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Old 12-18-2006, 10:49 PM
Alek Yasko (kombrig)
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Default I would like to open a special

I would like to open a special thread for miscellaneous subjects, which does not concern for music arrangements I'm showing on this page.

Fred Winterling (harbor1)

It is an honor for me to meet you, sir!

--All that is missing is a fireplace and a beautiful blonde. Well, at least my wife let's me have the fireplace--

Should I attach for each arrangement a picture of the fireplace and a naked blonde? I could do it... If you want to...

--You write in a sort of broken English with some American slang thrown in for good measure. --

I'm glad you're like it, Fred! Aren't you? Well, let me tell you that English is my 2-nd language. And I never learned it at school. I had no time for that! I just had a conversation with my customers, watched TV caption, read some books and newspapers - that's it...
I was wondering, if you'll correct some expressions I've wrote. Pretty often it could be wrong, I know... But I'd like to improve my language skills in discussion with you, Fred. If you don't mind...

Be happy.
Kombrig.

P. S. Do you preffer to be called: harbor1?
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Old 12-19-2006, 07:35 PM
Fred Winterling (harbor1)
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Default Hello Kombrig, Quote: &

Hello Kombrig,

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"Well, let me tell you that English is my 2-nd language. And I never learned it at school. I had no time for that! I just had a conversation with my customers, watched TV caption, read some books and newspapers - that's it...
I was wondering, if you'll correct some expressions I've wrote. Pretty often it could be wrong, I know... But I'd like to improve my language skills in discussion with you, Fred. If you don't mind..."

There is nothing to correct!! I wouldn't change a thing! That's the beauty of your expressions.

Better to omit the beautiful blonde picture...I have a heart condition

>>>"P. S. Do you preffer to be called: harbor1?"

Nah, Fred is fine

Merry Christmas,
Fred
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Old 12-20-2006, 01:52 PM
David Jacklin (dj)
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Default Hello, Alek: To jump into t

Hello, Alek:

To jump into the conversation: I see a lot of people on the 'net who preface their comments with an apology for bad English. Chum, anybody who speaks a second language at any level deserves respect! At that, you probably speak it better than most people who are born to it.

I live in an officially bi-lingual country (French and English) and I've never really learned any French -- just enough to get thoroughly ignored in Quebec. I have a fading amount of German and Italian and not enough of either to get by with.

And the fact that you've simply picked it up along the way is probably the best way to learn to speak a language.

So: "Good on you, mate!" (Australian English); "Righteous!" (American English); "Way to go, eh!" (Canadian English); "Jolly good, what!" (English English).

The English she is a funny language, no?

David
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Old 12-21-2006, 08:55 AM
Herbert WENDE (herbert)
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Default Hi David, Kombrig Learning

Hi David, Kombrig

Learning and speaking a foreign language past the age of ten or twelve years, is a continuous battle, with the new language never mastered completely, by most people. Kombrig, you are doing well. If you wish to do some serious writing for the forum, such as a lecture in your special field, I can offer you a Foreign Language Filter to convert your text into almost perfect Oxford English. The way it works, is for you to email me your text in your usual English, currently not more than two A4 pages at a time, then, in return you get the adjusted text by email to your own email address.

David, your Australian English is perfect, fair dinkum. I like your blues in the other thread. What do you think Kombrig.

Kombrig, I will respond to your other posts a little later.


Best wishes,

Herbert
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Old 12-21-2006, 09:19 PM
Alek Yasko (kombrig)
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Default Merry Christmas, gentlemen!

Merry Christmas, gentlemen!

I want to invite you to the new CHRISTMAS THREAD. And under this CHRISTMAS THREAD you can find your Christmas Gift!

I ain't really satisfied by vector of our discussion: SOME LANGUAGE DIFFICULTIES...
Let's live it alone, my friends. You're understand what I'm saying and I can perfectly understand you. That would be enough...

Fred wrote:
--There is nothing to correct!! I wouldn't change a thing! That's the beauty of your expressions.--

I'm happy to hear it, Fred! But perhaps my irony was to thin and you couldn't catch it... I'm not complain and pity myself. On a contrary, I kind of proud that I could get English to this level without any help!

And I think I know why my posts is so amusing for you.
You see, each language has a certain logic to forming of centences and expressions. So, when I speak or write on some different language, this logic has appear - whether I want it or not.

And one more little thing. I guess that I am a naturally born entertainer. THE SHOWMAN! That's why, whatever I do: play the music for people or communicate with somebody - I immediately get a sympathy of my listeners.

David Jacklin wrote:
--...anybody who speaks a second language at any level deserves respect!
and
...And the fact that you've simply picked it up along the way is probably the best way to learn to speak a language.--

That's what I'm talking about!

--The English she is a funny language, no?--

I disagree. This is the most BEAUTIFULLY SOUNDS language in the World!
And I enjoy to speak and be able to write on it!
The funny thing is this. 9 from 10 people, who's having a conversation with me are thinking that I am French or Basque or a Canadian French?!?!
It's because of my accent, which has nothing in common with Russian's - an extremely brutal! - accent.

Herbert wrote:
--If you wish to do some serious writing for the forum, such as a lecture in your special field, I can offer you a Foreign Language Filter to convert your text into almost perfect Oxford English.--

Thanks for the offer, my friend! But I'm not so self-confident - to write long lectures to the forum. I'm not going to do this...
I'm happy to be able answering your questions - that's all.

And let's cut this discussion, gentlemen.
Let's talk about our passion: THE MUSIC!

I'm going to propose you to come to the SWING THREAD. There is the place for very productive discussion...

Be happy.
Kombrig
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