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sangeetha

@sang_hari

Dazzler

Posted: 14 years ago

#901

aditi- what a coincidence!
I also had an Irish nun as my English teacher.She was so pedantic about the use of the right vocabulary and grammar that some times feel, I owe my career to her.

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groucho

@groucho

Rocker

Posted: 14 years ago

#902

Originally posted by: sang_hari
aditi- what a coincidence!
I also had an Irish nun as my English teacher.She was so pedantic about the use of the right vocabulary and grammar that some times feel, I owe my career to her.

So you can empathize with the endless English sessions and the ruler that came down hard at the slightest mistake. But, as you have mentioned, our command of the English language is certainly thanks to her and those like her who had the misfortune of having me as a student😉

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poetic

@poetic

Stunner

+ 2

Posted: 14 years ago

#903

Ha ha ha,

I can sympathise with you two as well as yor teachers.

BTW, I had perfectly Indian English teachers. Now, I have to get my diction and speech and grammar correct. 😉

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groucho

@groucho

Rocker

Posted: 14 years ago

#904

Originally posted by: poetic
Ha ha ha,

I can sympathise with you two as well as yor teachers.

BTW, I had perfectly Indian English teachers. Now, I have to get my diction and speech and grammar correct. 😉

I am sure you will as you write very well. I think written English is suffering due to the SMS era of shortening words.

Spoken English is a different topic as those who think in their own language and translate it to English may go off sometimes.

Those who think in and then write English have a better chance. Would you agree???😊

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poetic

@poetic

Stunner

+ 2

Posted: 14 years ago

#905

Aditi, that's the main problem with peple trying to speak English.

I was in a similar field earlier, and I found that most people tried to translate the sentences from their mother tongue to English. But teh difficulty arose there because the grammar of all languages are different.

The practise should be in such a range that one keeps thinking in English while speaking, only then the correct word would flow into place.

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sangeetha

@sang_hari

Dazzler

Posted: 14 years ago

#906

Aditi-i really can empathise with u and sympathize with the nuns on that score.the worst punishment was the marks used to be deducted in the quarterly exams for every major mistake .I remember a time when Sister Mary Lobo gave fail marks to all of us for the incorrect usage of the active and the passive voice in a comprehension passage.

Poet-I know u picked up the right usage of the English language with Indian English teachers😉 but u should realise the nun teachers could be branded along with our CV's under the FOSLA label(taking out all their frustrations on us).that is why aditi and myself,we were reminiscing our days under the nuns.

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groucho

@groucho

Rocker

Posted: 14 years ago

#907

Originally posted by: poetic
Aditi, that's the main problem with peple trying to speak English.
I was in a similar field earlier, and I found that most people tried to translate the sentences from their mother tongue to English. But teh difficulty arose there because the grammar of all languages are different.

The practise should be in such a range that one keeps thinking in English while speaking, only then the correct word would flow into place.

In principle I agree, in reality that is still going to take time.

I think Bengal, Chennai and Kerala have a good grasp of English. This could be in part due to the English occupation as well as the literacy levels in Kerala.

Being a Bengali, I know growing up we celebrated Christmas with as much gusto as we did our Durga Puja.

Strangely, Europeans are notorious for the pronunciation and spoken English and no one seems to mind. I think , we Indians have set a very high standard for ourselves.

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poetic

@poetic

Stunner

+ 2

Posted: 14 years ago

#908

LOL, fail marks? Ha ha ha ...

But one thing I must add - the English teachers at my school were also so strict and used to guard the marks like their personal treasures .

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groucho

@groucho

Rocker

Posted: 14 years ago

#909

Originally posted by: groucho

In principle I agree, in reality that is still going to take time.

I think Bengal, Chennai and Kerala have a good grasp of English. This could be in part due to the English occupation as well as the literacy levels in Kerala.

Being a Bengali, I know growing up we celebrated Christmas with as much gusto as we did our Durga Puja.

Strangely, Europeans are notorious for the pronunciation and badly spoken English and no one seems to mind. I think , we Indians have set a very high standard for ourselves.