Posted on 06/11/2020 4:27:39 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative
My dilema: A good friend,brought up in Korea but who became a US citizen about 10 years ago,has what can be said to be,at best,a fair command of spoken English.He's very well educated (in Korea) and very intelligent.My question...does anyone have any experience,first or second hand,with an intelligent middle age person developing a good command of English? I've read that the human brain is wired to acquire language *when young* but that that ability fades as one gets older.
I ask here because I know that Freepers are skilled and experienced in every imaginable human endeavor!
There, there, don’t get upset. You don’t have to follow any of those boring old conventions if you don’t want to. I certainly don’t want to stifle a free spirit.
Gee,I thought you were gonna ignore my posts.I hope I haven’t picked up a stalker.You’d be my first one in 16 years here on FR.
You keep posting to me; does that make you a stalker? You have the same opportunity to ignore my posts, you know.
True, my first language was Parisian French, and English then Italian.
Latin was easy. and I can usully decipher Spanish.
He was a very smart guy
Here are some ESL videos that you might find helpful.
I took French in catholic school. No one to speak it with outside of school. Got a B for being on the football team.
We had a French exchange student for a 19 day summer program. She spoke 4 languages. Her father said, if you want to do business learn english.
The fact that English is, in fact, two separate languages, one written and the other spoken, makes it incredibly difficult to master.
The fact that English is, in fact, two separate languages, one written and the other spoken, makes it incredibly difficult to master.
Polish, says, “Hold my Piwo!”
Try Duolingocom on his/her PC - it’s a very good way to work not just on a second language but pronunciation and syntax as well.
Even native-born Americans sometimes make grammatical, syntactical, and orthographical mistakes - your posting provides ample evidence of that!
(It's spelled "dilemma," by the way; and please leave a space after commas and periods.)
Answer: There is no "dilemma" here! Your friend should be able to learn enough English to "get along." End of story.
Regards,
LOL - Oh Nana, your age is showing more than my Freudian slip. You attended back when education was the priority.
I learnt Pitman’s Shorthand while JFK was still with us...
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