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Wayback
Cosmic Odyssey
Chorus of Dawn
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Posted - 2006.10.16 16:29:00 -
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Edited by: Wayback on 16/10/2006 16:29:45
I play with alot of very great guys from around the world and it seems most speak english very well.
I'm terrible at spelling my own language (English) and these guys can spell better than I can. I had to catch myself getting frustrated when a corp member was being shot at by some hostiles and couldnt clearly let us know where it was at. Truth be known I'd have been just a bunch of cuss words myself.
The reason I pulled up and though about it is because they went out of their way to learn a second language and there the better for it, where I just have my one lanugage I cant use well 
I see some bashing on the boards and in game once in awhile for not using proper grammer, while that may be the case with me, my hats off to those who have mastered another language.
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Jim McGregor
Caldari
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Posted - 2006.10.16 16:36:00 -
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English is cool. :)
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Wayback
Cosmic Odyssey
Chorus of Dawn
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Posted - 2006.10.16 16:38:00 -
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OMG mom look Jim is in my thread!! No really come look at this
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Jim McGregor
Caldari
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Posted - 2006.10.16 16:39:00 -
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OMG mom look Jim is in my thread!! No really come look at this
First time someone liked it. Yay!
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Lo3d3R
Implant Liberation Front
Pirate Coalition
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Posted - 2006.10.16 16:41:00 -
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yes... but people that learn english as a second language are less special then you think, its kind of programmed in to your brain these days:
- every decent movie = english
- allot of nice series = english
(with subs so you can learn what they say \0/)
- english learned in junior high
- highschool
- english books at uni etc...
sooooo all in all, us that speak english as a second language are not so special, imo.
If uncle Adolf had won back in 40/45 you would have spoken quit a word of German mind you.
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Gallente
Leviathan Corperation LTD
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Posted - 2006.10.16 16:44:00 -
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Hehe i've talked to people that couldn't believe i wasn't From the UK or US (one person even thought i was an Aussie for using the term 'No worries'
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Tarquin Tarquinius
Gallente
Etruscan Kings
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Posted - 2006.10.16 17:33:00 -
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Americans, British, and Aussies really have no reason to learn a second language. In Europe you have many languages being spoken by countries that are right next to each other, but that really isn't the case in many English speaking countries.
Although I do think Spanish should be tought to Elementary kids here in the Southwest US. Very hard to learn it as an adult.
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Donna Darko
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Posted - 2006.10.16 21:01:00 -
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Originally by: Lo3d3R
yes... but people that learn english as a second language are less special then you think, its kind of programmed in to your brain these days...
Yeah, you're right, except for the ones that write it better than the native speakers. That should make them special.
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hattifnatt
Gallente
The Movement
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Posted - 2006.10.16 21:10:00 -
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Originally by: Tarquin Tarquinius
Americans, British, and Aussies really have no reason to learn a second language. In Europe you have many languages being spoken by countries that are right next to each other, but that really isn't the case in many English speaking countries.
Well that explains why americans are known to ONLY speak english and nothing else
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Kurren
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Posted - 2006.10.16 21:23:00 -
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Originally by: Donna Darko
Originally by: Lo3d3R
yes... but people that learn english as a second language are less special then you think, its kind of programmed in to your brain these days...
Yeah, you're right, except for the ones that write it better than the native speakers. That should make them special.
It doesn't make them special at all. It makes the "natives" look stupid. Seriously, when you're taught Spanish in school, you're learn "proper" Spanish. When you're out and about in Mexico, half of what you say, they can't understand (speaking fluent "proper" Spanish, ofc).
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Donna Darko
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Posted - 2006.10.16 22:18:00 -
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I am thought my native language for at least 4 years of my life including all possible grammar combinations you can do and I speak it properly. I have an average of 3 hours a week where I study this sort of things as part of my second grade of education. I speak and write my native language properly.
For your information, I learned most of my English from movies, books and songs and still manage to spell it better than most native speakers. I did take classes later on in my life, but too few to consider that influential on how I write the language.
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hattifnatt
Gallente
The Movement
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Posted - 2006.10.16 22:43:00 -
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I havnt learned english in school ive learned english grammar in school. 
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Maximinus Thrax
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Posted - 2006.10.16 22:53:00 -
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no hablo inglis
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Wanoah
Minmatar
Khumatari Holdings
Ushra'Khan
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Posted - 2006.10.16 23:06:00 -
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I sometimes think that non-native speakers tend to put more effort into being precise and getting their second, third, fourth or whatever language right. Native speakers tend to not think about it so much and make less effort.
On the other hand, you could maybe point the finger at the education system in English-speaking nations. On the basis of what we see on the Internet, an awful lot of people leave school being practically illiterate.
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