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English thread

Let's chat in English, dear anonymous! You can write about everything here, regardless of your level.

Your English level is…

1. A1(голосов 7 [3.55%])

   3.55%

2. A2(голосов 11 [5.58%])

   5.58%

3. B1(голосов 26 [13.2%])

   13.2%

4. B2(голосов 56 [28.43%])

   28.43%

5. C1(голосов 67 [34.01%])

   34.01%

6. C2(голосов 30 [15.23%])

   15.23%

Всего голосов: 197

Гости не могут голосовать

Анон

Re: English thread

And native speakers of English are often bad at learning _any_ language well enough to communicate in it

I remember my American professor at college being so mind-blown by the fact that I, a native speaker of Russian, managed to learn English to the point when I could, you know, use it for education, write lab reports etc, in other words - successfully be a part of the academia - that it, learned it to the point of fluency. She praised me so much in front of the class that I started getting weird feelings about it, lol. Not the most attention-seeking type, I am - and being there in the center of the classroom with the professor going on and on (and my American groupmates listening with a similar awe in their eyes) - about how incredible my achievement was. And I was right there, thinking, well, isn't that true that most people in the world are non-monolingual to some extent? And the old joke, of course - what do you call a person who speaks two languages? - Bilingual. What do you call a person who speaks one language? - American
lol

Отредактировано (2021-12-27 15:32:56)

Анон

Re: English thread

Cause it sounds uyebish'no and even not all natives accept it

You're spewing some bullshit

Анон

Re: English thread

But that's the point, it's not reference to one exact person.

In this case anon talked about one person - not some specific person, just a person.

When somebody who is not native Russian-speaking person speaks Russian with terrible accent and lots of mistakes we understand that it's not his or her native language and try to be easy on him/her.

Анон

Re: English thread

In this case anon talked about one person - not some specific person, just a person.

Yes, so in this case 'they' used as gender-neutral pronoun, not plural. I'm talking about B1 meaning.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/ru/%D1 … D0%B9/they

Отредактировано (2021-12-27 15:47:34)

Анон

Re: English thread

Yes, so in this case 'they' used as gender-neutral pronoun, not plural. I'm talking about B1 meaning.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/ru/%D1 … D0%B9/they

Sjw bullshit 

Анон

Re: English thread

I love this thread. 11th page and someone's already trolling us into having a sjw-related holy war.

Анон

Re: English thread

I love this thread. 11th page and someone's already trolling us into having a sjw-related holy war.

This is Holywarka, we can't live another way 

Анон

Re: English thread

Dunno, singular they is just plain convenient and easier on the eye than
>he/she
>she/he
>he or she
>she or he

Отредактировано (2021-12-27 16:21:53)

Анон

Re: English thread

Singular they is fucking retarded, now fight me

Анон

Re: English thread

This is Holywarka, we can't live another way 

Holywarka... Holywarka never changes.

Анон

Re: English thread

>he/she
>she/he
>he or she
>she or he

s/he

Анон

Re: English thread

s/he

This just looks stupid like the new trendy '_ка' in some russian communities.

Анон

Re: English thread

now fight me

Анон

Re: English thread

Do not use "their" as an alternative to his or her; "their" should be used only when referring to a plural subject.

http://www.kentlaw.edu/academics/lrw/gr … nguage.htm

Анон

Re: English thread

Singular they is fucking retarded, now fight me

Look at them trying to start a fight, how cute UwU

Анон

Re: English thread

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Анон

Re: English thread

    Do not use "their" as an alternative to his or her; "their" should be used only when referring to a plural subject.

- Someone is callin you.
- What do he or she want?

Seems legit. (No)

Отредактировано (2021-12-27 16:47:08)

Анон

Re: English thread

Your English level is…

I want three more options: "I don't know", "I don't care" and the traditional "Go fuck yourself"

Анон

Re: English thread

Is there an english equivalent for "Муж и жена одна Сатана"?

Анон

Re: English thread

and the traditional

I'm tomato. There is my tomato option?

Анон

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There is my tomato option?

And "MGIMO finished", too.

Анон

Re: English thread

Folks, about foreigners speaking russian, you want native english speaking ones or other languages okay too? I can recommend japanese blogger Японец Коки, he is funny fella.

Анон

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Aww look at the pool results, everyone is C1, my ass

Анон

Re: English thread

Aww look at the pool results, everyone is C1, my ass

I didn't vote because I have no idea that is my level. 

Анон

Re: English thread

I can recommend japanese blogger Японец Коки, he is funny fella.

Yep, I like him. Когда ты Нурия, a girl from Spain, is also cool.