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Learn Good English - Great Site

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fireblues Original post #1
Jan 30, 2009 at 7:09 PM
*www.worldenglishinstitute.org/login


Have a Look and Let post your feeds
freshseasons
Jan 30, 2009 at 11:03 PM
^^^ Nice way to direct people to login page.
nix
nix #4
Jan 31, 2009 at 12:17 AM
i wont even have a look at it. you gotta start talking. talk in english, think in english. you can find n no of sites like this but ultimately its upto you. make friends with someone who talks in english and talk with him/her.

what i have observed all thru my school and college life is girls prefer to speak in english but boys stick to the regional language. the argument in my college is: oh, placements are a few months away, why start speaking english so early?.

clearly that doesnt work. it takes years to cultivate.
alexanderthegreat
Jan 31, 2009 at 12:26 PM
The best way to improve one's language (as well as communication skills) is to read! Read short stories and novels by good authors. ANY good piece of literature can help you to improve. Also, those literary works should not be read with the intent of improving one's language, it happens automatically as the human brain adapts. Heck, even some great game reviews , scratched off gamespot, work fine. Moreover, I reckon this is applicable to all languages, not just English.
The Sorcerer
Jan 31, 2009 at 5:41 PM
Honestly, people should have concentrated on basic english in school and college which is more than enough to have a standard level of speaking fluently. On top of it, people use sms slangs, silly fillers and hindi words in middle of english. No point in learning good english from a site where people couldn't make efforts during school or college.
MetalheadGautham
Feb 7, 2009 at 4:33 PM
If you ask me for advice on learning english,
Open XChat, connect to freenode.net and join #english.

But anyway, I am not from France or Bihar. ;)
alexanderthegreat
Feb 21, 2009 at 4:01 PM
^^Why is it necessary for one to have originated from France or Bihar to learn good english.

EDIT:Wait, that's for joining the channel, isn't it???
Phantom Lancer
Feb 21, 2009 at 5:27 PM
In order to improve your English the best way is

1. Watch a lot of English Channels ... sports commentaries are great ..... Cartoons are equally good :p ..... Movies .... Music ! .... try sing alongs :D .... learning English the Karaoke style is fun

2. Reading .... great way to improve your grammer ...... The amount you read directly affects your writing

3. Speak ! ... The only way you can improve your language (any) ....is by practicing it ...... In school i had learn t fluent French ..... But because i never used it in my 3 years in college , i have forgotten most of it ! ...... I am sure ppl who took French in their school years have this experience

This is by far the most important point .... Practice , Practice and practice !

If you ask me for advice on learning english,
Open XChat, connect to freenode.net and join #english.

But anyway, I am not from France or Bihar. ;)


i guess both of them are Linguistically challenged as far as English is concerned :D

Speaking of which check out this hilarious video clip (From a movie ) ....

*video.google.com/videoplay?docid=810623456711706510

A french tryin to learn English
alexanderthegreat
Feb 21, 2009 at 7:29 PM
i guess both of them are Linguistically challenged as far as English is concerned :D

Speaking of which check out this hilarious video clip (From a movie ) ....

*video.google.com/videoplay?docid=810623456711706510

A french tryin to learn English
Linguistically challenged???:mad: How come? I'm from Bihar and I'm quite decent at communating in every language known to me(well, except sanskrit).
Now I'm not french but I reckon their English is quite okay too! Their accent sounds weird due to their mother tongue. If your tongue gets trained in French, English has to adapt.

The only English I find outrageous is the US accent. The british one is by far the best. And don't you get me started on shuddh hindi!

EDIT:I did see the "w.r.t. English" part. I still say that's not a generally applicable concept! Also, don't pay attention to the smileys, I'm not angry. No hard feelings, mate!:D
Phantom Lancer
Feb 21, 2009 at 7:46 PM
you missed the "With respect to English" part

anyways i was only trying to Guess what Goutham's last sentence implied .... i was nt passing Judgment

and Yeah i am aware of Mother Tongue Influence (MTI) ... but that does make it a little funny , did you watch the video ?

btw we r going offtopic i think
NIGHTMARE
NIGHTMARE #13
Feb 23, 2009 at 12:42 AM
i m not from Bihar so wat who lived in bihar they don't know English or wat i think he don't know about that people they very laborious i saw many of them very hard working people that why lot of IAS and IFS r Bihari.One of my friend is bihari he can speak English in 8 different accents and 2 different languages.We can't judge any one like this type of benchmark:D forget how many of u can speak Hindi in Hindi accents clear way in every state the tone has changed.So :p