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SueH
Joined: 01 Feb 2003 Posts: 1022 Location: Northern Italy
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Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 12:01 pm Post subject: Re: British Snobbery |
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Anytime now wrote: |
I believe it was Prince Charles who said that English English is the only true "standard English". The rest of the country seems to take their cue from him. |
Absolute cods; if anything people take the p1ss out of how he speaks. Gregorio's point is relevant - native speakers, if anything, are less prescriptive and they are coming from a position of confidence.
I've known reputable colleges in the UK employ non-native speakers in certain situations, and frankly there is a far greater awareness of world Englishes here in the UK than in some EFL expatriate enclave elsewhere: which is where I expect you are writing from. |
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Anytime now
Joined: 29 Apr 2005 Posts: 59
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Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 11:54 am Post subject: ? |
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Cods! How provincial. And this from the country that pronounces "idea" as "I dear". How prescriptive! One really should get out and travel more and find out how English has truly become global.
Yours truly,
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John ELS
Joined: 20 Sep 2005 Posts: 61 Location: Genoa, Italy
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Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 12:01 pm Post subject: Re: ? |
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Anytime now wrote: |
Cods! How provincial. And this from the country that pronounces "idea" as "I dear". How prescriptive! One really should get out and travel more and find out how English has truly become global.
Yours truly,
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Do you even know what prescriptive means? |
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SueH
Joined: 01 Feb 2003 Posts: 1022 Location: Northern Italy
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Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 8:37 pm Post subject: |
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Doesn't look like it John, does it. He doesn't even understand what I've written. Che burino. |
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Anytime now
Joined: 29 Apr 2005 Posts: 59
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Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 11:57 am Post subject: Get it |
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You really don't get it, do you? It's something you have to think about. You know, subtlety?
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John ELS
Joined: 20 Sep 2005 Posts: 61 Location: Genoa, Italy
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Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 4:28 pm Post subject: Re: Get it |
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Anytime now wrote: |
You really don't get it, do you? It's something you have to think about. You know, subtlety?
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No I don't. Please enlighten me. I don't have time to think. |
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Anytime now
Joined: 29 Apr 2005 Posts: 59
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Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2006 4:20 pm Post subject: Thinking about it |
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Oh well, if you CAN'T think....
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horse
Joined: 25 Apr 2005 Posts: 37
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Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 11:10 am Post subject: |
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Sarcasm: the last stand of a point scarcely worth making. Native speakers might recognise the phrase 'painting yourself into a corner'..... |
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jnesta1
Joined: 31 May 2003 Posts: 96 Location: Here and there
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Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2006 10:24 pm Post subject: |
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To all except any time now:
I always wonder what the point is of someone who has to speak in generalities like his/hers and won't defend their point except with attacks? I sure agree with John here. It's certainly not that I can't think...it's just that I choose not to think about worthless points.
More to the point, those kinds of comments will get him banned sooner or later. |
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spiral78

Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 11534 Location: On a Short Leash
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Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2006 2:31 am Post subject: |
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Paul, you can't work legally in Italy (in almost any case) without a citizenship from an EU member country. It's not just that British English is preferred - it's that UK citizens are almost the only ones who can get legal working papers. A school isn't going to go through the process to sponsor a non-EU citizen when there are many, many qualified EU member citizens to fill the positions.
That's not to say that you can't work illegally, but you don't sound like the type to take the risks.
You should probably check into the possibility of getting Italian citizenship through your family ties before considering the possibility of trying to find work there. |
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spiral78

Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 11534 Location: On a Short Leash
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