Is my English getting better?

[ernest]

I have the feeling it has improved but I can not say if it is just slightly or really better .

What is your opinion?

 

[Horace]

I have the feeling it has improved but I can not say if it is just slightly or really better .

What is your opinion?

Yes it's getting better. Esp. your use of complex verbs -- there was a sentence or two on the clothing board that I was suprised you'd written.

 

[LabelKing]

I think it has improved substantially.

Although your bargain-hunting skills seems to have slightly deteriorated?

 

[RJman]

Your english has improved from farmer to gangster.

 

[mkk]

RJMan, time for a haiku.

 

[Roy]

Your english has improved from farmer to gangster.

I hope that some day my English will improve as much as Ernests. It's pretty impressive how much his English improved since a month ago.

 

[Fabienne]

And what accounts for that drastic improvement (or do we want to know...)

Just be careful with punctuation. In French there is a space between a word and an exclamation or a question mark, not so in English.

 

[Fabienne]

Quote:

(RJMan @ May 13 2005,17:10) Your english has improved from farmer to gangster.
I hope that some day my English will improve as much as Ernests. It's pretty impressive how much his English improved since a month ago.
Come on, your English is usually excellent.

 

[Roy]

Quote:

(Roy @ May 13 2005,11:33)

Originally Posted by RJMan,May 13 2005,17:10

Your english has improved from farmer to gangster.
I hope that some day my English will improve as much as Ernests. It's pretty impressive how much his English improved since a month ago.
Come on, your English is usually excellent.
It's ok. But I meant that Ernest really has shown a drastic improvement. That's something that i'd like to see too. Not only in my English though. There are two other languages which I want to improve drastically, namely French and Arabic. My French is terrible, even after living in a French speaking country for two years. In about half a year I will go and live in an Arab country, I've just started taking lessons and so far it's going ok. But I strive to improve my languages as good as I can.

 

[ernest]

Your english has improved from farmer to gangster.

Yep, n****

Ernest, Steve has already told you not to use this word.  Consider yourself warned - LAG

 

[ernest]

My French is terrible, even after living in a French speaking country for two years.

I lived in London for 3 days... so I guess if I spend 2 years in the UK or the US, i will be fluent in English.

 

[ernest]

And what accounts for that drastic improvement (or do we want to know...)

Just be careful with punctuation. In French there is a space between a word and an exclamation or a question mark, not so in English.

And what accounts for that drastic improvement (or do we want to know...)

Is this a question? if it is, English punuctuation is COMPLETELY different as in French we use "?" at the end of a question...

 

[Fabienne]

Quote:

(Fabienne @ May 13 2005,17:56) And what accounts for that drastic improvement (or do we want to know...) Just be careful with punctuation. In French there is a space between a word and an exclamation or a question mark, not so in English.

And what accounts for that drastic improvement (or do we want to know...)

Is this a question? if it is, English punuctuation is COMPLETELY different as in French we use "?" at the end of a question...
I left it out on purpose, Ernest.

 

[Fabienne]

Quote:

(Fabienne @ May 13 2005,17:57)

Originally Posted by Roy,May 13 2005,11:33

Originally Posted by RJMan,May 13 2005,17:10

Your english has improved from farmer to gangster.
I hope that some day my English will improve as much as Ernests. It's pretty impressive how much his English improved since a month ago.
Come on, your English is usually excellent.
It's ok. But I meant that Ernest really has shown a drastic improvement. That's something that i'd like to see too. Not only in my English though. There are two other languages which I want to improve drastically, namely French and Arabic. My French is terrible, even after living in a French speaking country for two years. In about half a year I will go and live in an Arab country, I've just started taking lessons and so far it's going ok. But I strive to improve my languages as good as I can.
I meant there's not much room for improvement. I think J should create a new subcategory: a francophone forum. That way, those who don't get to practice their French often enough would have an opportunity. As for Arabic, enroll in the US Navy, they're looking for linguists. Intensive Arabic courses 24/7...

 

[BjornH]

And what accounts for that drastic improvement (or do we want to know...)

Just be careful with punctuation. In French there is a space between a word and an exclamation or a question mark, not so in English.

Funny you should mention this. This is incidentally my current project - to quit putting a space before an . or a ?

My last one was to master the damn posessive it - that took some concious effort but I'm mostly there.

B