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Globutron
Joined: 13 Feb 2010 Location: England/Anyang
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Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 6:39 am Post subject: Broken English |
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I've been here a mere 5 weeks and already I'm starting to doubt my spelling ability.
I mean, I'm good. I often have to check the spelling of my English Master's degree friends (not including grammar, here) but... things like Religion, I spend a few seconds thinking whether it's Religion or Rililgion, Pronunciation or Pronounciation etc.
I obviously come to the correct conclusion, but those 3/5 of a second of hesitation still make me uncomfortable... Anyone else starting to deteariorate? |
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robot

Joined: 07 Mar 2006
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Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 7:43 am Post subject: Re: Broken English |
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| Globutron wrote: |
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Really? Seriously? Or are you just trollin'? |
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Globutron
Joined: 13 Feb 2010 Location: England/Anyang
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Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 7:50 am Post subject: |
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... that was just a joke on the topic at hand... Clever, huh?
But the hesitation I feel is definitely none-trolley |
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curiousaboutkorea

Joined: 21 Jan 2009
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CKAB
Joined: 03 Apr 2010
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Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 4:14 pm Post subject: |
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| curiousaboutkorea is trolling the joke, or he's got no sense of humor |
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You
Joined: 31 May 2009
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Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 10:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Yes, I've noticed this about myself. I also spend a lot of time with my Korean friends and noticed I started to pick up the way they talk in broken English. I don't know why I do that. |
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Senior
Joined: 31 Jan 2010
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Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 11:09 pm Post subject: |
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My spelling has gone backwards since I installed a auto spell check in my browser. If a red squiggly line pops up, all I have to do is right click and pick the correct word. It's much easier than retyping the word, but stops you from learning how to not make that mistake.
Last year I looked over some of my old high school history essays. I was pretty embarrassed to see that my writing style and fluency hasn't improved since then. Though, I had 99% spelling accuracy, and the only spelling errors were minor. Eg leaving a letter out. Not "definately" for instance. |
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Forward Observer

Joined: 13 Jan 2009 Location: FOB Gloria
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Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 5:29 pm Post subject: |
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| Senior wrote: |
My spelling has gone backwards since I installed a auto spell check in my browser. If a red squiggly line pops up, all I have to do is right click and pick the correct word. It's much easier than retyping the word, but stops you from learning how to not make that mistake.
Last year I looked over some of my old high school history essays. I was pretty embarrassed to see that my writing style and fluency hasn't improved since then. Though, I had 99% spelling accuracy, and the only spelling errors were minor. Eg leaving a letter out. Not "definately" for instance. |
You looser! |
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cj1976
Joined: 26 Oct 2005
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Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 2:24 am Post subject: |
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| My general standard of English has definitely gotten more bad since I came here. |
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Senior
Joined: 31 Jan 2010
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Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 3:13 am Post subject: |
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| My general standard of English has definitely gotten more bad since I came here. |
Rediculous. |
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dumpring
Joined: 06 Apr 2010 Location: Auckland, NZ
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Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 4:06 am Post subject: |
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| My general standard of English has definitely gotten more bad since I came here |
Haha, excellent. |
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ed
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 2:51 pm Post subject: um |
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| hey I've been here a long time and mine is much badder then you'rs |
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Globutron
Joined: 13 Feb 2010 Location: England/Anyang
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Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2010 8:06 am Post subject: |
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| Pfft, that's nothing. Sometimes I allez � la piscine tous jours without even knowing. |
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The Sleeping Earth
Joined: 08 Apr 2010
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Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2010 3:20 pm Post subject: |
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| The what what without even knowing? |
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