Vahur Lokk wrote:
On Thursday 09 January 2003 15:47, you wrote:Thats easy to explain - compared to other languages english has no grammar whatsoever,Agreed, Anne. Being American, I'm equally amazed that many who speak something other than english as a primary language can converse in english so much better than many who are raised with it as their only language. Those who can - and do - show such desire to be "global" have my deepest respect and admiration... and envy *g*.
Heh heh - I'll tell that to my students! thus being easy to learn for foreigners (who have already grammar
And frequently have gone through an education system where they have to learn the grammar of their own language, which tends not to be the case in the UK any more (I don't know about the US, but I get the impression that it's left until university composition courses, by which time it's too late).experience with their mother tongue) :)
Sir Robin
--
"Do unto others what you would like others to do unto you. And have fun doing it."
- Linus Torvalds
Robin Turner
IDMYO,
Bilkent University
Ankara 06533
Turkey
www.bilkent.edu.tr/~robin
Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
