the absence of usage since then.[/b] 2. Can you type it better than speak it, or vice versa? [b]Typing is often better because I have tools and the time to form better sentences/dialog.[/b] 3. How often do you use English when not on the Internet? [b]Occasionally in school and mostly in my head.[/b] 4. Anything particularly weird or frustrating about English you know of? [b]I did a horrible job on the SAT.[/b] 9. If you didn't learn English from school, how did you learn it? Was it difficult? [b]TV (Closed captioning FTW). After I left the US, the Internet. Thai schools' English was too easy for me.[/b] 76. (Got this idea from Yzoo) When thinking, do you think in your native tongue or English, or a bit of both? [b]Depends on the situation.[/b]

The biggest problem it seems people have apart from easy mistakes like pronunciation or spelling is using tenses. I looked over this resource, and it basically covers everything you need to know about tenses. It's not too hard once you figure out how we use the words in context. Someone said having gender differentiation between people sounds silly to them. In response here's a hypothetical scenario. I'm telling a friend about a girl I saw in the park. Using "her" and "she" I can say things like "She walked past me." "Her hair was dark." If we didn't have that, it would have to be "The girl walked past me." or "The girl's hair was dark." Really it's a good way to refer to someone without having to constantly say "the girl" or something similar.

1. When did you start learning English? Would you consider yourself fully fluent now? I started learning English in 2nd grade or earlier since my parents and the school I went to thought it was important. I'm not fully fluent, there's always more I could learn, but I do consider myself to be quite good at it. 2. Can you type it better than speak it, or vice versa? I'd say I'm a better speaker since there are so many subtle mistakes to be made in writing, I feel the same way about Swedish. 3. How often do you use English when not on the Internet? Daily, if I'm not watching a video on youtube or plowing through a season of some series, I'm speaking with others online, mostly via text though. 4. Anything particularly weird or frustrating about English you know of? Those subtle writing rules I never actually bothered to learn fully, and now it's too late. I still try to get my head around them, but it's hard. 9. If you didn't learn English from school, how did you learn it? Was it difficult? I learnt most of my English from school, but the internet and movies without subtitles made it a challenge to learn it by myself off of school also. 75. For Scandinavians, kinda off-topic but: how many other Scandinavian languages do you know? I ask because apparently more than a few of you guys can speak at least one or two other Scandinavian languages with at least basic conversation level. Do you get a sense of that? I could probably gain a general understanding of texts written in Danish or Norwegian since our languages are pretty alike. Yet I find it hard to understand a native speaker of their languages, I get some of it, not all. 76. (Got this idea from Yzoo) When thinking, do you think in your native tongue or English, or a bit of both? Depends on what I'm thinking about, but yeah, I'd say I think in both of the languages.

1. When did you start learning English? Would you consider yourself fully fluent now? I started learning English when I was 12 and my gaming habits started to take off. I consider myself fluent because I went to Canada for a year and scored higher than the rest of my class in English. 2. Can you type it better than speak it, or vice versa? Fuck if I know, I get an A in both verbal and written. 3. How often do you use English when not on the Internet? A lot. I write for a D&D group and most of that is in English. 4. Anything particularly weird or frustrating about English you know of? Nope, it's easy to learn and has more straightforward spelling. 75. For Scandinavians, kinda off-topic but: how many other Scandinavian languages do you know? I ask because apparently more than a few of you guys can speak at least one or two other Scandinavian languages with at least basic conversation level. Do you get a sense of that? Yes, I understand both Swedish and Norwegian and yes most Scandinavians can power through a conversation together. 76. (Got this idea from Yzoo) When thinking, do you think in your native tongue or English, or a bit of both? Both actually, but I believe it's rather normal, however the year I went to Canada the English took over.

[B]1. When did you start learning English? Would you consider yourself fully fluent now?[/B] I started learning English back in high-school. When I was in elementary school taking English classes was simply non-existent, as far as I can remember (that was back in the middle of the 1990's). And if it was possible then I never heard of it myself, nor did a single student I knew myself or met ever spoke a single word in English. It changed since then, of course, I do believe that today many elementary schools do offer [I]optional[/I] English classes. It is obligatory to take English classes in high-school, however. On paper, I started in high-school, but I did so only because back then it was an obligation. I wasn't actually interested to start speaking in English on a regular basis (I was ignorant of the usefulness and practical necessity to speak the language of the current global power back then, especially when it came to considering learning the language for my future, for when I would have jobs and be autonomous). So I neglected my English classes and barely managed to complete them. I do believe that my teacher did some case-by-case exceptions in silence to let some "problematic" students have a passing note. I never had the actual proof on paper, but I often considered myself as an actual proof, since I still don't understand to this day how on Earth could I get a passing note. There is something profoundly ironic though. From the various factors that had a negative impact on my performance at school, more specifically in my English class, I have to say that my passion (I.E. obsession, back then) with video games indirectly allowed me to learn English with an actual interest in doing so. The problem specifically with my English class is that it was boring beyond measure, the [I]interest[/I] just wasn't there. The interest of learning the words I was seeing on screen when I played my games, however, why sky-high. I didn't realize it myself back then, it must have been an unconscious process, but I had fun in playing games, therefore I had fun trying to understand them (thus understanding English). So, to reiterate, it started at school, but undoubtedly without video games I wouldn't be typing this in English today nor would I browse the Internet in English in the first place, it is this simple. I've had four different full-time jobs since then, but none of them ever required to actually speak in English, and so the only things that kept my interest in learning English and maintaining the knowledge of the language were and still to this day are my personal hobbies, such as playing video games, watching movies (in English), reading newspaper or reading various news on the Internet, in English, or listening to music (songs) with English lyrics. I do not considering myself fully fluent in English, however. [B]2. Can you type it better than speak it, or vice versa?[/B] Absolutely. There is a form of anonymity by only having to type English. If you heard me, you'd wonder if it was English in the first place, my accent completely destroys the pronunciation (and the comprehension to a listener). Also, I still don't know or simply cannot physically properly pronounce certain words, even though I know exactly what they mean, such as "Width", or "Length", and many more. Additionally, even though I'm better at typing it, I'm still unsure about when or how to use certain words, such as "Grey" or "Gray" (British and American spelling differences), or "Who" and "Whom" (singular, plural, or usage with a subject, or an object). But, yeah, speaking it isn't easy even to this day, but I manage. [B]3. How often do you use English when not on the Internet?[/B] Practically never, simply because I do not have to. If I had to (for example if it was required at my job) then obviously I'd use it elsewhere than only on the Internet. I do watch movies in English from time to time (not always though), and I listen to what I like to call "English music", by that I merely refer to songs in which lyrics are sung in English, whomever composed it. But other than movies and music there's no reasons for me to "use English" really. Also, I play games on consoles as well, I'm not on the Internet when I do that but they're in English so that helps too. [B]4. Anything particularly weird or frustrating about English you know of?[/B] Frustrating? No, not really, other than the usual "SMS generation language" seen on the Internet, which is merely "annoying" I guess, but not frustrating. As mentioned earlier though what I do find weird is the differences between certain words if they come from (or "commonly spelled as", or "pronounced as") either England, Canada or the U.S.A. (Grey/Gray, Armour/Armor, Artefact/Artifact, Blonde/Blond, Cosy/Cozy, Metre/Meter, etc.) or perhaps from other Commonwealth countries. I guess we could call it the "non-universality" in terms of words' origins, and the fact that there's no "good" or "bad" in the words' differences, as long as we know what it means and that there wasn't any grammatical errors. But overall I found and still find nothing really frustrating about the language. In my book if you understand a language there shouldn't be anything frustrating about it. A language that would frustrate for any specific reason, in my opinion, is a language that a person has no knowledge of (ignorance) or seemingly cannot learn it well for whatever the reason(s) may be (and that's my personal case when it comes to Russian, I'd like to learn it, but it seems that whatever I try to do it just doesn't work, I'm still on it though in my spare time, but I'd need a proper class with a professional teacher for that I know). [B]9. If you didn't learn English from school, how did you learn it? Was it difficult?[/B] As mentioned, as long as school isn't concerned then my knowledge of English (a good 95%+ of it, easily) comes from various hobbies that involved listening to English, typing/writing in English or ultimately speaking in English (very rare, but happens every now and then). In my case my "main knowledge base" for English in all its forms (read, written and spoken) comes from video games. I read the game's English dialog/texts/subtitles, often take notes about them in English as well as keeping the original character or items names for example, or sometimes even speak to other gamers in English via a headset when playing on-line games. Especially in MMORPGs when a raid of players is required to be on Ventrilo and we have to coordinate strategies and tactics in English, even for the non-English players whom also do their best to try keeping everything in English as well. I really wouldn't know much about English today if it wasn't for a hobby I had fun in that just happened to be in English, because to be honest, if video games had only been in my native language then of course I wouldn't know much about English either. It's not because video games were video games that I learned English (which is a misconception, many video games are only available in other languages in other non-English countries), it's simply because the video games I played happened to be in English, if they had been in Japanese I might know a lot of Japanese today (and man I'd love to). [B]76. (Got this idea from Yzoo) When thinking, do you think in your native tongue or English, or a bit of both?[/B] Mostly in my native tongue, but sometimes in English as well... and that's strange, now that I think about it, but it's just a reflex and part of all the information contained in memory, I guess. The brain is a complex organ and who knows how it works precisely. I learned English words and perhaps the brain is simply trying to categorize things or make clear distinguished analyses of different languages learned or heard over the years, and so almost as an unconscious reflex I (and many others I'm sure) will think in a little bit of all the languages that they learned, but perhaps more often in their native one more than anything else. Hmmm, that's about it.

1. When did you start learning English? Would you consider yourself fully fluent now? I started learning English at the age of 6 or 7, because a lot of stuff on TV was in English, and I couldn't read fast enough to follow the subtitles. I consider myself to be fully fluent now. A couple of days ago I took a test at C2 level English, and it went great. 2. Can you type it better than speak it, or vice versa? I can type it better than I speak it, I believe, but that's because I'm just better at writing than speaking in general. The same goes for my native tongue. 3. How often do you use English when not on the Internet? Only during English class. 4. Anything particularly weird or frustrating about English you know of? Nothing really springs to mind. 9. If you didn't learn English from school, how did you learn it? Was it difficult? Mostly by watching a lot of English TV, and through my parents. It wasn't that difficult, as the pace at which I was learning was quite slow in the beginning, and I was motivated. 76. (Got this idea from Yzoo) When thinking, do you think in your native tongue or English, or a bit of both? A bit of both.

[B]1. When did you start learning English? Would you consider yourself fully fluent now?[/B] I started learning English when I was around 8 years old, I do consider myself fluent enough to understand nearly everything, but there are probably words I do not know of. [B]2. Can you type it better than speak it, or vice versa?[/B] I am better at typing English than speaking, but that has nothing to do with my knowledge of the language. [B]3. How often do you use English when not on the Internet?[/B] All the time at school. I go to an international school. [B]4. Anything particularly weird or frustrating about English you know of?[/B] Nothing at all. In fact, I'd say English has much less weird things than my native language. [B]9. If you didn't learn English from school, how did you learn it? Was it difficult?[/B] Videogames and conversations on the internet. It was not difficult at all. [B]76. When thinking, do you think in your native tongue or English, or a bit of both? [/B] A bit of both, depends on what I am doing. I think in English when I am programming.

[B]1. When did you start learning English? Would you consider yourself fully fluent now?[/B] -My mom started teaching me bits and pieces when I was 3-5 years old and after that it just developed through games and television. I consider myself fully fluent, but I still can't speak English all that well. [B]2. Can you type it better than speak it, or vice versa?[/B] -I'm better at typing, since that's what I do most often and there's more time to think out your response. I've started talking to myself recently, though, when there's nobody around or I'm driving long distances and so far it's been really helpful. [B]3. How often do you use English when not on the Internet?[/B] -Not that often. Not many people here use English in their daily lives and most of our television programmes are subtitled. There's still games, and most books I read nowadays are in English. Also if I acquire some movies that have no finnish subtitles I don't bother downloading them. [B]4. Anything particularly weird or frustrating about English you know of?[/B] -Nothing I can think of. I find it hard to pronounce some things due to lack of sppech practice, but that's more of a personal problem. [B]9. If you didn't learn English from school, how did you learn it? Was it difficult?[/B] -I did learn some of it in school, but only a minute part of it. It wasn't hard at all. English has been in my life for a long time and it just comes naturally. Just by watching television my vocabulary expanded and I learned the grammar subconsciously thanks to subtitling. [B]75. For Scandinavians, kinda off-topic but: how many other Scandinavian languages do you know? I ask because apparently more than a few of you guys can speak at least one or two other Scandinavian languages with at least basic conversation level. Do you get a sense of that?[/B] -I know very basic Swedish and through that I might understand a bit of Danish/Norwegian. [B]76. (Got this idea from Yzoo) When thinking, do you think in your native tongue or English, or a bit of both?[/B] -It's a mix of both for me. Sometimes I don't even notice I'm thinking in English and sometimes I mix the words of both languages.

[QUOTE=LiquidNazgul;33493209] 1. When did you start learning English? Would you consider yourself fully fluent now? 2. Can you type it better than speak it, or vice versa? 3. How often do you use English when not on the Internet? 4. Anything particularly weird or frustrating about English you know of? 9. If you didn't learn English from school, how did you learn it? Was it difficult? 76. (Got this idea from Yzoo) When thinking, do you think in your native tongue or English, or a bit of both? And if you have anything else to add by all means do.[/QUOTE] 1. I started to learn english as soon as I saw my very first english words. I think the first one was Chrysler (yes, the car brand, I really loved Chryslers back then and found american cars to be the hot shit) 2. I can type it better then I speak I think. Minor error here and maybe over there, but mostly nothing special. 3. Actually... For some reason, me and 2 friends of mine only talk in english to each other, and we are all portuguese (one is american, but knows pretty good portuguese), mostly so no one picks up our phones and finds out what we are talking about. I can speak in english to 2 other friends of mine, but it sounds a bit nerdy, and they don't talk that well and it makes me cringe if they do... 4. The ' and the y's and a/an. Sometimes I pull my hair out thiking how its written and just go nuts. Hence why I'm glad FP doesn't has that retarded smartness system that basically fucked you in the ass because you spelled something wrong or the grammar nazis who put you beneath them because of something that small. 9. I learned mostly from games. Back in the 5th grade when I started having english, I already knew the language pretty well, and already had very good grades from there on. I never even studied for it because it was more of a waste of time. It was very easy aswell. 76. 98% english, 2% portuguese (main language). I only think in portuguese if I'm mad at something or anyone and swearing stuff at them in my mind. Everything else, goes in english. It ends up being alot easier for me to talk in english then in portuguese. I even forget some words in one language and can only say them in the other.

A cousin from the UK spoke The Queens English for quite some time before I moved to the US.

[B]1. When did you start learning English? Would you consider yourself fully fluent now?[/B] When I was in the 3rd grade in school (about 10 years old). I consider myself fluent but of course I can improve. [B]2. Can you type it better than speak it, or vice versa?[/B] I type it better than I speak it, simply because text is the most common form of communication on the web. [B]3. How often do you use English when not on the Internet? [/B] Other than in class once a week, once every 6 months maybe. [B]4. Anything particularly weird or frustrating about English you know of?[/B] > I was > If I were Seriously, that's just silly. [B]9. If you didn't learn English from school, how did you learn it? Was it difficult?[/B] I learnt much from school, but a big part was from the internetz. I can't say it's hard since it's a gradual improvement. I can look at posts I made when I was 12 and think how bad I was then, but I can't point and say "At that year, I suddenly became much better." (In a few years I'll hopefully be able to look back at this post and laugh at how bad I was back then :<) Every time I see something in English I don't understand, be it a word or grammar, I look it up and learn that way. [B]75. For Scandinavians, kinda off-topic but: how many other Scandinavian languages do you know? I ask because apparently more than a few of you guys can speak at least one or two other Scandinavian languages with at least basic conversation level. Do you get a sense of that?[/B] There might be some confusion on this one. My native language is Swedish but I can speak to people from Norway and Denmark. I speak Swedish, they speak Norwegian/Danish and if we don't speak to fast we understand each other. The languages are very similar. Especially Swedish and Norwegian. It gets even easier in text written in Norwegian, which I can read and understand almost as well as Swedish. If I wanted to actually speak Norwegian, I'd just put on a heavy accent and change some words I know and I'd be talking Swewegian. For Danish, I'd just get really drunk and puke in my mouth. (People from Denmark understand us better than we understand them.) I can't understand or speak any Finnish. [B]76. (Got this idea from Yzoo) When thinking, do you think in your native tongue or English, or a bit of both?[/B] Both. I'm not sure how to explain when I think in Swedish and when in English. I'm not sure of when I switch, but I know it's not random. If my thoughts are inspired by someone else, an author, for example, I've noticed I'm thinking in their language. When I'm thinking of song-lyrics to write, then it's English because that's the language all bands sing in. It's kind of natural. When I'm thinking of politics, then I think in Swedish because it's something local and I'll be discussing it with my friends at some point.

[i]1. When did you start learning English? Would you consider yourself fully fluent now?[/i] I started learning at age 4. I consider myself fully fluent. I'd say I speak with a London-accent, sometimes American. [i]2. Can you type it better than speak it, or vice versa?[/i] I believe I have more flow when I speak, but it's about the same. [i]3. How often do you use English when not on the Internet? [/i] Often, I incorporate it into my native language. Just the other day, I caught myself saying "By the way" to a rather old woman. I also almost exclusively read English books. [i]4. Anything particularly weird or frustrating about English you know of?[/i] I don't really like that I so easily incorporate it into my native language, because when I deal with elderly people, they stop me mid-sentence and go "What?", because I used an English phrase. [i]9. If you didn't learn English from school, how did you learn it? Was it difficult?[/i] Games, TV, the internet, other kids. Wasn't difficult, came naturally to me. We live in a world where English is the language of business, and to do business you must know English. [i]75. For Scandinavians, kinda off-topic but: how many other Scandinavian languages do you know? I ask because apparently more than a few of you guys can speak at least one or two other Scandinavian languages with at least basic conversation level. Do you get a sense of that?[/i] I can speak Swedish to some degree, and I can understand Swedish and Danish (To some degree), and I can read Icelandic (To some degree). The languages are very similar. [i]76. (Got this idea from Yzoo) When thinking, do you think in your native tongue or English, or a bit of both?[/i] English, started when I was around 13-14. I sometimes think in Norwegian, but that's when I'm alone and I can speak my thoughts out loud (Helps me focus).

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[QUOTE=GunTotingBastar;33537283][B]4. Anything particularly weird or frustrating about English you know of?[/B] > I was > If I were Seriously, that's just silly.[/QUOTE] Subjunctive mood :eng101:

[i]1. When did you start learning English? Would you consider yourself fully fluent now?[/i] When my family moved to Canada when I was in Grade 2. Pretty much [i]2. Can you type it better than speak it, or vice versa?[/i] About the same, I seem to mix up word order when doing both. [i]3. How often do you use English when not on the Internet? [/i] Most of the time [i]4. Anything particularly weird or frustrating about English you know of?[/i] Nothing really, English is fairly close to Arabic pronunciation wise [i]9. If you didn't learn English from school, how did you learn it? Was it difficult?[/i] Parents, I expanded on Arabic while I was learning English, confused me a bit. [del]75. For Scandinavians, kinda off-topic but: how many other Scandinavian languages do you know? I ask because apparently more than a few of you guys can speak at least one or two other Scandinavian languages with at least basic conversation level. Do you get a sense of that?[/del] [i]76. (Got this idea from Yzoo) When thinking, do you think in your native tongue or English, or a bit of both?[/i] I talk to my parents in Arabic sometimes, my Grandparents don't know English, so I always talk to them in Arabic. I think in English.

1. When did you start learning English? Would you consider yourself fully fluent now? -I started to learn it around 9-10 or something I think, I'm 16 now. I still have lots of stuff to learn so no, I don't speak it fluently. 2. Can you type it better than speak it, or vice versa? -I type English much better than I speak it. When I'm speaking it I get the feeling that the other person doesn't understand jack shit what I'm saying. 3. How often do you use English when not on the Internet? -Daily, heck sometimes me and my brother communicate in English. 4. Anything particularly weird or frustrating about English you know of? -Speaking it, yet my teacher told me that I spoke it pretty good, he told me I had an American accent :v: 9. If you didn't learn English from school, how did you learn it? Was it difficult? -Gaming, lots of gaming. No it was not difficult, but the first years were a pain in the ass. Movies were also a good way to study it. 75. For Scandinavians, kinda off-topic but: how many other Scandinavian languages do you know? I ask because apparently more than a few of you guys can speak at least one or two other Scandinavian languages with at least basic conversation level. Do you get a sense of that? -Nope, I only speak one Scandinavian language, which is Swedish. 76.When thinking, do you think in your native tongue or English, or a bit of both? -I enjoy speaking English way more than I enjoy speaking Swedish, I have to say a bit of both.

[B]1. When did you start learning English? Would you consider yourself fully fluent now?[/B] Well, my dad is american so I've been an english-speaker for as long as I've been a swedish-speaker. I'm fluent. [B]2. Can you type it better than speak it, or vice versa?[/B] Yes, I'm better at writing than speaking. [B]3. How often do you use English when not on the Internet?[/B] All the time, I speak english with my dad. [B]4. Anything particularly weird or frustrating about English you know of?[/B] No, not really. [B]9. If you didn't learn English from school, how did you learn it? Was it difficult?[/B] My parents taught me just like they taught me swedish. [B]75. For Scandinavians, kinda off-topic but: how many other Scandinavian languages do you know? I ask because apparently more than a few of you guys can speak at least one or two other Scandinavian languages with at least basic conversation level. Do you get a sense of that?[/B] I can understand written norwegian and danish, and sometimes spoken norwegian. Danish is just incomprehensible [B]76. (Got this idea from Yzoo) When thinking, do you think in your native tongue or English, or a bit of both? [/B] I think in english.

1. When did you start learning English? Would you consider yourself fully fluent now? [b] as soon as i could watch television i watched bbc and other english shows (from age of 2 or something) and never had any problems doing english tests/theory/projects (never even studied for them). im really fluent to dutch standards, but to english standards not-so-much. i think that everyone non-english saying they're fully fluent are kind of mistaken, should live in a place where you talk english every day for a while first [/b] 2. Can you type it better than speak it, or vice versa? [b] i can type it better, but speaking isn't a problem at all once i spent half an hour actively talking english. then it's just as fluent as my dutch/my english typing[/b] 3. How often do you use English when not on the Internet? [b] sometimes i cant remember a dutch word and i replace it with english automatically, but otherwise i rarely use it unless tourists ask me something (and then they often ask me if im english). oh and literally every piece of technology i own is in english because the dutch translations always suck dick [/b] 4. Anything particularly weird or frustrating about English you know of? [b]american english[/b] 9. If you didn't learn English from school, how did you learn it? Was it difficult? [b] i learnt english at home from watching english shows, movies, animations and eventually radio and music [/b] 75. For Scandinavians, kinda off-topic but: how many other Scandinavian languages do you know? I ask because apparently more than a few of you guys can speak at least one or two other Scandinavian languages with at least basic conversation level. Do you get a sense of that? [b] idk if u need this information as im dutch, but i can also speak (basic conversations) german, french, italian, fries (heavy dutch dialect, almost a different language) and spanish. learnt those at school and during long (3+ months) holidays. speaking is something else than understanding though, since i cant go a lot further into speaking german for example, i understand it perfectly. guess this also goes up for scandinavian languages [/b] 76. (Got this idea from Yzoo) When thinking, do you think in your native tongue or English, or a bit of both? [b]i think in english a lot. kind of 50/50 dutch/english. [/b]

1. When did you start learning English? Would you consider yourself fully fluent now? 8 years ago, playing Tibia. I learned some on school too, but it was useless. I'm far from fluent. 2. Can you type it better than speak it, or vice versa? I only type, I can't speak 3. How often do you use English when not on the Internet? Never. 4. Anything particularly weird or frustrating about English you know of? English is very poor and irregular. 9. If you didn't learn English from school, how did you learn it? Was it difficult? Reading texts in a game and comparing with the dictionary. Not really. 76. (Got this idea from Yzoo) When thinking, do you think in your native tongue or English, or a bit of both? Mainly on my native tongue, but sometimes I catch myself thinking in english.