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Jiehfeng

They always say everybody makes the same mistakes so nobody is confused, but those who know those basics always get confused for a good few seconds trying to figure it out lol. It's pretty stubborn that they can just find out what those 10 or so words/phrases are once and for all but choose to give excuses and prefer the language to change instead of themselves.

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Nikokaro

I feel personally involved, since I'm one of those who has a rough knowledge of this language... hehehe.
"...prefer the language to change instead of themselves.": this is really well said, I have to write it down.[wink]

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Jiehfeng

That's no issue really, it's rarer to see someone learning the language make those particular mistakes, as in the learning they know specifically not to as nowhere teaches it wrong.

It's moreso that the people who know and speak English mostly who make those mistakes, who also confuse those who are learning, as the English speaking people are speaking differently to what the others are being taught.

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Veho

They should of googled it first.

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Jiehfeng

Your right.

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Nikokaro

"English speaking people are speaking differently to what the others are being taught": I'll have to make a note of that one too...hehehe. I wonder how many times I have made mistakes, copying other English users.

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Luz Noceda

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Nikokaro

@Jiehfeng, I command you to correct me whenever I make a serious grammatical, syntactical, semantic error!!!
Otherwise, rather than improving, I will end up getting worse [sigh].

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Jiehfeng

Haha I will try, though honestly so far you have been using perfect English that I would've never guessed you were from another country.

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Nikokaro

Thank you. What a lovely compliment. Maybe a little exaggerated... I am touched...

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VinsCool

The English language is like a double-edged sword.
It's relatively easy to learn and understand, but difficult to master, and that is even more obvious with years worth of habits being established.

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VinsCool

If these characteristics are the ones that make a person use the language incorrectly, from grammar rules, or even pronunciation, it becomes challenging for them to change something that has since been deeply engraved into their memory, and they couldn't even notice anything wrong about it.

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VinsCool

Until, of course, someone points out their mistakes, and their very first reaction would be defensive and claim they are right, lol

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VinsCool

(by the way I say that as a person who learned the language relatively late compared to the usual age people are taught spoken/written language.
It's often amazing how quick a person could improvise, adapt and manage things on a decent level out of necessity, or if they are really stubborn about making real improvements.)

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AncientBoi

[Shoots Google Dead] Now whom else do you wish to recommend?

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Nikokaro

We are clogging up this profile and are stuck to each other, almost can't breathe; move AncientBoi! Let me approach VinsCool [wink].

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Jiehfeng

@VinsCool I guess it would be difficult to notice in that case, but it would still be easy to change to the correct terms. In the times I realized something was incorrect it didn't take effort to start doing it the right way, I think it's because most mistakes when corrected become obvious and really stick with you.

@AncientBoi Are you going to go on a shooting spree for all the English teachers out there next? ;o;

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