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firefly 1224
 
Reply Mon 5 Jul, 2004 07:24 pm
glad to meet you ,everyone!
I'm a Chinese, I have already learnt English for 10 years,but my English is not good yet ,so I want to improve my English very much.
I am working in shanghai.Our HQ is in USA,so I must use English in my work sometimes,but I often feel helpless for my English.
Would you help me ? I think we will be good friends.Thank you!
my mail: [email protected]
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Noddy24
 
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Reply Mon 5 Jul, 2004 08:56 pm
Welcome to A2k, Firefly.

Keep reading and posting. English, like anyother language, improves with use--and very few of us can speak or write Chinese.
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firefly 1224
 
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Reply Mon 5 Jul, 2004 09:02 pm
Noddy, thank you for your reply, but I just want someone to correct my mistakes of what I say, it is unimportant whether he or she can speak Chinese.
I don't know what i said is right or not .
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Jim
 
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Reply Mon 5 Jul, 2004 09:07 pm
Firefly - I always admire people who can do things I cannot do. Being fluent in multiple languages is near the top of the list.

I doubt very much anyone will have trouble understanding your English, based on your two posts.
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firefly 1224
 
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Reply Mon 5 Jul, 2004 09:20 pm
do you mean that no one can understand my English? but can you tell me how should I say
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Noddy24
 
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Reply Mon 5 Jul, 2004 09:23 pm
I don't know what i said is right or not .
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A native speaker would have said:

I don't know whether what is said is right (or possibly "correct") or not.

A2K rule: When in doubt, ask. We're loaded with opinionate world authorities.
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firefly 1224
 
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Reply Mon 5 Jul, 2004 09:35 pm
Noddy ,thank you very much for correcting my mistake. I will come here frequently.
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Noddy24
 
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Reply Mon 5 Jul, 2004 09:39 pm
Good, Firefly. We'll be here.
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Jim
 
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Reply Tue 6 Jul, 2004 03:42 am
Firefly - I meant your English is very good.

To offer a few minor suggestions:

Instead of "would you please give me a help" try "would you please help me".

Instead of "I have already learnt English for 10 years" I would have written "I have studied English for ten years".

Sorry if I'm nitpicking.
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firefly 1224
 
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Reply Tue 6 Jul, 2004 05:45 am
Very Happy Jim, thank you for correcting my mistakes and giving confidence to me to keep studying English .
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on the brink
 
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Reply Wed 7 Jul, 2004 05:03 am
Are you kidding me,firefly?10 years' English studying could make you the most sophisticated language expert.Perhaps you need to change the way you used to use English.
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Sugasuga
 
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Reply Mon 19 Jul, 2004 11:15 am
hey i have just been to shanghai and it was a very good trip! i hope you have already improved your english a little bit but i know it is not very easy for chinese people to speak and use english perfectly!just try your best everyone will try to help youif you try your best!
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