Languages - June 2006

2006-06-05 19:51:54 · 15 answers · asked by SmartoGuy 3

I want to improve my English.I know words ..I can write but when it comes to writing I face the problem of incoherence..I need some advice...

2006-06-05 19:50:24 · 4 answers · asked by robin 3

Shouldn't it be "different from"? After all, the correct usage with the verb (rather than the adjective) is "differs from", not "differs than". So by extension, shouldn't the following be the case?

CORRECT: English differs from Spanish in many respects.
INCORRECT: English differs than Spanish in many respects.

CORRECT: English is different from Spanish in many respects.
INCORRECT: English is different than Spanish in many respects.


I hear "different than" all the time. Why is this so commonplace? Aren't people just incorrectly applying the rules regarding comparisons (e.g. He is taller than John) to the adjective "different"? Has this error become so common that it is actually an acceptable grammatical structure now? Even journalists and writers are guilty of this particular error. So what's the official take on this in schools these days?

2006-06-05 19:50:22 · 6 answers · asked by magistra_linguae 6

... newborn pig?

(newborn cats are called "kitten", newborn dogs "puppies",...)

2006-06-05 19:47:53 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why is English the main language used in the United States? Why not French, Spanish or German? Why is English selected?

2006-06-05 19:08:48 · 15 answers · asked by citylegend 2

WAH TAH KOO SHE WAH, AH NAH TIE OH, AH SHE MAH SOO

2006-06-05 19:05:05 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Tnx in Advance

2006-06-05 19:02:40 · 3 answers · asked by Heaven 2

I almost listen English everyday, but when I talk to a foreign people who speak English, I couldn't undstand what he said.

2006-06-05 18:20:27 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-06-05 18:18:46 · 12 answers · asked by c_lostheman 2

my boyfriend is Arabic and I want to learn it too cause i thinkk he sounds sexy when he speaks it. so please HELP! HELP HELP [:

2006-06-05 18:17:17 · 7 answers · asked by cindie_luna 1

chica me dudo/ I konyo
I hope spelling is correct

2006-06-05 18:01:40 · 11 answers · asked by ibmatt1966 2

And Korean?

2006-06-05 17:42:38 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Which is correct if I'm telling someone I don't know (Ud.) to call another woman: "Hay que llamarle manana" or "Hay que llamarla manana"? And please say where your Spanish is from. Thank you!
(I have heard it both ways...)

2006-06-05 17:40:56 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

OK so lets say.

they became teachers.
Then how do you conjugate this?

elles sont devenues les profs?
or
elles sont devenus les profs?

2006-06-05 17:24:16 · 4 answers · asked by absolutdawn 1

so..
je rangeais
tu rangeais
il/elle/on rangeait
nous rangeons
vous rangeaiz
ils/elles rangeaient

but in a regular form, for example taquiner
je taquinais
tu taquinais
elle/il/on taquinait...
.

I thought it was je rangais, tu rangais, without the e..
and nager follows the same pattern right? why is this?
are there any other verbs that follow this pattern?

2006-06-05 17:19:59 · 4 answers · asked by absolutdawn 1

2006-06-05 17:10:16 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

We are practically the only country in the world where people don't call soccer football.
In your opinion, which is the real football? Football or Football (what Americans call soccer)
If you go to the U.K you won't find any soccer matches being played, only football. Where did the world soccer originate from?

2006-06-05 17:05:03 · 12 answers · asked by PuzzledGuy 1

2006-06-05 16:56:12 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I need to learn more Spanish than I already know. Thank you!!

2006-06-05 16:37:00 · 5 answers · asked by RED SONIA 3

I want to know if there are different dialects working here.

2006-06-05 16:12:37 · 11 answers · asked by sonnyinvalley 1

2006-06-05 16:04:25 · 4 answers · asked by Chris M 2

2006-06-05 15:54:47 · 9 answers · asked by Mickey mouse123456789kaykaylalam 2

"I'm clear in the mind, but my soul is mad."


thanks!

2006-06-05 15:28:07 · 3 answers · asked by reck 1

Greek language.

2006-06-05 14:43:22 · 3 answers · asked by clare 1

And which one do you find more vital? Why?

2006-06-05 14:32:16 · 10 answers · asked by ck55 2

For example; the word "dog" transferred into Czechlaslovakian or Spanish. That's just an example but if you know of a website or even how to search for one, please help.

2006-06-05 12:51:28 · 19 answers · asked by jenjen83 2

I am abs. fascinated with sign language.
I have done the course on BSL But the trouble is I have a poor memory.
If I had a book or program where I can copy cut and paste drawings of BSL signs into a sentence then it would be a lot lot easier?
Can anyone suggest please?

2006-06-05 12:03:29 · 5 answers · asked by davie 2

My friend who lives and grew up in spain, wants to teach spanish in an american college. would he need to study or take classes at all even though he is fluent in the language?

2006-06-05 12:01:25 · 6 answers · asked by confused chick 1

It's gramatically incorrect (and irks me!) - after all, it's the person using the toilet who's (ahem) differently abled, not the toilet! Your comments, please!

2006-06-05 12:01:00 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-06-05 11:47:21 · 5 answers · asked by mxdlady 2