Mother Tongues

[Stephanie]

Interesting thread - I think it's really cool that there is one language that is spoken almost everywhere - enabling us to build up friendships with people all over the world.

So..something good about today in my native language - German:

Das Wetter ist herrlich, kalt und sonnig - im Auto, auf dem Weg zu Arbeit, habe ich New Model Army gehört - das war ein guter Start in den Tag.

The weather today is gorgeous, cold and sunny - on my way to work I was listening to New Model Army - that was a good start to my day.

[eastmidswhizzkid]

if  i was going to learn a new language german would be my first choice. it's a great sounding language and written down looks logical and much closer to english than, say,  dutch or even french (i was "O" level fluent in french at school but have forgotten nearly all of it- i certainly couldnt communicate with anyone beyond telling them where i live and how old i am lol). also germany is the nearest country i would consider moving to...but all my german friends speak fluent english!

[Anna Woman von NRW]

Finest Estuary English:

Oi ya facking caant, git yer ass darn ear an giv it laaarge geezer

 

[lotus]

Reminds me of something a native Londoner said I my youth:
Shut your big crocodile mouth and give your elefant ass a chance 

[lotus]

if  i was going to learn a new language german would be my first choice. it's a great sounding language and written down looks logical and much closer to english than, say,  dutch or even french (i was "O" level fluent in french at school but have forgotten nearly all of it- i certainly couldnt communicate with anyone beyond telling them where i live and how old i am lol). also germany is the nearest country i would consider moving to...but all my german friends speak fluent english!

I`ve forgotten my school french very quick, can`t talk or write, reading is easier- I remember some words ...
German written down looks logical - lol - it isn`t - some years ago there was a kind of reformation of rules and now we have a mix of rules from north to south, sometimes two written versions are right and different versions are teached ....
Talking is not that problem - we have a lot of variations from north to south, but at school we all learn "Hochdeutsch" - and english is teached as first language in most of our schools  ...

[jackroadkill]

Finest Estuary English:

Oi ya facking caant, git yer ass darn ear an giv it laaarge geezer

 

Quite similar to the North Walian greeting "Iawn, gont?"  which means "Okay, you c***?"

[Bunny]

Interesting thread - I think it's really cool that there is one language that is spoken almost everywhere - enabling us to build up friendships with people all over the world.

So..something good about today in my native language - German:

Das Wetter ist herrlich, kalt und sonnig - im Auto, auf dem Weg zu Arbeit, habe ich New Model Army gehört - das war ein guter Start in den Tag.

The weather today is gorgeous, cold and sunny - on my way to work I was listening to New Model Army - that was a good start to my day.

Im actually quite chuffed  i could understand that. I can understand a bit of written German. Cant speak it well, cant write it well but can read it ok....well some. Self taught trying to understand Rammstein and Bohse Onkelz.....with a penpal in Frankfurt many moons ago. I can speak French ok from school.

[Rusco]

When at school in eighties we had to choose either English or Swedish as a long language. Their aim was to teach orthodox pronounced English but during eighties many of the kids went totally crazed about movies and metal stuff from States and it had its influence.

My mother was a teacher in schools and worked later on in an academic firm publishing folklore books. I think my interest to languages, folklore and ethnographic things came from her. However I ever didn't follow her path to universities but found some interest later on when I studied in University of applied sciences and fine art. 

[Stephanie]

I found this on good, old Facebook today 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfRSvTSY0d4

[Rusco]

Eh, I thought to resurrect this thread as it'll fit to my aims now better than creating a new topic concerning translations...

I've got a new English recipe book written by a master chef Skye Michael Conroy. However, it's only a read-only book and I'm unfamiliar with some of the shortenings in the book:

For example goes
 
oz
1 T  (not to be misunderstand with 'tsp')
tsp means likely a teaspoon?

[Bunny]

Eh, I thought to resurrect this thread as it'll fit to my aims now better than creating a new topic concerning translations...

I've got a new English recipe book written by a master chef Skye Michael Conroy. However, it's only a read-only book and I'm unfamiliar with some of the shortenings in the book:

For example goes
 
oz
1 T  (not to be misunderstand with 'tsp')
tsp means likely a teaspoon?

oz is an ounce. fl oz would be fluid ounce. Bang on with tsp as teaspoon. Could also be t.
T is a table spoon

[Isaac(Black Eagle Rising)]

I agree with Rusco.As a native turkish speaker,I sometimes hardly find words to express my feelings here on NB.And I stopped apologizing and worrying about my english cos Im sure somehow I am being able to express what I feel to all sweet people here.Of course a lot of wrong typings and grammar mistakes I'm aware of and especially at phrasal verbs I'm still very bad but trying my best at least I studied english all by myself from 3 Carter USM cassettes and a small dictionary when I was a teenager and added more later being an NMA fan,it helped a lot.Funny thing is my english skills helped me to complete my education and to get a job.So thanks to carter usm and nma.That even took me to study japanese language and literature at university and graduate as a linguistic.Today still earning my life on that but language is a living thing.The more you use,you keep it alive,the less you use ,you forget many things.Even your mother tongue.To be honest I can't call myself a linguistic,that's only a diploma thing.Good thing with the english is; if you re not an native speaker, you learn something new everytime.When I speak to someone no problem at communicate.But when you write something to a forum more careful you have to be.

[Bunny]

I agree with Rusco.As a native turkish speaker,I sometimes hardly find words to express my feelings here on NB.And I stopped apologizing and worrying about my english cos Im sure somehow I am being able to express what I feel to all sweet people here.Of course a lot of wrong typings and grammar mistakes I'm aware of and especially at phrasal verbs I'm still very bad but trying my best at least I studied english all by myself from 3 Carter USM cassettes and a small dictionary when I was a teenager and added more later being an NMA fan,it helped a lot.Funny thing is my english skills helped me to complete my education and to get a job.So thanks to carter usm and nma.That even took me to study japanese language and literature at university and graduate as a linguistic.Today still earning my life on that but language is a living thing.The more you use,you keep it alive,the less you use ,you forget many things.Even your mother tongue.To be honest I can't call myself a linguistic,that's only a diploma thing.Good thing with the english is; if you re not an native speaker, you learn something new everytime.When I speak to someone no problem at communicate.But when you write something to a forum more careful you have to be.

Well, I think you express yourself well on an English language forum, better than most of us could speak or write in Turkish. Speaking a second language is a gift so well done.

[Isaac(Black Eagle Rising)]

I agree with Rusco.As a native turkish speaker,I sometimes hardly find words to express my feelings here on NB.And I stopped apologizing and worrying about my english cos Im sure somehow I am being able to express what I feel to all sweet people here.Of course a lot of wrong typings and grammar mistakes I'm aware of and especially at phrasal verbs I'm still very bad but trying my best at least I studied english all by myself from 3 Carter USM cassettes and a small dictionary when I was a teenager and added more later being an NMA fan,it helped a lot.Funny thing is my english skills helped me to complete my education and to get a job.So thanks to carter usm and nma.That even took me to study japanese language and literature at university and graduate as a linguistic.Today still earning my life on that but language is a living thing.The more you use,you keep it alive,the less you use ,you forget many things.Even your mother tongue.To be honest I can't call myself a linguistic,that's only a diploma thing.Good thing with the english is; if you re not an native speaker, you learn something new everytime.When I speak to someone no problem at communicate.But when you write something to a forum more careful you have to be.

Well, I think you express yourself well on an English language forum, better than most of us could speak or write in Turkish. Speaking a second language is a gift so well done.

Oh thank you  Drummy,but still having trouble sometimes understanding american english,it is so fast and too slangy to me

[Red]

Whatever happened to Ebonics?

I think they released one single and then disappeared without a trace