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johnslat
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Dear JoeKing,
Mama mia - thousands of Brazilian kids speaking geezer English . peace out. 
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Johjn |
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spiral78
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Hehehe.
Johnslat, finally an outlet for your (far in the future) retirement years!
Influencing the English Language of the Future Via the Upcoming Brazilian Generations:-)
We should all have such impact!!!
Well, actually, not ALL of us should.
I recall some dreadful writing in terms of grammar and usage here by people who purportedly teach the language.
But johnslat should.  |
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nomad soul
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| Hmm... Geezer English, eh? Does that include old fogey phonics? |
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spiral78
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| Geezer English, eh? Does that include old fogey phonics? |
Phonetics, phonics, ............................
soon the difference will be forgotten by the few who ever understood the distinction.
Unless the young Brazilians carry the torch, I guess!
Johnslat, steppin' up to the plate..... |
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johnslat
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JoeKing
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| Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2014 10:43 pm Post subject: |
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Dear JoeKing,
Mama mia - thousands of Brazilian kids speaking geezer English . peace out.
Regards,
Johjn |
Dear johnslat,
You had to know I was joe-king about the seniors taking our jobs, right? Of course you did - I am just over-thinking things as usual.
But two questions.....do they say Mama mia in Brazil? And when did you start signing your name as Johjn? |
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JoeKing
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| Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2014 10:51 pm Post subject: |
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| ^^^^^ By the way, where are you living these days? Last I heard, you were leaving China..... |
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johnslat
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Dear JoeKing,
Oh, you were JoeKing - or rather, you ARE JoeKing. I never left China - never having gone there in the first place. My present location is something the Witness Protection Program won"t allow me to reveal. However, if you look closely at my avatar, you may get a hint.
Of course, they say Mama Mia in Brazil. They're all big ABBA fans.
Regards,
John (aka John) |
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JoeKing
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| Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 3:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Geezer English, eh? Does that include old fogey phonics? |
Phonetics, phonics, ............................
soon the difference will be forgotten by the few who ever understood the distinction.
Unless the young Brazilians carry the torch, I guess!
Johnslat, steppin' up to the plate..... |
You never know - phonics could get "grand fathered" in. |
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johnslat
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Dear JoeKing,
" . . . phonics could get "grand fathered" in."
In my case, it would have to be "great grand fathered" in.
Regards,
Geezer John |
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JoeKing
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| Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 3:58 pm Post subject: |
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| ^^^^ I'm not too far behind you John.... |
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