Brits don't speak foreign languages

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.
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Dan Stephenson
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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?

On 02/12/11 20:42, Erilar wrote:
William wrote:
On 01/12/11 19:00, David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*) wrote:
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I never claimed such a thing. I wonder if learning English in school did
you any good.


Probably not.


People who are native speakers of English do not "learn English in school".
They may "learn" a different accent, but that's it.


Ah, but I was taught 'English' in school.

--
William Black

Free men have open minds
If you want loyalty, buy a dog...

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

--
William Black

Free men have open minds
If you want loyalty, buy a dog...

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.

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".

--


James Silverton, Potomac

I'm *not*

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...

On 03/12/11 14:00, 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.

No I don't.

People who live in Mumbai tend to want to speak Marathi. In fact they
want everyone to speak Marati, and they're usually prepared to thump
anyone who disagrees with them.

People who call where they live 'Bombay' call the language they speak
'Hinglish'.

As a local commentator once said "They can have 'Mumbai', all we want
is our 'Bombay' back".

--
William Black

Free men have open minds
If you want loyalty, buy a dog...

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.

Duh here we go again
Do the british use toilet paper ?
Do the irish drink beer ?
Are there cars in London ?



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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 Stephenson
http://web.mac.com/stepheda
Travel pages for Europe and the U.S.A. (and New Zealand too)