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Chris Kwon
Joined: 23 Jan 2008
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 Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:01 pm Post subject: How does someone like this teach english? |
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So on the Facebook South Korean discussion board, I came across this fellow. He claims to be an English teacher. Granted we all make typos on the internet, but these aren't typos, these are consistent grammar mistakes like he doesn't know English. He obviously lacks knowledge of English sentence structure and grammar rules. This guy is teaching someone's children and might be making more money than you! lol
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| The list is endless...i've been and seen so many case when a westerner or foreigner says some (highly plausible or rather true) yet Koreans will never agree |
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| Not Americans really, but US people are the worst..they don't even know the name of their president, talkin' about stupidity...he he.......But hey at least now few Americans (US) know that we don't have animals running down the streets in South Africa....Also now few have learnt that we use cellphones too and we we wear shoes.... |
So Americans aren't US people? Learnt? now few Americans?
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yeah can't do much either....yet i could be just proudly South Korean...oops I meant South African...he he he
Maybe I would be soon, as you can see, that's my fiancee...Gotta a say, we often disagree with...Yet yesternight, before we went to bed, she told, "sorry, I always think Korean. I have to stop that, then we won't fight all the time"
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| Hard but will try...in fact i always try....anger is such a pain at times....One word, she's angry. One advice she's living for home. One complain she drops my hand.... |
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Sorry, let's go back a little....
You are married to a Korean guy?
Girl, how did you get away with that?
I've never seen....
Western girls usually say the setisfication doesn't measure up...the reasons are endless.... |
Setisfaction eh?
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Sorry to say this, but YOU ARE THE MAN....You make me want to get married now...but hey, maybe it won't work out for me. I think i loved her too much and now gettin' disappointed just nocks my knees. i feel weak in love. i feel hope is gone.
as i was on the bus home, i was think...if only i knew my future. now would tell if this is the right path or not.
the bad thing is, i like this country and im learning the language. i don't wanna go anywhere. now part of me feels like i'm failin' my own self. |
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| i wouldn't be too sure about that if i were you. plz don't do any research, straight from the head. Who's the American president? let me know. |
Who hires these people? |
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bassexpander
Joined: 13 Sep 2007
Location: Someplace you'd rather be.
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| Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:07 pm Post subject: |
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He said, "US people."
I assume he's talking about South African people such as himself? 
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Kimchieluver
Joined: 02 Mar 2005
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| Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:07 pm Post subject: |
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I don't want to raise any red flags or anything, but I do beleive at the EPIK 2005 orientation there were no South Africans. I think the reason why is shown above.
Oh and anybody remember ADOONS? |
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Chris Kwon
Joined: 23 Jan 2008
Location: North Korea
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| Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:13 pm Post subject: |
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| bassexpander wrote: |
He said, "US people."
I assume he's talking about South African people such as himself? |
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No read it again, "Not Americans really, but US people are the worst..they don't even know the name of their president, talkin' about stupidity...he he.......But hey at least now few Americans (US)"
(I think you're being sarcastic though) |
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Atavistic
Joined: 22 May 2006
Location: How totally stupid that Korean doesn't show in this area.
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| Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:28 pm Post subject: Re: How does someone like this teach english? |
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| Not Americans really, but US people are the worst..they don't even know the name of their president, talkin' about stupidity...he he.......But hey at least now few Americans (US) know that we don't have animals running down the streets in South Africa....Also now few have learnt that we use cellphones too and we we wear shoes.... |
So Americans aren't US people? Learnt? now few Americans? |
I THINK he's specifying "American (US)" to mean USA Americans as opposed to the Americans from every other country in North or South America.
(Wasn't there a thread a while back about how (US) Americans who call themselves Americans are just stuck up because they don't make up every country on either continent? And how anyone from any country in North or South America could be considered "American" the same way that someone from a country in Europe could be called "European"? And then there was the "United Statesian criminal check" thread.)
And "learnt" is indeed a real word. It's the past participle of "learn" and usually considered British spelling.
I'm not defending him. I can barely make sense of him... |
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CentralCali
Joined: 17 May 2007
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It's an asinine argument to say that people from the US who refer to themselves as Americans are stuck up. Listen to people from other countries on the North American and South American continents. Generally, they refer to us citizens of the United States of America as Americans.
Now, if you wish to talk about some egregious grammar and spelling errors, read almost any thread on this forum. One of my pet peeves is the misuse of pronouns. In one post a day or so ago, I read "Her and her friend went* [...]." That's not a misspelling; it's BAD GRAMMAR! I don't want to raise my blood pressure, so I won't give examples of the misuse of the reflexive pronouns.
*I dont remember the actual verb used; however, the point is that the pronoun Her was being used as a subject. |
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newteacher
Joined: 31 May 2007
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| Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 12:19 am Post subject: Re: How does someone like this teach english? |
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| Not Americans really, but US people are the worst..they don't even know the name of their president, talkin' about stupidity...he he....... |
I resent that. I know the name of my president, it's Manny Ortiz right? (sorry, people not from Boston might not get that)
Since when did ellipses have 7 periods?....... |
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polonius
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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
learnt /lɜrnt/
�verb
a pt. and pp. of learn. |
British English. |
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Carmy
Joined: 12 Apr 2007
Location: Seoul
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I don't want to raise any red flags or anything, but I do beleive at the EPIK 2005 orientation there were no South Africans. I think the reason why is shown above.
Oh and anybody remember ADOONS? |
What is that supposed to mean?
There are a few Americans I know whose spelling and grammar leaves much to be desired. |
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ChopChaeJoe
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
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| Guy was prob'ly drunk. |
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seoul_nhl
Joined: 18 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 5:07 am Post subject: Re: How does someone like this teach english? |
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| Chris Kwon wrote: |
So on the Facebook South Korean discussion board, I came across this fellow. He claims to be an English teacher. Granted we all make typos on the internet, but these aren't typos, these are consistent grammar mistakes like he doesn't know English. He obviously lacks knowledge of English sentence structure and grammar rules. This guy is teaching someone's children and might be making more money than you! lol
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| The list is endless...i've been and seen so many case when a westerner or foreigner says some (highly plausible or rather true) yet Koreans will never agree |
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| Not Americans really, but US people are the worst..they don't even know the name of their president, talkin' about stupidity...he he.......But hey at least now few Americans (US) know that we don't have animals running down the streets in South Africa....Also now few have learnt that we use cellphones too and we we wear shoes.... |
So Americans aren't US people? Learnt? now few Americans?
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yeah can't do much either....yet i could be just proudly South Korean...oops I meant South African...he he he
Maybe I would be soon, as you can see, that's my fiancee...Gotta a say, we often disagree with...Yet yesternight, before we went to bed, she told, "sorry, I always think Korean. I have to stop that, then we won't fight all the time"
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| Hard but will try...in fact i always try....anger is such a pain at times....One word, she's angry. One advice she's living for home. One complain she drops my hand.... |
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Sorry, let's go back a little....
You are married to a Korean guy?
Girl, how did you get away with that?
I've never seen....
Western girls usually say the setisfication doesn't measure up...the reasons are endless.... |
Setisfaction eh?
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Sorry to say this, but YOU ARE THE MAN....You make me want to get married now...but hey, maybe it won't work out for me. I think i loved her too much and now gettin' disappointed just nocks my knees. i feel weak in love. i feel hope is gone.
as i was on the bus home, i was think...if only i knew my future. now would tell if this is the right path or not.
the bad thing is, i like this country and im learning the language. i don't wanna go anywhere. now part of me feels like i'm failin' my own self. |
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| i wouldn't be too sure about that if i were you. plz don't do any research, straight from the head. Who's the American president? let me know. |
Who hires these people? |
He might be teaching "G.I. English" |
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blaseblasphemener
Joined: 01 Jun 2006
Location: There's a voice, keeps on calling me, down the road, that's where I'll always be
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| Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 5:31 am Post subject: |
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English is NOT the first language of South Africans. That would seem to be the problem for this guy, if in fact he is South African.
Some parts of his writing seem like a Korean pretending to be a foreigner. Confusing the present simple is usually a good indicator of that. |
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GreenlightmeansGO
Joined: 11 Dec 2006
Location: Daegu
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| Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 5:58 am Post subject: |
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| English is NOT the first language of South Africans. That would seem to be the problem for this guy, if in fact he is South African. |
Really? Golly, I will have to phone home and tell my mother she really screwed up and taught me the wrong language.
Do some research! There are 11 official languages. There are first-language speakers of each of the 11 languages. I can only speak English. All of my school life I studied English as a first language. Most of my friends are monolingual English speakers.
This guy is a terrible example of an English teacher, but I have met people from other nationalities who are equally appalling. If English is not HIS first language, it does not mean ALL South Africans are the same. |
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Carmy
Joined: 12 Apr 2007
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 6:33 am Post subject: |
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| blaseblasphemener wrote: |
English is NOT the first language of South Africans. That would seem to be the problem for this guy, if in fact he is South African.
Some parts of his writing seem like a Korean pretending to be a foreigner. Confusing the present simple is usually a good indicator of that. |
Wrong!
English is my first language.
English is not the first language of ALL South Africans. |
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Kimchieluver
Joined: 02 Mar 2005
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| Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 7:25 am Post subject: |
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I don't want to raise any red flags or anything, but I do beleive at the EPIK 2005 orientation there were no South Africans. I think the reason why is shown above.
Oh and anybody remember ADOONS? |
What is that supposed to mean?
There are a few Americans I know whose spelling and grammar leaves much to be desired. |
I call it like I see it. I have no probs with South Africans and most have great English. But at the EPIK 2005 orientation there were none. Some said it was because they were to belligerent, some said bad accents and some said weak English. Take your pock or none of the above, but there were no South Africans at the EPIK 2005 orientation. |
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