Brits don't speak foreign languages

Irwell our brave fighter.


"Irwell" a écrit dans le message de groupe de discussion :
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On Sat, 03 Dec 2011 10:43:52 -0500, S Viemeister wrote:

On 12/3/2011 10:29 AM, James Silverton wrote:
On 12/3/2011 9:00 AM, Markku Grönroos wrote:
3.12.2011 15:56, William Black kirjoitti:
On 03/12/11 12:39, Dan Stephenson wrote:
On 2011-11-29 12:19:09 -0600, mikeos said:
Even if they don't. In my experience, citizens of most Euro countries
speak better English than I do. For example,in Germany, Holland, all
Scandinavian countries slip effortlessly to English if you start
trying to express yourself in the local language. Even France,
although they pretend that they don't!
Something else. I live in Texas in the USA. There are lot of
Spanish-speaking people here, and it is amazing to sometimes hear them
interleave Spanish and English continuously through their speech, so
that half the words in each sentence are in Spanish and the other half
in English. Or one Spanish sentence followed by one English sentence.
Amazing!
Question: for the non-English people in Europe, does this kind of
thing
happen, too? I wonder in particular about the Irish who speak the
Irish
gaelic language.
It happens in India.
'Hinglish' of often said to be the language of Bombay...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinglish

You mean Mumbai.

I'm told that many inhabitants still call the place "Bombay" and
"Bollywood" has not become "Mollywood".

Friends of mine from Mumbai, call it Bombay...

"They say there's a troopship just leaving Bombay,
Bound for old Blighty's shores"

The opening lines of 'Bless'em all'.

'Welcome to India, but Mum's the word'.
Sign at the Gateway to India when we landed
on the the 'Queen of Bermuda' troopship.

On 2011-12-03 07:20:41 -0600, S Viemeister said:

On 12/3/2011 7:44 AM, Dan Stephenson wrote:
On 2011-11-29 18:13:19 -0600, S Viemeister said:

On 11/29/2011 6:56 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
On 29/11/2011 11:21 AM, Markku Grönroos wrote:
A recently published study tells that 64% of all the Britons can speak
only English.

And the rest of them are immigrants?

Some of them are Welsh.

Have you seen written Scots? That is some good stuff.

Do you mean Scots? Or Gaelic?

I mean the way English is written so that when phonetically pronounced,
creates a Scottish accent.

http://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipe...lin_an_grammar

--
Dan Stephenson
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Travel pages for Europe and the U.S.A. (and New Zealand too)

"Dan Stephenson" wrote in message
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On 2011-12-03 07:20:41 -0600, S Viemeister said:

On 12/3/2011 7:44 AM, Dan Stephenson wrote:
On 2011-11-29 18:13:19 -0600, S Viemeister said:

On 11/29/2011 6:56 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
On 29/11/2011 11:21 AM, Markku Grönroos wrote:
A recently published study tells that 64% of all the Britons can
speak
only English.

And the rest of them are immigrants?

Some of them are Welsh.

Have you seen written Scots? That is some good stuff.

Do you mean Scots? Or Gaelic?

I mean the way English is written so that when phonetically pronounced,
creates a Scottish accent.

http://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipe...lin_an_grammar


You are aware that Scots are Geordies who have had their brains knocked oot?
--
JohnT

On 12/3/2011 12:44 PM, Dan Stephenson wrote:
On 2011-12-03 07:20:41 -0600, S Viemeister said:

On 12/3/2011 7:44 AM, Dan Stephenson wrote:
On 2011-11-29 18:13:19 -0600, S Viemeister said:

On 11/29/2011 6:56 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
On 29/11/2011 11:21 AM, Markku Grönroos wrote:
A recently published study tells that 64% of all the Britons can
speak
only English.

And the rest of them are immigrants?

Some of them are Welsh.

Have you seen written Scots? That is some good stuff.

Do you mean Scots? Or Gaelic?

I mean the way English is written so that when phonetically pronounced,
creates a Scottish accent.

http://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipe...lin_an_grammar

Thon isnae Inglis.

On 12/3/2011 2:46 PM, JohnT wrote:
"Dan Stephenson" wrote.
On 2011-12-03 07:20:41 -0600, S Viemeister said:
On 12/3/2011 7:44 AM, Dan Stephenson wrote:
On 2011-11-29 18:13:19 -0600, S Viemeister said:
On 11/29/2011 6:56 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
On 29/11/2011 11:21 AM, Markku Grönroos wrote:
A recently published study tells that 64% of all the Britons can
speak only English.
And the rest of them are immigrants?
Some of them are Welsh.
Have you seen written Scots? That is some good stuff.

Do you mean Scots? Or Gaelic?

I mean the way English is written so that when phonetically
pronounced, creates a Scottish accent.

http://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipe...lin_an_grammar

You are aware that Scots are Geordies who have had their brains knocked
oot?

Awa an bile yer heid.

"S Viemeister" wrote in message
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On 12/3/2011 2:46 PM, JohnT wrote:
"Dan Stephenson" wrote.
On 2011-12-03 07:20:41 -0600, S Viemeister said:
On 12/3/2011 7:44 AM, Dan Stephenson wrote:
On 2011-11-29 18:13:19 -0600, S Viemeister said:
On 11/29/2011 6:56 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
On 29/11/2011 11:21 AM, Markku Grönroos wrote:
A recently published study tells that 64% of all the Britons can
speak only English.
And the rest of them are immigrants?
Some of them are Welsh.
Have you seen written Scots? That is some good stuff.

Do you mean Scots? Or Gaelic?

I mean the way English is written so that when phonetically
pronounced, creates a Scottish accent.

http://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipe...lin_an_grammar

You are aware that Scots are Geordies who have had their brains knocked
oot?

Awa an bile yer heid.

Hadaway Hinny.

--
JohnT

On Nov 29, 5:21*pm, Markku Grönroos wrote:
A recently published study tells that 64% of all the Britons can speak
only English.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011...-pain-in-spain

Something else. I live in Texas in the USA. There are lot of
Spanish-speaking people here, and it is amazing to sometimes hear them
interleave Spanish and English continuously through their speech, so
that half the words in each sentence are in Spanish and the other half
in English. Or one Spanish sentence followed by one English sentence.
Amazing!

Question: for the non-English people in Europe, does this kind of thing
happen, too? I wonder in particular about the Irish who speak the
Irish gaelic language.

Irish is close to dead. The phenomenon you describe does happen with
Welsh, which is very much alive.

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On Dec 3, 12:39*pm, Dan Stephenson wrote:
On 2011-11-29 12:19:09 -0600, mikeos said:

Even if they don't. In my experience, citizens of most Euro countries
speak better English than I do. For example,in Germany, Holland, all
Scandinavian countries slip effortlessly to English if you start trying
to express yourself in the local language. Even France, although they
pretend that they don't!

Something else. *I live in Texas in the USA. *There are lot of
Spanish-speaking people here, and it is amazing to sometimes hear them
interleave Spanish and English continuously through their speech, so
that half the words in each sentence are in Spanish and the other half
in English. *Or one Spanish sentence followed by one English sentence.
Amazing!

Question: for the non-English people in Europe, does this kind of thing
happen, too? *I wonder in particular about the Irish who speak the
Irish gaelic language.
--
Dan Stephensonhttp://web.mac.com/stepheda
Travel pages for Europe and the U.S.A. (and New Zealand too)

My Welsh relatives often mix Welsh/English, often using Welsh nouns
amidst otherwise English sentences. And, through usage, I'm easily
able to keep up with them, also.

On 04/12/11 12:47, Surreyman wrote:
On Dec 3, 12:39 pm, Dan wrote:
On 2011-11-29 12:19:09 -0600, mikeos said:

Even if they don't. In my experience, citizens of most Euro countries
speak better English than I do. For example,in Germany, Holland, all
Scandinavian countries slip effortlessly to English if you start trying
to express yourself in the local language. Even France, although they
pretend that they don't!

Something else. I live in Texas in the USA. There are lot of
Spanish-speaking people here, and it is amazing to sometimes hear them
interleave Spanish and English continuously through their speech, so
that half the words in each sentence are in Spanish and the other half
in English. Or one Spanish sentence followed by one English sentence.
Amazing!

Question: for the non-English people in Europe, does this kind of thing
happen, too? I wonder in particular about the Irish who speak the
Irish gaelic language.
--
Dan Stephensonhttp://web.mac.com/stepheda
Travel pages for Europe and the U.S.A. (and New Zealand too)

My Welsh relatives often mix Welsh/English, often using Welsh nouns
amidst otherwise English sentences. And, through usage, I'm easily
able to keep up with them, also.

Welsh was just about dead at the start of the last century and has more
or less been reintroduced as a part of a nationalist movement's attempt
to legitimatise itself.

And it has worked...

Southern Ireland got independence before their language movement made
much headway and the Scots found they didn't need it...


--
William Black

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