On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 1:02 PM, Dave Cross d...@dave.org.uk wrote:
On 01/11/2010 12:11 PM, Chris Jack wrote:
Solli wrote:
[ Snip rather patronising English lesson ]
Chris
Yeah. That's _exactly_ the best way to make a non-native English speaker
feel welcome. Thanks for your input.
I
On 12 Jan 2010, at 04:07, Andrew Beattie wrote:
Dave Hodgkinson wrote:
The French spit in your face if you get it wrong.
I think that the French are somewhat dissapointed that the lingua franca was
previously French across Europe but is now English, across the globe.
Solli wrote:
My name is Solli (a Brazilian Perl Monger) that is going to London to get my
My name is Solli and I'm a Brazilian Perl Monger. I am coming to London to
English improved. As a part of tactics to get fluent English, and has a
improve my English. My plan is to become fluent in
On 01/11/2010 12:11 PM, Chris Jack wrote:
Solli wrote:
[ Snip rather patronising English lesson ]
Chris
Yeah. That's _exactly_ the best way to make a non-native English speaker
feel welcome. Thanks for your input.
Dave...
2010/1/11 Solli Honorio shono...@gmail.com:
Fellows
My name is Solli (a Brazilian Perl Monger) that is going to London to get my
English improved.
As a part of tactics to get fluent English, and has a
entire British life experience, I'm looking for a part-time job
(limited by student visa)
Chirs,
Thanks to make me clear ... that why I need improve my English.
Solli
2010/1/11 Chris Jack chris_j...@msn.com
Solli wrote:
My name is Solli (a Brazilian Perl Monger) that is going to London to get
my
My name is Solli and I'm a Brazilian Perl Monger. I am coming to London to
He he he
--
Richard Foley
Ciao - shorter than aufwiedersehen
http://www.rfi.net/
On Monday 11 January 2010 13:16:16 Solli Honorio wrote:
Chirs,
Thanks to make me clear ... that why I need improve my English.
Solli
2010/1/11 Chris Jack chris_j...@msn.com
Solli wrote:
My name is
Solli Honorio wrote:
Fellows
My name is Solli (a Brazilian Perl Monger) that is going to London to
get my English improved. As a part of tactics to get fluent English,
and has a entire British life experience, I'm looking for a part-time
job (limited by student visa) in the London area.
2010/1/11 Dave Cross d...@dave.org.uk:
Yeah. That's _exactly_ the best way to make a non-native English speaker
feel welcome. Thanks for your input.
To be honest, I didn't see much wrong with the initial email. On
looking again, there are some idiosyncrasies
The fact that I didn't
On 11 Jan 2010, at 13:46, Dominic Thoreau wrote:
2010/1/11 Dave Cross d...@dave.org.uk:
Yeah. That's _exactly_ the best way to make a non-native English speaker
feel welcome. Thanks for your input.
To be honest, I didn't see much wrong with the initial email. On
looking again, there are
On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 14:06, Hakim Cassimally
hakim.cassima...@gmail.com wrote:
[Chris]: I'm going to guess your reply was intended to be helpful?
That's how I read it.
Cheers,
Philip
--
Philip Newton philip.new...@gmail.com
On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 7:04 AM, Dave Hodgkinson daveh...@gmail.com wrote:
On 11 Jan 2010, at 13:46, Dominic Thoreau wrote:
2010/1/11 Dave Cross d...@dave.org.uk:
Yeah. That's _exactly_ the best way to make a non-native English speaker
feel welcome. Thanks for your input.
To be honest, I
I thought it was explicit in Solli's post that he was looking to improve his
English and he seems to have taken my reply in that spirit. I don't believe it
is either patronising or rude to give correction when it has been asked for but
I apologise if anyone has taken offence.
Chris
Paul Makepeace wrote:
I'd be curious to hear of any language where grammar/idiom errors
suddenly render it incomprehensible.
reverse polish?
Paul Makepeace wrote:
On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 7:04 AM, Dave Hodgkinson daveh...@gmail.com wrote:
The beauty of English is that it can be dealt with idiosyncratically
and still make sense.
I think that's more a property of language than English specifically.
I'd be curious to hear of any
On 11 Jan 2010, at 16:16, Paul Makepeace wrote:
I think that's more a property of language than English specifically.
I'd be curious to hear of any language where grammar/idiom errors
suddenly render it incomprehensible.
The French spit in your face if you get it wrong.
And mis-tone
Dave Cross wrote:
Chris Jack:
Solli:
[ Snip rather patronising English lesson ]
Chris
Yeah. That's _exactly_ the best way to make a non-native English speaker
feel welcome. Thanks for your input.
You are what you read. I liked it. But hey, I don't like softies.
--
Ruud
don't like?
Chris, your email was not rude for and I really appreciate your correction.
Solli M. Honorio
2010/1/11 Chris Jack chris_j...@msn.com
I thought it was explicit in Solli's post that he was looking to improve
his English and he seems to have taken my reply in that spirit. I don't
believe it
Dave Hodgkinson wrote:
The French spit in your face if you get it wrong.
I think that the French are somewhat dissapointed that the lingua franca was
previously French across Europe but is now English, across the globe.
Andrew
Quite right, too.
--
Richard Foley
Ciao - shorter than aufwiedersehen
http://www.rfi.net/
On Tuesday 12 January 2010 04:07:40 Andrew Beattie wrote:
Dave Hodgkinson wrote:
The French spit in your face if you get it wrong.
I think that the French are somewhat dissapointed that the lingua
Fellows
My name is Solli (a Brazilian Perl Monger) that is going to London to get my
English improved. As a part of tactics to get fluent English, and has a
entire British life experience, I'm looking for a part-time job
(limited by student
visa) in the London area.
I will be in London from
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