http://www.writersgrimoire.com/index.php?disp=comments en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 15:25:04 +0000 Norah [Member] c41@http://www.writersgrimoire.com/ Renee-Ann - that's incredible! I'm so jealous. I wish I had that kind of facility with languages. I know several people who do, and like you, they know many languages. They seem to be able to pick up other languages with ease. I saw my friend Pamela Clare post in Thai for a Thai fan. One of her amitions is to write a book in Danish one day. Can you imagine??? http://www.writersgrimoire.com/index.php?p=79&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1#c41 Mon, 01 Nov 2010 11:28:57 +0000 Renee-Ann [Visitor] c39@http://www.writersgrimoire.com/ Interesting blog and song! <br /> <br /> I am also fascinated with languages. I was raised in a French community, learned English as a child, Spanish in High School, Sign Language for the fun of it, Hebrew in University, and finally, Shona (dialect in Zimbabwe) when I went overseas as a short term missionary. <br /> <br /> I am fluent in French, English, and Sign Language. I understand written Spanish well but if you ask me to carry a conversation, you will lose me quickly (unless you&#8217;re willing to speak very slowly). <br /> <br /> But being fluent doesn&#8217;t mean I don&#8217;t make mistakes. I do get corrected with my pronunciation at times! <br /> <br /> One expression that drives me crazy is when people put &#8216;T&#8217; at the end of the word ACROSS. For example, &#8220;I came &#8216;acrosst&#8217; this book the other day.&#8221; How in the world did the T end up there?<br /> <br /> One thing that always makes me smile is when my co-worker puts an L at the end of idea. She too is French and yes, that&#8217;s one word that, for some, is hard to pronounce. Don&#8217;t ask me why, it just is. <br /> <br /> It&#8217;s like the letter U. For us French folks, it&#8217;s very easy to say. But for the majority of English folks, it is pronounced OU as in 'you'. No big deal! Hey at least people try and that&#8217;s the main thing.<br />
I am also fascinated with languages. I was raised in a French community, learned English as a child, Spanish in High School, Sign Language for the fun of it, Hebrew in University, and finally, Shona (dialect in Zimbabwe) when I went overseas as a short term missionary.

I am fluent in French, English, and Sign Language. I understand written Spanish well but if you ask me to carry a conversation, you will lose me quickly (unless you’re willing to speak very slowly).

But being fluent doesn’t mean I don’t make mistakes. I do get corrected with my pronunciation at times!

One expression that drives me crazy is when people put ‘T’ at the end of the word ACROSS. For example, “I came ‘acrosst’ this book the other day.” How in the world did the T end up there?

One thing that always makes me smile is when my co-worker puts an L at the end of idea. She too is French and yes, that’s one word that, for some, is hard to pronounce. Don’t ask me why, it just is.

It’s like the letter U. For us French folks, it’s very easy to say. But for the majority of English folks, it is pronounced OU as in 'you'. No big deal! Hey at least people try and that’s the main thing.
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