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[Anomalia]

I'm not blaming anyone. I'd be saying the same things if we were talking about riding bikes, driving cars, speaking in our respective dialects or whatsoever. It's not that I'm irritated nor angry, I'm just curious and, since just when you reach a certain level of knowledge you can criticize others (I know it may not be nice, but you'll always face all kinds of judgments in your life), I was just asking myself how come people don't manage to learn the basics of a language, even if they listen to it approximately... 6 hours a week (depends, though)?

I'm not laughing at anyone, nor am I making fun of anyone.. I'm just, let's say.. discussing this phenomena pretty present in all of Italy, I'm afraid.

And by the way, regarding that "in grade of".. don't know 'bout England, but in America it's part of your everyday conversation, so I probably got used to it. But no one's perfect, neeh? Even you Italians use "a me mi piace", just the equivalent linguistic abomination in your mother tongue. And pretty often, too. As for the my so called being used to Latin languages, I'm afraid the statement in question is way off track, since my mother tongue is slavic that has little to do with latin.



I repeat: I'm not attacking anyone, I'm just saying that a lot of potential's going to waste by not giving a damn for learning languages you don't use every day.

[Rosemary]

I'm not blaming anyone. I'd be saying the same things if we were talking about riding bikes, driving cars, speaking in our respective dialects or whatsoever. It's not that I'm irritated nor angry, I'm just curious and, since just when you reach a certain level of knowledge you can criticize others (I know it may not be nice, but you'll always face all kinds of judgments in your life), I was just asking myself how come people don't manage to learn the basics of a language, even if they listen to it approximately... 6 hours a week (depends, though)?

I'm not laughing at anyone, nor am I making fun of anyone.. I'm just, let's say.. discussing this phenomena pretty present in all of Italy, I'm afraid.

And by the way, regarding that "in grade of".. don't know 'bout England, but in America it's part of your everyday conversation, so I probably got used to it. But no one's perfect, neeh? Even you Italians use "a me mi piace", just the equivalent linguistic abomination in your mother tongue. And pretty often, too. As for the my so called being used to Latin languages, I'm afraid the statement in question is way off track, since my mother tongue is slavic that has little to do with latin.

I repeat: I'm not attacking anyone, I'm just saying that a lot of potential's going to waste by not giving a damn for learning languages you don't use every day.

First of all, "A me mi piace" and "in grade of" are two different things.

"A me mi piace" is only a grammar mistake, while the second doesn't exist at all. (I'm talking about MY experience... bad thing, uh?)
Then you say that you got used to using "in grade of" cause in the USA is an ordinary sentence. I know some american guys but I've never heard something like that. (vedi sopra)

Then, I think you didn't get it: we're talking about your two 'mistakes' ("respond to you/in grade of") just cause you're behaving like a God.
You know English. You can talk it, write it, use it. Ok.
So?
What's the point?
You're not the first person and won't be the last one, I hope.

Finally, you said that children might learn something during the lessons of school: but if a person hasn't got a skill, is a waste of time.
I CAN'T study Maths, for real.
During the lessons I listened to the teacher and in my mind I sang a song, cause all the things she said (grazie TATU) were senseless for me.

[Anomalia]

I'm not behaving like a God - never wanted to, never did, never will.
If the things I wrote made you think I am, I'm sorry and I apologize.
It was thought to be mild critic of respective times and results, ending up to turn into useless polemics.
And everybody makes mistakes. Try speaking three different languages every day without making grammar or expression mistakes, if you can.

[Rosemary]

I'm not behaving like a God - never wanted to, never did, never will.
If the things I wrote made you think I am, I'm sorry and I apologize.
It was thought to be mild critic of respective times and results, ending up to turn into useless polemics.
And everybody makes mistakes. Try speaking three different languages every day without making grammar or expression mistakes, if you can.

Ok, finally you got it. ^^

[rhoda]

i don't seem to catch these incoherences...sorry.
i wouldn't like to seem unpleasant, but it may be really discouraging for those who find difficulties, to be "mocked" on their frustrations. linguistic skills are very rare to find... there are students who find very easy to learn a foreign language, and students who are not...I.E. rosemary is emblematic when she writes about her difficulties with maths: i had the same experience. when i was younger i couldn't reach even a basic level because my mind was closed when facing numbers. it wasn't a matter of incapability, but just today, at the age of 27 i really feel that. when i was at school i felt so stupid, also if i was excellent in all matters, except for maths...

[Folletta]

come posso tradurre questa frase "I'd kick it with who I wanted"???
grazie mille!XD

[FallenAngel]

Well....we can also find people saying that they can perfectly speak and write English.....and then the same people say something like "in grade of", which is a language abomination since the correct form for "essere in grado di" is "to be able to" or simply "can".....

That's right

I don't think that to be in grade of is a real verb in English!

Mhmhmhm but I've learnt Enghlish for 6 years...and I don't know so much words XD You can find too mistakes in my phrases XD
Plz don't eat me if I don't speak a correct English é_è
But I love this topic

[markoo]

it's okei it's okei it's okei

[Rosemary]

Plz don't eat me if I don't speak a correct English é_è

[Tazino]

Plz don't eat me if I don't speak a correct English é_è

you are genial!!