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Showing posts with label English. Show all posts
Showing posts with label English. Show all posts

25/12/09

Bonjour

Bon Jour = Hello
Merci = Thank you
Arret = STOP
Sorte = Exit
Sud = South
Est = East
Ouest = West
Nord = North
Rue = Street
Ouvert = Open

My first lessons in French came to me in the second largest French speaking city in the world! Am I in France? no! I am in Canada and the city is also the fashion capital of Canada, Montreal!!!

So far I was able to see some english along with French words, but as of right now, I am totally away from anything written in English!!! May God be with us!!!

And Merry Christmas everyone!!! It makes a ton of difference to see the Christmas spirit first hand!!!

Also if someone could tell me the connection between Santa and birth of Jesus, I would be grateful!

27/10/09

अंग्रेजी की माभेन

1.
I onderw hatw si os reatg bouta nglishe ro orf hatt atterm nya anguagel... tsi os asye ot akem a ewn ets fo ordsw... lla ouy eedn ot od si, aket het irstf lphabeta nda utp ti ta het nde!!!

hatw ays!!!

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2.
Oh John, please don't do it
Oh John, please don't do
Oh John, please don't
Oh John, PLEASE
Oh JOHN,
OHHHHH...

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3.
Hi,
I am looking for sharing accommodation with female roommate preferably, in
2bhk.Pls let me know if anyone is offering.

Thanks,
Nancy

20/03/09

अंग्रेजी की पाठशाला (Angreji ki Paathshaala)

A for Aalu ki Sabzi

A for Aero-plane


B for Bells

B for Buddha

B for Boat

What else is

A for?

and B for?


Simple simple please... no big big words...

06/11/08

English, whats the big deal?

One of the best experiences of working in a foreign country is the way your thoughts about English, change !!!

In India, it still stays a BIGGGG deal, and in the UK or US, its just another language... We still look down upon people who cannot speak english and are more comfortable in their own languages, but here I really do not see people judging you by the language you speak !!!

There are people who speak English ridiculously, and some who have a horrible accent, or have a very very very heavy MTI (Mother Tongue Influence) but guess what !!! It does not matter, till you can "communicate" well !!!

I say, forget about how well you can speak English, and how many bigg words you know... just think of how well you communicate... rest does not really matter !!!

One of my meetings today was chaired by a lady from China, had 5 Indians from Gharwal, Punjab, Maharashtra, UP and Madras, and all the Americans had a different accent too !!! still the meeting went super well !!!

English, after all, is no BIG DEAL !!!


20/08/07

Correct English...

Its strange how people have speak about the correct way of speaking english...

I do not agree to a way of pronounciation being correct or incorrect, just because the people in a country speak it in a specific way...

I might have to adapt because the people here do not understand it, but to label a certain way of talking as incorrect is bullshit...

Atleast I do not know of anyone in India telling someone what is correct english and what is wrong...

I almost got into an argument with a friend, who insisted on using the words right english and wrong english... but stopped myself because she seemed to be completely convinced that the way people in London speak is the right english...

Anyway... let the computerrrrss be computerrrrrs....