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mv830226 · Joined: 04 Nov 2003 Posts: 5

I often learning English by reading, listening, and writing English.
Or through Internet, English paper to learning English.
Or do you have any way to learning English?
Please tell me. Thanks...

nsing · Joined: 12 Jan 2004 Posts: 3 Location: Malaysia

Hi All,

I am trying very hard to improve my English but i still have problems expressing myself sometimes. Instead of asking for a shortcut way to learn English, are there any rules that i can follow to improve my English ?
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Thanks a lot for the help. Please correct me if i am wrong.

LucentShade · Joined: 30 Dec 2003 Posts: 542 Location: Nebraska, USA

It's great to see all this enthusiasm from English learners on here, I only wish my students were this dedicated to learning Spanish.

However, I wanted to point out one small error from the original post (and Diana's correction). You said, [problems with English are] "effecting my progress in college." You need to say, "affecting my progress." This affect/effect confusion is a problem for native speakers as well. The verb "to affect" means to influence, alter, or change. An example: "Watching sad movies always affects me--they make me cry." The verb "to effect" means to bring about or make happen: "After six months, he was able to effect some changes at the company." This verb is not used very often in everyday speech. The problem is that the vowel sounds of e and a in the two words are very similar. Another problem is that the noun form is confusing, as well. I could rephrase my sentence as "Watching sad movies always has an effect on me--they make me cry." An effect is the result of something--"Bush's new policy had the effect of making the rich richer."

muni · Joined: 08 May 2003 Posts: 176

thank you so much for your correction Smile

so I should say that problems with English are affecting my progress
or
problems with English have an effect on my progress
am I right?

muni · Joined: 08 May 2003 Posts: 176

if I want to learn spanish then what should I do
is there any site?

LucentShade · Joined: 30 Dec 2003 Posts: 542 Location: Nebraska, USA

Muni--both of those are right, but the first one would probably be more common.

For Spanish, there is the site spanish.about.com, which has message boards and a bunch of articles about grammar, pronounciation, vocabulary, culture, and a lot more.

Dragonfly · Joined: 24 Jan 2004 Posts: 2 Location: Tasmania, Australia

romihi · Joined: 29 Apr 2004 Posts: 9

Hello!!
I'm going to USA in this summer to learn English for three weeks.
So, I want to know what I should learn English by this August Question

Talking more with native speaker??
Learn more vocabuloary??
If possible, please teach me.
Thank you for reading Very Happy

bud · Joined: 09 Mar 2003 Posts: 2111 Location: New Jersey, US

Hi Romihi,

Seize the opportunity and talk with natives as much as you can. Good luck for a great trip!

romihi · Joined: 29 Apr 2004 Posts: 9

Hi bud!
Thank you for your advice!! I'll try to speak English more and more Exclamation

Is Los Angels comfortable climate??
I'm Japanese, so I think desert climate is hard for me.
In the meantime, I'll enjoy speaking English Idea

bud · Joined: 09 Mar 2003 Posts: 2111 Location: New Jersey, US

It's hot there, Romihi, but it's not humid so you might not be too uncomfortable. Also, it cools down at night. Have fun!

RebeccaGMW · Joined: 16 Apr 2004 Posts: 51 Location: Virginia

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ACHAN · Joined: 12 Jun 2004 Posts: 2

Why don't you try www.myenglishdiary.com... good price and a little bit of help everyday. Laughing

romihi · Joined: 29 Apr 2004 Posts: 9

Hi,bud. Sorry too late to a reply.
These days, i'm busy at club and study of test.
Last Thusday I have belonged to the Soccer club.
Practice is so fun!! Seniors are very kind person.
What your favorite sports??

morimo · Joined: 17 May 2004 Posts: 24

Hi ,ROMIHI Razz

I am busy too Rolling Eyes

I want to have more time Wink

Don't you think so Question

I like sports,but just watcing Embarassed

We are all busy.But let's try to study english more Cool

Are you a good player Question